Happy Dragon Alley Hotel Beijing Tian An Men Forbidden City

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Happy Dragon Alley Hotel Beijing Tian An Men Forbidden City, in Dongcheng, is one of those. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: set away from the busiest corners of Beijing, a detail that consistently…

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Happy Dragon Alley Hotel Beijing Tian An Men Forbidden City, in Dongcheng, is one of those. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: set away from the busiest corners of Beijing, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Expect well-appointed rooms with an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi, practical details that keep showing up in consistently flattering comfort feedback. There's a particular atmosphere to the place, neither overdesigned nor neglected. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 2,900 reviews, with a genuinely glowing consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €74 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. All told, Happy Dragon Alley Hotel Beijing Tian An Men Forbidden City reads as one of those Beijing addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.