On previous trips to Beijing, I have always stayed in the typical big brand hotels. They were nice but varied little from city to city. Earlier this year, I saw a photograph on the Tianxiang Courtyard hotel on an airline website & thought it looked like culture and accommodation in a package. Arriving for my first stay at this hotel... more

The Tianxiang Heritage Hotel has “heaven” in its name, and we discovered during our stay there in early April that it has heaven in every corner of its beautiful, quiet courtyards and pavilions. This jewel at No. 16 Shijinhuayuan Hutong, with its gleaming red entrance doors and white marble lions, invites you back to a gentler time in Beijing history.... more

we have just returned from a two week trip in China. in that time we visited Beijing, Harbin and Dalian. In Beijing we stayed for four nights at the beginning and two at the end of our trip at the Tian Xiang Courtyard Hotel . Both times it was a great expereince, Grace and Jake were very helpful, friendly and... more

The location is not superb. This hotel is somewhat hard to find for taxi drivers, so be sure to have a printed copy of the map (available on the hotel's website) and have their phone number in case you have to call for directions. A taxi to Tienanmen square at night was about 14 RMB, so it's not a big... more

The people at Tianxiang Courtyard Hotel have to be amongst the most helpful, polite and cheerful that we have ever encountered after years of travelling overseas. They genuinely cant do enough for us from hailing taxis (and making sure the taxi drivers knows where hes going!) to offering to escort us to the market or making hot coffee when weve... more

hi all... wow..!! this little oasis tucked away in the middle of beijing is the best kept secret in china! - simply 100 out of 100 - for our family holiday in september. i stumbled accros this hotel by accident ( on net) - it was simply awesome.. the food.. the service.. the courtyard setting...crikey, - the office manager even... more

We stayed 3 nights in the Tianxiang and very much enjoyed our stay. The hotel is built after the old Chinese style of architecture, with tile roofs and courtyards, etc. It was clean and quiet, tucked back into a narrow hutong (alley) in western Beijing. A small bedroom, but it had one of the softer beds we encountered in China.... more