Shichahai Shadow Art Boutique Hotel
The Beijing Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel (Beijing Shichahai Piying Wenhua Jiudian) is located near the popular Shichahai scenic area and is renowned for its atmospheric Chinese Arts and Craft sessions including plays. Experience traditional cultural activities through shadow art painting classes, calligraphy practicing and dumpling making.
Shichahai Shadow Art Boutique Hotel Beijing, Songshu Street, Shichahai, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Located in the historical Hutong area in central Beijing, Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel is a 5-minute walk from the scenic Houhai area, renowned for its restaurants, bars, and cafés. Visit the tour desk to organise rickshaw and boat tours to explore the Shichahai Lake area with ticketing services, free bikes, and hand drawn maps available to help your experience more enjoyable.
- Free breakfast
- Airport transportation
- Wi Fi access
- Lounge/bar
- Meeting rooms
- Children friendly hotel
Its traditional style and atmosphere make this Beijing hotel a choice stay for a cultural taste of China, offering displays of Chinese arts and crafts such as tea-pouring, Chinese paper-cutting and painting. The hotel offers meeting rooms for guests to conduct business related matters and being so close to Beijing Old City gives guests the option of continuing their traditional and cultural expedition of this beautiful country from an ideal location.
Accommodation at the hotel features minimalist rooms equipped with flat-screen cable TVs, a safety deposit box, private bathrooms, hairdryer and showering facilities. Every room is furnished in a traditional Chinese manner so your stay here is authentic and genuine.
- 194 square feet in size
- 1 double bed
- Accommodates up to 2 adults and one child
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
- 269 square feet in size
- 1 double bed
- Accommodates up to 2 adults and one child
- Courtyard
- Minibar
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
- 269 square feet in size
- 2 single beds
- Accommodates up to 2 adults and one child
- Courtyard
- Minibar
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
- 215 square feet in size
- 1 double bed
- Accommodates up to 2 adults and one child
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
- 215 square feet in size
- 2 single beds
- Accommodates up to 2 adults and one child
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or showerDeluxe
- 269 square feet in size
- 1 double bed, 1 single bed or 3 single beds
- Accommodates up to 3 adults and one child
- Courtyard
- Minibar
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
- 129 square feet in size
- 1 double bed
- Accommodates up to 2 adults
- Wardrobe or closet
- Air conditioning
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing facilities
- Iron
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Telephone
- Ensuite bathroom
- Bath or shower
The hotel hosts a coffee shop and a bar that serves a buffet breakfast of Asian cuisine and international dishes. There are options of Eastern and Western dishes available for breakfast with beverages of tea, coffee, juice and water to choose from and a limited menu of dishes is served in the evening.
Visitors can take part in a guided tour of Gong Wang Fu, also known as Prince Gong Mansion, which is an 18th century royal complex with spacious gardens and courtyards. A guide will take you around Gong Wang Fu where you can learn about the history and culture behind the mansion. The living quarters within the three sets of courtyards consists of a central, eastern and western situation with the main, central section comprising of the major hall, a rear hall and an extended pavilion with 40 rooms. Explore the garden surrounded by artificial mountains, known as Jincui Yuan, covering an area of 28 000 square meters with 20 scenic spots to be discovered.
Visitors can take a trip to Shichahai Scenic Resort which covers Shichahai, Back Lakes, Xi Lakes, and neighbouring areas with the water area covering a total of 336 000 square metres. The water shares the same source with the waters in Zhonganhai and is the only open water area in Beijing being the largest area and best preserved historical site in Beijing City. Experience the site on a Hutong tour with Rickshaw ride to experience Old Beijing style and Hutong culture, explore the royal palaces and former residences of celebrities surrounding Shichahai including Huitong Ancestral Temple, Deshengmen Embrasured Watchtower, Former Residence of Mei Lanfang, Royal Palace of Prince Chun, and many more. Visitors also have the opportunity to ride a sculling boat around the lake or skate on the lakes in winter when the Shichahai Skating Rink opens when the ice is thick enough to go skating on.
Houhai Lake is a large lake located near the Forbidden City, originally constructed during the Yuan Dynasty, and now has an array of shops, bars, and restaurants for visitors to explore. Take a stroll around the scenic lake under the willow trees, ride a boat across the lake or experience the nightlife as the area comes alive with many bars, cafes, and restaurants for visitors to enjoy with many types of food and beverages to choose from. There are also many traditional Chinese alleyways open for exploration where visitors can see the local life and discover the former homes of famous Chinese officials and celebrities who used to live there including Prince Gong, Prince Chun, Guo Morou and Soong Ching-ling.
Nanluoguxiang is a famous Hutong district within Beijing which is an old style alleyway with a large number of one-story courtyard houses that are protected to preserve their unique architecture. There are many different places within this district offering western food like pizza and coffee for the enjoyment of visitors with Chinese, Russian, Italian, and Indian delicacies also available. Discover the abundant of shops with unique gifts available to purchase like plates, coasters, bottles, enamel cups and a selection of ornaments displaying Chairman Mao’s image. Nanluoguxiang is the third most popular bar street in Beijing with a number of bars for you to explore which can be done by bar hopping at night or shop for souvenirs in the hundreds of souvenir boutique shops that sell traditional handicrafts and souvenirs.
- Children of any age are welcome
- Children aged 6 years and above are considered adults at this property