Loved this hotel, mainly for the location on an interesting Chinese street, very close to the Forbidden City and other tourist sites (although it is quite a walk to the nearest subway station). Reception staff are friendly and speak English fairly well. The rooms are of a good standard for the price. Breakfast hours are a bit restricted (7am -... more

Our group of 15 students and teachers stayed at the Beijing Shatan from March 16 to March 21, 2008. I booked the Beijing Shatan because it was located on a hutong only a short walk from the back exit of the Forbidden City. The hotel turned out to be an excellent choice! The staff were friendly, efficient, spoke English and... more

We stayed at Beijing Shatan for six nights, April 5-10, 2008. We booked the room on the internet and paid 488 CNY per night for a second-floor room with a double bed, and a large window overlooking the street. When we arrived, we were told that our rate included only one breakfast, and we would have to pay if we... more

I stayed at Shatan hotel for three nights. I had three hotels in the same price range to choose from, and chose Shatan based on the reviews here on TripAdvisor compared to the other two. Everything looked exactly like in the pictures I found posted here, so there were no surprises. I enjoyed my stay, and must say it was... more

I stayed in Beijing Shatan Hotel for 5 days 4 nights on March 21-25, 2008. I booked 2 standard rooms, double bed, no window, each only costs me 398 yuan (around USD 61). Overall, we were satisfied with everything. This is a 3 star hotel but the facility is above the average of a 3 star hotel. I chose this... more

I stayed at the Shatan Beijing for 3 nights last week. It is a 3-star hotel offering basic necessities, but comfortably so. Although it is located in the hutong area (narrow back lane in traditional old-style beijing), most cab drivers can find it easily. There is some construction ongoing along the lane leading up to the hotel, which makes it... more

Great price at $80 per night. the location is almost too good to be true, you walk for less than a minute and you are looking at the forbidden city. The hotel includes breakfast which is pretty OK and daily housekeeping which is also OK. The carpets were unbelievably filthy but I think that is par for the course in... more

My wife and I stayed at the Beijing Shatan Hotel in June and July of 2007 on two separate occasions, and despite being a long way from home (Tasmania), were made to feel at home by the most helpful and friendly staff. The language barrier was minimized by the fact that most of the counter staff spoke acceptable and in... more

Good hotel at a decent location and with great service. My wife and I got the standard bedroom with the large bed in late November when it was really cold and we found it very comfortable. The bed was relaxing, the central heater worked great (although it made watery sounds whenever it auto-heated the room at your specified temperature) and... more