Red Lantern HousevsGracie Art Hotel 798
Red Lantern House and Gracie Art Hotel 798 are both highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Red Lantern House is preferred by most writers compared to Gracie Art Hotel 798. Red Lantern House comes in at 76 with approval from 5 sources like Time Out, The Telegraph and Rough Guide.
Red Lantern House
No.5 Zhengjue Hutong, Xinjie Kou, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Though technically on the west side of town, this sprawling backpacker's hotel, located in a traditional courtyard dwelling, is still quite central to many of Beijing's main sites." Full review
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Be sure to specify if you want an en-suite bathroom; otherwise, you'll be using the communal toilets.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The most engaging of the Red Lantern brood." Full review
Rough Guide
"The main feature here is an extraordinary courtyard overloaded with ornament, including two water features and a forest of red lanterns."
Time Out
"This homely place around a converted courtyard is a challenge to find, but persevere if you want the hutong experience at a cut-price rate." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Red Lantern House is in a great location in the city's old hutongs. It is ideally suited to backpackers and families on a tight budget." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With a charming interior, trimmed with red lanterns and opening onto an ample bar area, this is a welcoming hotel." Full review
Gracie Art Hotel 798
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 Traveler
99.6
"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