Mingri Wuzhou Hotel

A Trip Advisor review (below) said "The general area is a mix of the haves and have nots and care should be taken when walking alone at night". Don't pay any attention. I have stayed here numerous times, and visited the tea market hundreds of times. ( I was a Beijing resident for many years). It's very safe, like all of Beijing. The hotel is clean, warm, basic. There is great food across the road in several restaurants, plus ye olde western back-ups of McD and Papa John's. If you're interested in tea, this is a great place to stay.

We traveled as part of a group and the hotel was pre booked. Located in the centre of the tea district and opposite a shopping mall with McDonald’s, papa johns, Italian and Chinese restaurants among others. The rooms are clean, bottled water and the rather hard beds are turned down each day. The breakfast caters to an Asian palette with a picture attached. 30 people from Ireland in our group and many didn’t venture in. The dinner however was fantastic, picture also attached. Especially the ribs dish.

I recently stayed here as part of a group for a couple of nights. Based on the trip we were undertaking which was a charity fund raiser it was ok but I would have been disapointed to have checked in on a holiday stay of significant length. Not one word of English was spoken which is ok but you can get really stuck, especially as its based right in the middle of the tea district which is non touristy and aprox 30 mins ride to the main parts of Beijing tourist central. The rooms were very clean and the shower was great however the beds are EXTREMELY hard in China and these were no exception. The food was very interesting, rice and noodles for breakfast dinner and tea which is great if you like chinese food, but dont expect bread, eggs, bacon or cereal as we know it here in the uk. No money could be changed here so be sure to have at least some US dollars or Yuan already changed up before you book in. If you want to see local life at its best then this hotel is great for that. A local market which runs to aprox 10pm is just over the road where literally ;anything goes'....live crabs in baskets, chickens, ducks, pigeons...every fruit you can imagine, clothing, shoes and some exotic take away foods on sticks!!!!! Absolutel nrilliant!! But be prepared to be constantly stared at and tried to be ripped off, they dont see many westeners at all in this part of Beijing and so you yourself will become the tourist attraction. The roads are hideous to cross so do take care. One last thing......just up from the hotel aprox 200 yards on the left is a massive club called F6 KTV and club live, which is a karaoke bar with individual rooms available to hire on an hourly basis.....very popular in China and indeed the best entertainment ever it was great fun!!!!