“Short Walk to Great Wall at Family Run Accommodation ♥️”

Wow. This place is magical and the hosts are SO lovely. They make everything possible. I was initially unsure whether I’d be able to do a self-guided tour to the Great Wall but it couldn’t have been easier. First you take the train to Gubeiko and they’ll pick you up there with a sign with your name. They feed, water and drive you the whole time all at a very good price. The accommodation is very comfortable and the WiFi is super strong. I’m a digital nomad so work while I’m away and the WiFi was strong enough for video calls. Stronger than in Beijing. You can easily walk from here to the Great Wall. I did a whole day hiking from here. You can hike from the restored section in Jinshaling to here as a 6 hour hike taking in both the restored section and the unrestored section of the Great Wall. It’s an incredible walk that’ll leave you so so happy! They even helped me sort a problem with my mobile, which I massively appreciated. I’d stay here again in a heartbeat.

“Very Safe and Comfortable with very GOOD SERVICE.”

Very good location for me. Just a few minutes walk to PANLONG Great Wall Scenic Area. I could see Simatai Great Wall from the ROOF TERRACE. The vegetable gardens. I could pick the vegetables that I like and Mr. Chang Cheng would cook them to my liking. He is very accommodating and caring. He arranged for a car to pick me up at a village after I got lost at the end of my hike. I even play TABLE FOOTBALL and CHINESE CHESS with him. Gubei Water Town is less than 15 minutes drive by car. The Gubeikou Train Station is 10 minutes away by car. The Driver whom he assigned met me very promptly upon my arrival. Lastly he arranged for the same Driver to send me to Beijing Capital Airport from the Homestay. Thank You Chang Cheng for a wonderful stay.

Very nice family and incredible helpful

The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful from the beginning, and we really had an incredible experience very close to the Great Wall. Fully recommend!! 谢谢 for everything and all the best:)

This was my second stay in this quest house and the owners have modernised the place by renovating the rooms and bathrooms. The rooms are spacious and the beds were very comfortable. The Wifi works very well. The accommodation is literally at the entrance of The Gubeikou Great Wall and only a short 10 min hike away. But the best part of our stay were the friendly hosts. Angela speaks very good English and communicates very well via messages beforehand and her husband Chen Is such a friendly guy who makes sure that your stay will be unforgettable. His cooking skills are the best. Highly recommended!

It's a miracle that we could find such a paradise during May holidays We barbecued on the first day and had their sweet and sour fish and chicken stewed mushrooms on the second day. All the mushrooms and wild vegetables there are picked in the mountains or home-grown. We will definitely come back here next time we are back home. This is definitely the place to go if you wish to get away from the downtown area.

“Amazing experience”

Everything, the family, the food, the location! It was during May labour day holiday time and it was so quiet there. We almost had the great wall to ourselves! We will def come back again!

“Excellent stay”

The accomodation is well located and very peaceful at night. The host was attentive and warm-hearted. Highly recommended.

“So glad I found this gem.”

This property is a little gem. Just a 15 minutes walking distance from the Panlongshan section of the Great Wall, it gives you the chance to experience the sunset and sunrise on the Great Wall, and from there to reach the Jinshanling track from the West gate. But logistics is only one part of the story. The family who runs the inn is just unbelievable welcoming and helpful. They fetched me at Gubeikou station, came to pick me up after the hike, and even prepared a delicious breakfast and packed lunch for my hike. On the top of this, the quality of the room is exceptionally high. Fully equipped and very nicely decorated. A 5 star stay, that’s for sure.

“Fantastic”

In my opinion its people who always make a place -- the owners (the whole family - Angela, her husband, two daughters and mother-in-law) are extremely kind, generous, helpful and funny!

“Family trip to the Great Wall. So convenient! Excellent location”

I cannot recommend this property enough. The family who run the property were so helpful, kind and generous. They went out of their way to help us- booking transport and catering meals, making recommendations for our trip. To get here, we took the bus from Beijing to Gubeikou Water town and stayed 2 nights here, then took the train from Gubeikou back to Beijing. The couple cooked us vegetarian dinner, breakfast and made us packed lunches for our day hike along the wall. Delicious homemade Chinese food! The property is so conveniently located to access three parts of the Great Wall: Pandong is 5mins walk, Jinshaling is 20-30mins by car and Gubeikou water town is 15mins by car. The hosts helped us organise transport to the property and plan our visit to the wall. Translation was no problem- we used WeChat translate and Google translate to communicate. And we used AliPay to pay for everything while we were there. There was a fussball table, scooters and skateboard toys for our daughter to play on whilst we were at the property too.

“A-MA-ZING”

This place is A-MA-ZING! No words can describe how friendly, helpful, joyful and kind the hosts are. The homestay is located at an amazing place. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the food is a real feast and the hospitality is like nowhere else. Please pay them a visit and have the same great experience like we did.

“fantastic lodgings right next to the wall”

Brilliant accomodation, incredibly close to a beautiful, remote part of the wall. the hosts were fantastic and extremely responsive to our needs (especially as we had to cut our trip short due to the rain). we also felt very comfortable staying there as a gay couple!

We really enjoyed our stay here! The owner was really helpful - we missed the train in Beijing, so she helped us with an alternative route. When we arrived, we had dinner with vegetables from their own garden, and the next morning after breakfast she had prepared a lunch package to take on our hike to the wall. The location is really convenient, just a 10 min walk to one of the entrances near Gubeikou. You can choose to walk only there (already great) or pass to the Jinshanling area as well. The rooms where comfortable as well. Would definitely recommend!

“Just perfect”

Easiest recommendation I've ever made. This family owned Inn is just perfect to me. The hosts are extremely caring and generous, the food is delicious, the Inn is located in a quiet area, very close to the Great Wall. You truly feel taken care of with tasty home made dishes, car transportation to places you wish to visit, and a genuinely warm-hearted owner (and his lovely son we had the chance to meet as well). Comfort is good, everything is clean, and the rooms are spacious. Great experience, we really felt at home and we will never forget our stay here !

“Authentic kind hosts, with spacious clean accomm and amazing home cooked food.”

Chung Chung and his family were beautiful hosts. They provided a warm and friendly and clean and comfortable place to stay with amazing authentic home cooked food.

“The best experience I had during my stay in China”

The host hospitality, the location

Very friendly, good food and Service, close to the Great Wall, quite place in a peaceful village.

“Amazing!”

Can't recommend this place enough! The location is great - you can get to the great wall with a short walk. The food was really tasty and the rooms were clean and felt new. Angela arranged for us to be picked up and dropped off further along the wall. Everything was reasonably priced.

“Recommended”

We like this place, the location is very good, walk to the Great Wall very close. We have a very surprised breakfast, very rich dinner. Employees are also great, communication is easy. Help us arrange the car here, the price is cheap, mainly very convenient. It is worth recommending.