Beijing everyone according to the international design cultural town

This place is way better than the pictures show. They should market it as a boutique hotel rather than guesthouse. It‘s a repurposed industrial facility and they got the design mostly right in my opinion as an Architect. Things I would complain about in that respect include the poor lighting in the rooms (no reading lights) and the shared door for toilet and shower which is a fancy design gimmick but not very useful. But overall the place feels refreshingly simple and honest, (almost) without those tacky elements that other design hotels add to create a „more friendly“ atmosphere. Somebody really tried to make something special here and in my opinion it worked. Staff was super nice and helpful whereever they possibly could. Also food was great with the exception of the bbq lamb (not the chuers, those are great) which seemed to mainly consist of fat, but maybe thats the way the locals do it so beats me. The location is at the edge of suburban fabric sprinkled with industrial facilities. Nothing special in the immediate surroundings but as a home base for mountain day trips with a car or even better, a motorbike, this place might just be my new favourite. Add a pool and I’ll be spending whole summer there. Hidden gem.