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Beijing Drum Tower Youth HostelvsGracie Art Hotel 798
Both hotels are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Beijing Drum Tower Youth Hostel is the choice of most writers compared to Gracie Art Hotel 798. Beijing Drum Tower Youth Hostel has a TripExpert Score of 76 with recommendations from 3 reviewers like The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Rough Guide.
Beijing Drum Tower Youth Hostel
Rough Guide
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
No 51 Jiu Gu Lou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Rough Guide "This three-story hostel is in a good area, though right on a noisy main road. Rooms are spartan but clean, and the whole place looks a bit institutional."
The Telegraph8.0
"Offering a great location in the heart of old Beijing, well-informed staff, and private rooms with super city views, the hostel is popular with both Chinese and foreign backpackers." Full review
Lonely Planet "A no-frills hostel with nifty, capsule-style singles and spacious twins and doubles. The subway is very close, and it's a short stroll to the area's lively hutong alleyways." Full review
Gracie Art Hotel 798
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
Jetsetter Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Jiuxianqiao Lu, 2 Hao Yuan,798 Yishu Qu, 706 Hou Jie, I Hao, Beijing 100015
From $61/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's "There are few more attractive hotels in the city and its location places you directly inside one of the capital's most creative hubs." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The first boutique hotel in Beijing's edgy 798 Art District, an enclave of galleries in former factory buildings." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler99.6
"Occupying a former crystal factory, this ultra-sleek 30-room hotel (formerly the Yi House Art Hotel) was the first to open among the galleries and cafés of the trendy Factory 798 Art District." Full review
Jetsetter "Thanks to the mod details, the hotel feels like a playful artist’s palatial home." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Housed in a former crystal factory, Yi-House Art Hotel is a modern, stylish boutique hotel with an incredibly friendly staff that can keep you up to date with the latest openings and shows." Full review
Afar Magazine "Grace Beijing is a renovated former crystal factory, with the metal fire escape and stark red bricks dominating the front." Full review
