Jumanyuan House

The staff were a lovely couple who picked us up, cooked for us, and drove us back to the bus station. (For a small fee of course) It made staying with them very easy and lovely.

The beds were a bit hard

Very nice couple hosting in a simple and authentic chinese environment. They are extremely nice and always happy to help and to make your trip enjoyable. Location is great near Simatai and Jinshanling great walls (which are ++++). They also propose to pick you and drive you back from/to Beijing which is very great. I recommend.

This is a Family run guesthouse close to the Gubei resort. It’s close enough to be a real alternative if you can’t find something inside the resort or if you value the experience itself. The family who runs it, is super organised. The son speaks very good English and will communicate with you regarding pick ups / drop offs / tours. The parents do the operational side, they don’t speak English but go out of their way to accommodate you - organise local transport to and from the water town, the other part of the wall, breakfast / lunch / dinner whatever you need (delicious breakfast by the way). We asked for a pick up from Beijing and a drop off at PEK - Worked great. The village itself, where the guesthouse is located, looks interesting but as it was winter, early dark and super cold, there wasn’t much happening when we were there.

A hidden gem! Perfect spot to stay for a trip to watertown and the Simatai great wall. The lovely couple were very welcoming and a joy to be around. They used translation apps to make conversation and help us with our questions. The man very kindly dropped and collected us to and from watertown whenever we wanted for a very small fee (40RBN I think). We had delicious home cooked meals for dinner and breakfast. Their son Rock was so helpful via WeChat and even helped us with a query after we left! We highly recommend a stay here! Thank you for a fabulous stay.

The only thing of note is quite a hard bed but thay might suit some other people!