Beijing Badaling Great Wall Cao's Courtyard Hostel

Cao's Great Wall Hostel in Badaling is a sweet little hotel in a village where the owner, David, grew up. Out of an ancient courtyard compound was created the hostel along a hutong near the Great Wall. It's a small enterprise with small, immaculately clean guest rooms that have everything a traveler needs for a comfortable stay. The courtyard garden is teeming with healthy blooming plants that are tended to with much care. The neighborhood is extremely quiet with small restaurants and storefronts just down the street. David and his wife speak fluent English and they are both warm, outgoing, and eager to assist their guests. Indeed, they go out of their way to be sure you're comfortable and well taken of. From their small hotel menu, I ordered egg and tomato noodle soup for dinner and fried chicken steak with coffee the next morning. Both meals cooked by David's father were simple and delicious. Although very close to the Great Wall, Cao's Hostel is a bit tricky to find from the railway station. David provides a video guide on how to reach it nand I found him waiting on the street for me when I finally got to the point where we turned into his village. For a very homey stay run by a lovely family in an extremely quiet area near the Great Wall at an excellent price, I highly recommend Cao's Great Wall Hostel.

This is a cute tucked-in-a -corner type of hostel. Like a bed and breakfast. The room us a bit cold in December but it didnt deter me from coming back next year around August ir September. Not easy to find off the main road but following the map helps. The husband & wife team are excellent host and accomodating. I had problem ordering a taxi to Beijing and they helped me ordered a local cab within minutes. They went Abode and beyond

定的時候太急了，沒注意看房間的條件，以為至少是南方的那種客棧的條件，原來是家庭開的旅館的感覺，設施和環境對於我這種住五星級慣了的當然接受不了，所以其實挺後悔晚上坐車過來住的（環球影城打車過來費用比住宿都貴了100多塊），但是為了第二天爬長城近一點還是來了（長城還是很不錯的，就是客棧走過去好遠啊，小朋友都累了）。額，客棧的老闆人挺好的，沒住過四合院，早上起來看着還挺有意思