The Orchid Hotel, also known as The Orchid Hotel, is a 4.5 B&B with a score on TripAdvisor, and it can be regarded as a real "hidden" in the alleys of the hutongs. Orchid Hotel is a Canadian boy and a Chinese girl, where Eastern and Western cultures, male and female thinking, tradition and modernity collide and blend in this 10-room homestay.
The Orchid Hotel is only a 10-minute walk from Houhai, Bar Street and Gulou Street, and next door is the famous old stone dumpling restaurant, which is only allowed to walk through the alleyway for only one person, until the end of the wall can see the inconspicuous signboard on the wall. After pressing the doorbell, Sister Lu, the housekeeper in the town, will greet her with a smile, this old Beijinger who is fluent in English, in addition to being able to communicate with tourists from all over the world without barriers, will also open a dumpling lecture hall on weekends to teach the residents of the store to make dumplings.
Wong Siu Ming, a Hong Kong-born designer, has extensive experience in renovating and restoring courtyard houses. "I wanted to give people a story, some interconnected experience", and by putting this idea into practice, Orchid Hotel has a separate but interconnected terrace space. Standing on the terrace, you can not only enjoy the beauty of Beijing's hutongs alone, but also gossip with the residents next door, as if two neighbors live in the same courtyard.
The Orchid Hotel retains the foundation and wooden frame of the original building, while the ceiling is renovated with a 300-year-old Chengde Guwa in Hebei Province. The concrete load-bearing structure and the terrace on the top floor exude a modern and simple and functional style. The main colors of the whole B&B are gray, brown and white, and the green plants and warm light sources in the walk weaken the bleakness of the cold colors, which is balanced and vivid. The guest rooms are made of new Chinese furniture, and the shutters have a bit of old charm. A small open kitchen with pots and pans for guests to show off their cooking skills, and a modern and bright bathing space with wet and dry partitions.
The room rate of Orchid Hotel is between 700 and 1400 yuan per night, and the room is in short supply due to the large price difference between the house type and floor, so it is recommended to call in advance to consult and book.