WYNN International Apartments

We used to stay at the Arriva in Chaoyang maybe 4-5 miles from the Yongli but the Arriva was converted to coop. Yongli is OK but the rooms are basically a studio with a partial frosted glass divider separately the sitting room from the bedroom unlike the Arriva which had the bedroom in an upstairs loft and a 2nd washroom toilet downstairs for visitors. Second they have a fridge and cooking area but zero plates pans utensils. Third the bathtub is deep and hazardous; no grab rails; nothing. Clean but if you have any physical issues could be tricky. Fourth the neighborhood is older with some but not much selection of restaurants in walking distance. Five you better know a little Chinese. First couple days they 'forgot' to change the sheets until my wife took control. Six no security in the elevator. Seven the exercise room is in a separate building nearby. Eight, like many many Chinese businesses rough spots like nobody checked the lighting in the stairways some are/were pitch black without even a handrail. Good luck if the elvators are not working. Also NO PHONE in the room. NONE so you better get a mobile device that works on the Chinese networks. If you had an emergency I have no idea what you'd do. But overall clean seems safe and the bed is WONDERFUL firm and great pillows. For the price it's good. Arriva was my favorite because I liked the neighborhood better and it was a loft. Price here is about $90 a day. Forgot to mention it has a a very small washing machine which is a MUST for my wife who washes every day but its TINY compared to any us washers. Maybe a few shirts and a pair of pants at a time. We're here for a week but cancelled the last 2 weeks and will move to another place about 3 miles away near Soho that's about $110 a night. Oh yeah the wifi here does work but not too well. I would have given it 2 stars but it s actually better than that. Worst part is no room phone - now that I think about it; first time other than a hostel va room had NO PHONE- and the kinda dangerous tub. Ask for a rubber tub mat.

Yongli is a great spot to stay with all the benefits of essentially staying in a 1 bedroom apartment complete with associated facilities eg decent storage, living area, wifi, washing machine & microwave. The room are comfortable , quiet & in a great location near the workers stadium, Yashow market & a wide range of restaurants , convenience shops etc. Value is good. All rooms are different as essentially they are privately owned and furnished. As mentioned by others the most difficult issue is finding the entrance & then reception (on the 5th floor) Whilst the main block can be found relatively easily, (see instructions below) there are no signs even at the 5th floor reception which is in room 507! Block 2 where yongli is located is behind block 1 and is approx 150 metres from the road through what can appear to be a still work in progress building development. Arriving at night as we did multiplies the difficulties exponentially. Fortunately we had friends already checked in who were able to meet us on the main road and walk us in - otherwise I think we would have had zero chance at midnight! Once located Yongli is well worth the effort - recommended To get there: Coming in from the ring road the most direct route is along Gongtibeilu. You will pass PPC on your left then Sanlitun / Beer st on your right followed fairly immediately by the well signed and signposted Yashow Market on your right which has a pedestrian bridge crossing the road. Most taxis know Yashow so it's a good aiming point if all else fails. Continue straight past Yashow on your right, go through a traffic light (xingdonglu) and pass the workers stadium entrance on your left. There is then another pedestrian bridge prior to the next traffic light. Yong Li is the large complex on the right filling the space from the pedestrian bridge to the traffic light with the Mingshen bank being the building next to it (unfortunately this is not lit up at night). If you cross the traffic light & pass morels on your right (a good Belgian restaurant) you have gone too far.... Block 1 comprises the buildings facing the road whilst block 2 can be accessed by going down the right hand side of the building (nearest the pedestrian bridge). The entrance to block 2 is approx 150 metres from the right on the left hand side. Reception is on the 5th floor in room 507. There are no signs on the building or reception. Good luck !

I stayed here with my daughter and we had a room with 2 large double beds, it was perfectly adequate. Clean and in the vibrant Sanlitun area. The tube was about 5-10 mins away with plenty of passing taxies. It had a small kitchenette at the entrance of our room with micro, hob and washing machine. Tea was provided and 2 cups but no plates or cooking utensils. No matter as we weren't going to cook but you need to consider this if that's your intention. The maid came in most days to tidy up etc, sometimes a bit late but there you go it's not Four Seasons prices! There is no concierge and virtually no English spoken, so don't come here if you need support to find places or instruct taxi drivers etc. As far as I'm concerned it was ok, not exceptional but adequate.