Graceland Yard HotelvsBamboo Garden Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Bamboo Garden Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to Graceland Yard Hotel. Bamboo Garden Hotel comes in at #37 in Beijing with recommendations from 7 sources including Rough Guide, National Geographic and Frommer's.
Graceland Yard Hotel
No.A9 Zhengjue Hutong,Xinjiekou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This artsy boutique space is a perfect match for its surroundings in the middle of the capital's thriving 798 Art District." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Graceland is an exquisitely renovated courtyard hotel, housed within the grounds of the abandoned, 500-year-old Zhèngjué Temple." Full review
Bamboo Garden Hotel
No.24 Xiaoshiqiao Alley, Jiugulou Street Xicheng District, Beijing 100009
From $77/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Said to be the former residence of the infamous Qing dynasty eunuch, Li Lianying, Bamboo Garden was the first major courtyard-style hotel in Beijing and is among the most beautiful." Full review
Insight Guides
"Simple, clean rooms open onto a classical Chinese garden, with a great location close to the Drum Tower. What it lacks in facilities is more than made up for in atmosphere."
Lonely Planet
"The intimate, leafy courtyard at Bamboo Garden is appealing, even if the rooms, as in many of Běijīng’s courtyard hotels, can’t quite match the elegant, hushed atmosphere." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The charming hotel is located in a small hutong near the Jiugulou subway stop." Full review
Rough Guide
"This hotel was converted from the residence of a Qing official and today the courtyards and bamboo-filled gardens are by far its best features."
Time Out
"Eunuchs may have had to go through some occupational discomfort, but there were compensations: they got to live in beautiful courtyards like this one." Full review
National Geographic
"Charming and affordable choice within walking distance of the lakes region and Drum and Bell Towers." Full review