After a thorough research with the help of Tripadvisor we booked the Shatan Hotel in Beijing. Upon arrival we were greeted in English by Anne the receptionist who told us that we had booked a standard twin room which have no windows and if we would like to book a superior standard room with windows. Her colleague and Reception Manager... more

Stayed in Shatan Hotel during a 4 month backpacking holiday and felt very spoilt. The hotel is lovely with 24hr concierge and in a great secluded location behind the forbidden city. The street that the hotel is on seems very rustic but the hotel itself is very nice. The enterance to the beautiful jinshang park is only meters away and... more

I stayed at the Shatan hotel for five days in September. The hotel is within walking distance to the Forbidden city and many of the other main attractions in Beijing. The staff was friendly and courteous. English was haltingly spoken. The neighborhood surrounding the hotel is authentic Beijing. Overall I had a good experience. more

This was our first destination on a world trip - and the Shatan offered a great medium between the totally new and what we're used to at home and in europe. The hotel is largely business focussed but the rooms were fanatastic, clean, spacious, great bathroom and shower and really handy for local tuorist attractions, particularly the forbidden city and... more

staff very unfriendly and thay don't almost speak english. the deluxe room is very small and very noisy. breakfast is very poor. more

We just left Beijing and had a wonderful stay. The room was nice, clean, cool and modern...having 3 english TV channels was a bonus for the nights we were too tired from touring to stay out late. Breakfasts were good and different every morning. The front desk staff were very helpful...especially Sunny who helped us book tours and outings and... more

The hotel was in a hutong just behind the Forbidden City so the location is pretty good. We were able to walk to Wangfujing (shopping district) and several other tourist locations. There was a nice little Western style cafe across the street we frequented for breakfast. The rooms were of a decent size but our room had no window so... more

Hotel with a great location between Forbidden city, Jinshan park and the northern lakes. Main shopping street Wangfujing-lu is also quite close. Hotel is not luxurious, but clean. Great food in the street nearby. more

This hotel is really a good bargain, and its hard to find anything negative to put the finger on. The location is ok as its close to major attractions, and a short walk to shopping areas. There are also some shops in the street outside it, but I stayed away from those as they are too overpriced compared to others... more