We spent 4 nights at the Hotel Cote Cour in September and could not have been happier with our choice. It was amazing.

Tucked away in a little alley called YanYue Hutong, behind big red gates, this small group of rooms, around a central courtyard, offers a relaxing retreat after busy sightseeing in Beijing.

This was our first trip to China, and the Cote Cour our first stop, and we are so glad we chose to stay here. We booked a superior suite which was spacious and comfortable with traditional furnishings in the bedroom and sitting areas and a gorgeous art-deco bathroom.

Breakfast each day was a lovely experience, with very personalized service and a leafy outlook from its rooftop location. You would not believe you were in the heart of the city here, it seems so serene.

The staff are friendly and very helpful. We were even given a mobile phone pre-programmed to call the hotel if we had any problems while out and about.

They booked a great tour for us to the Great Wall, suggested a fabulous restaurant (Dianke Dianlai), in another Hutong nearby, which we located after an interesting stroll through the district and a bit of help from google maps!

Another bonus for us, as we are cat lovers, was the 4 resident cats. We felt very much at home here!

Highly recommended if you are after a boutique type experience, with local atmosphere, in a great location when holidaying in Beijing.

Just got back from a trip to Beijing and had a great stay at Hotel Cote Cour. The hotel was clean and enjoyable. It was very well maintained. The staff was very helpful, booking a driver to/from the airport and the Great Wall on our behalf. The hotel provides an excellent breakfast each morning with freshly made tea. We had an early flight out of Beijing and the chef came in early to cook us breakfast before they normally serve guests. I highly recommend Hotel Cote Cour and would stay here again if I make it back to Beijing.

Lovely little property, an old traditional courtyard house turned into hotel, with beautiful communal sitting room and restaurant plus roof deck sitting area on top.
The courtyard has some deciduous trees, outdoor seatings with umbrellas surrounding a small pond, while the resident cats linger around.
Rooms are beatifully appointed, good airconditioning, hot water and water pressure.
You will need to ask for kettle as no coffee or tea facilities provided in the smallish room, they'll be happy to provide one, though it seems like they didn't replace cups while leaving the kettle in.
A couple of bottled water provided everyday.
Reception girl has a very good english and happy to give you some guidance to go around, very cheerful helpful and friendly.
Wifi provided, good connection and speed.
Authentic location in one of the preserved hutongs, very narrow alley, west of imperial palace, you get to see the real life of locals, though walking to wangfujing and palace is still quite a distance, good exercise with a good pair of shoes but. Don't be scared to venture around, China is generally very safe, some may try to sell or scam, but nothing life threathening.
We had the hotel to arrange a car to airport early morning, for about 150rmb, fair price compared to taxi which charge around 100rmb, you get to be sure you'll get to airport.
Breakfast are tasty, and cooked as you arrived. The last day we asked for simple breakfast to go to airport, they only gave us a couple of bananas and 4 slices of bread though, not impressed, felt a bit stingy.
Italian cofffee machine available at the restaurant, good decent coffee considering it's hard to get some decent ones in china, they are really tea drinker not coffee.
Tip to get taxi : just jump in, close the door and give driver your address in chinese, it'll make them hard to refuse. Taxi cards available in each room, very handy to use, just show taxi driver they can read the chinese, we can read the english with some pictures.
Don't forget to buy some fresh yoghurt, typical to Beijing, they are everywhere in small ceramic bottle with paper lid, taste much lighter than western version.

If you want to get a taste of hutong living, give this property a try. Beautifully maintained and furnished with great, personalized service (a friend who we were traveling with, had her birthday on the day we checked into the hotel and they had a lovely bouquet of flowers waiting in her room). The hutong was tucked deep in a VERY small alleyway - so some drivers may not want to take you in there. I would recommend having the hotel arrange airport pick up for you.

What's also great, is seeing how the locals "live" in the neighborhood.

I'm happy we got to stay in a hutong, but in the future, may opt of a "regular" hotel in a more central location...