Yishui Homestay(Drum Town)

One of the best hotel we had in china

Wow, I loved this homestay! The lively and kind lady who runs Yishui homestay is a good English speaker and very patient, so foreigners as well as Chinese will feel at ease staying here. It is a very hospitable atmosphere! Location is in the pedestrianized part of the old city, very near the Drum Tower. Therefore, there is lots to see/do/eat while walking nearby. But the location is also not far from the driving road, so it was an easy, short walk to meet my driver when going out to the hanging temple, the grottos, and the train station. The facility is an old-style courtyard home, with a beautiful wood-beam ceiling. The interior rooms are completely renovated and modernized, with great water pressure, all necessary toiletries, an excellent quality hair dryer, slippers, and super air-con/heating! (It was -3 one night during my stay, but I was warm and comfy in that room!) Clean towels are brought daily. Breakfast was included in my stay and I was very happy with the food. It is an ample Chinese-style breakfast, and you can inform the cook if there is some food you don't/can't eat. Although the breakfast was plenty of food for me, I saw a guest ask for more baozi, and he was kindly given 2 more. Fresh fruit was also offered for free several times during my stay. Within a 5 minute radius (walking), there are many eating places for lunch, dinner, snacks, and tea/coffee. There are also numerous historical sites (dragon wall, temples, "mansions", the Catholic Church, etc.) in easy walking distance. In fact, there was so much to see nearby that I was not able to see everything! The homestay looks very charming, and many, many people were often seen stopping to take photos in front of the homestay, as well as on the back wall of the homestay, which is next to a Chinese Opera stage--it is especially lovely at night! It is a 10-15 minute walk to the ancient city wall, where you can climb up and enjoy the sights, or visit a (Chinese) bookstore within the city wall, under one of the arches. My Beijing friends, who stayed at a nearby hotel, were equally impressed when they came to visit me in Yishui homestay, and they got the WeChat contact so that they can return to stay at Yishui homestay on a return trip--so easy to get there by fast train from Beijing!

Lovely stay, charming location, and a very welcoming team!

Beautiful hotel in a very central location. Friendly staff, gave us good restaurant recommendations, as well as valuable information for visiting the touristic spots! Highly recommended!

民宿在鼓樓東街上，位置很方便，環境設施也很好，院子裏的小院，如果休閑的話可以喝茶，院子裏還種了蘋果樹。 服務態度很好，為我們提供了口罩，因為我們時間趕，還幫我們把行李送到了鼓樓東街口上。 早餐品類很豐富，麪條，南瓜，紅薯，牛奶，小米粥都很好吃。

環境非常雅緻的民宿，且位置相當好，出門就是最好逛的鼓樓東街，離東南邑也不過就是幾分鐘的距離。雖然位置就在熱鬧的街巷裡，但是一旦進院子還是非常安靜的，晚上安心睡早上還能睡到自然醒，都不會被吵到。 民宿的老闆姐姐和管家阿姨也非常貼心，從出行前到離店有問必答，而且回答的非常詳細。管家阿姨每天都會貼心地問第二天幾點吃飯，到了約好的時間還會去房間門口叫你～ 太太太太太喜歡了！！！ 如果再來還會選擇一水街～