| From: tom, japan |
| Date of Stay: April, 2009 |
| i have stayed there there days ,the location is good for me ,just a few minutes to walk to jingshaa park ,forbidden city ,at night ,i walked to houhai,a bar street , i do not why many member sp so much about the hotel is wrong ,but i think all people of the hotel are helpful to me ,i will come back the hotel if i go to beijing |
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| From: Al and Rob, Aussie |
| Date of Stay: April, 2009 |
| Had been recommended the Redwall Hotel Beijing by a work colleague, especially for it's location to the obvious. Our first night was all good, except no hot water for a shower (not good after travelling for two days!). Staff were accommodating though and moved us to a suite the following day. I would not recommend the restaurant, especially with so many other options close by. I would stay here again and I would recommend it. Dont know why so many other reviews are bagging it out! |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: October, 2008 |
| Bed is just the box spring and not mattress. Shower curtain is 18" or less from shower head. I requested two times for wake up call in two different occasions and no call at all. They dont change the linens ( out of six nights only one time ). |
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| From: Stephanie |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| I chose Redwall for its proximity to some of Beijing's famous sights. It is very close to Jingshan Park and Forbidden City. It is easy to walk to both Tiananmen Square and the shopping district as well. The hotel itself leaves much to be desired. The dining is sub-par and the rooms are small and uncomfortable. When I checked in, they required an additional 1000RMB (about $130 USD)deposit for the key and minibar. All in all, although the Redwall Hotel Beijing had a good location, I would not recommend it. |
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| From: DE, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| Stayed at the Redwall Hotel Beijing on several occassions when in Beijing. It's cheap & clean, close to the Forbidden City and a short walk to city centre. The staff are in the main, very competent, friendly and helpful - all of whom speak quite good english. I did have one "run in" with a complete idiot at reception but one of the other receptionists stepped in to help me. Other than this one disagreement my stay at Redwall was excellent. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| Located at the opposite side of Peoples square but near the north entrance of the Forbidden city. Rooms are OK, but bathrooms are tiny. Restaurant is ok, but is not value for money.Also has a small travel agency. They can order train and airline tickets for you if you plan to travel around China - convenient. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| Room was large, and nice. Carpet was stained and towels were not white, like they started out. Location was great. I could see the Forbidden City from my room. Easy walk to the north gate, and several parks.Went to free breakfast buffet on the first day, went out and paid for breakfast the other days.Taxi to airport was less than 100 yuan |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: October, 2008 |
| Stayed for 13 nights in the Redwall Hotel Beijing in October 2008. Room ok, but a bit small. Fridge and safe provided, also teamaking facility. Bed very hard, got used to it. Bathroom ok, but shower tended to leak onto floor. Lighting very dim in room, bought bulbs and replaced them. Air conditioner in ceiling, but heating function did not work, however room was warm enough. Don't expect too much and you will be ok. Located in very Chinese part of town, little English spoken, but you will get by. Handy location for buses, also plenty of taxis. Not far to Forbidden City and Tien'anmen Square. Bit noisy from street at night, had to jam windows tight to try and keep out noise. In general, Chinese people very friendly and nice, they will make the effort to help you. As usual, make sure your taxi has a meter, or else agree a price before the journey. Taxis are cheap. We used buses and subway a lot, very cheap and you mix with the Chinese. Be careful crossing roads, pedestrians don't get priority even on a green light, you will get used to dicing with the traffic. Restaurant in hotel average, we tended to eat out. Overall, we had a brilliant time in Beijing, would return, and would stay in the Red Wall hotel again, but maybe ask for a (quieter) room at the rear of the hotel. |
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| From: NA, France |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| The Redwall Hotel Beijing is extremely well positionned in Beijing : 3 min walk from the north entrance of the imperial city, 5-10 min walk from the biggest commercial and trendy street. The hotel has a nice decoration, big rooms with all required equipment (safe box, free water bottles, good restaurant, business services ...) : we stayed more time than planned and were offered a good price (we could have negociated an even better one, I think). The only issue is the noise isolation of the windows (we were on the interior side) that let go the noise of the hotel crew when they spoke too loud. Note that the hotel organises mariages sessions, so it was often decorated for the receptions. |
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| From: Jack Heinen, United States |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| Very convenient location to the Imperial Palace and Beihai Park. Room is small, with very small bathroom, but adequate for 2 people. Staff is efficient and helpful. Breakfast is not included which reduces the total value somewhat. Overall a good choice for a Beijing visitor. |
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| From: Steven A., Reno, NV |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| Room was large, and nice. Carpet was stained and towels were not white, like they started out. Location was great. I could see the Forbidden City from my room. Easy walk to the north gate, and several parks. Went to free breakfast buffet on the first day, went out and paid for breakfast the other days. Taxi to airport was less than 100 yuan |
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| From: LM, Australia |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| When we arrived they had made a mistake with our booking (we had booked a business room)so they put us in a Chinese Traditional Style room (they told us it was better than the business room). When we complained because we had cold showers in the Chinese room we were then told that all the business rooms were booked out for 2 days so we had to wait 2 days to get into the business room. The business room was a lot better than the Tradtional chinese room. |
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| From: Matteo Di Giulio, Italy |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| Good hotel with some remarks. Most important: do note at your arrival they will ask you an additional deposit that is almost 40% of the total from Venere site. This deposit will be given back to you if you do not use any additional service (e.g. mini-bar), but it's better if you arrive to the hotel with cash money in RMB, since they cannot change you big sums of foreign currencies. They say they provide you internet access, but in the business center there's only one pc: you have to share it with staff (who needs it if other customers ask something), and there is no privacy. Rooms have internet access, but we weren't able to test if it worked since we did not take our laptop. English is spoken only by reception people: even the business center cannot help very much in case of need. We stayed for a total of 10 days: housekeeping services, cleanliness and security are very good, so our rating is positive. |
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| From: CD, France |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| Public areas were without heating that is, very cold and terribly unpleasant especially in the morning. The food was horrible and morning buffet a pity while some meters out the least restaurant offered delicious meals nearly cheap The internet connection failed and was not repaired. The computer was faulty they said but it happened in all the rooms and my computer worked perfect in a nearby cyber caffee The only good point was the room, large, and comfortable |
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| From: Jeanne Marinak, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Hotel Redwall exceeded our expectations. The people at the hotel were helpful, walking us to nearby restaurants, helping us pack a scroll we had bought, arranging for tickets to a performance of the Peking Opera, etc. The location is great, just a block from the Forbidden City and within walking distance of Tianamen Square. The room was spacious, had a small refrigerator, a very firm bed, a tea kettle--everything we needed. I recommend the hotel highly--a great experience. Traveler's hint: take a filtering mask with you to Beijing. The air is unbelievably polluted and both my husband and I wound up getting sick. |
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| From: PB, Italy |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| It's a satisfying cost-to-service compromise for a week in Beijing. Few minutes walk from the forbidden city and the isle of Giada. The only drawback is the poor english of the staff. |
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| From: Anwitaman Datta, Singapore |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| The staff does not speak English, which is perhaps as expected in China! But they try to help and are friendly. We had unfortunately a room next to the room service, so it was pretty noisy during the sleeping hours. There was some trouble with the drainage system, but was quickly repaired once we complained. The location is excellent, close to the imperial palace and beijings' famous gardens. |
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