Very close to the Simatai Great Wall

Stayed in May 2024

Water from shower not strong enough, not much water flowing out.

Location was great and we had a room with balcony facing the Great Wall.

Stayed in March 2024

Arriving in it is a challenge as no car is allowed to enter the city. So you have to phone, to make an appointment with the person in charge (who does not speak English) and wait for this person alongside the road. The flat is basically furnished and equipped. It lacks maintenance. The water heater was not working on my arrival. The only bedside lamp has no switch anymore so you have to plug/unplug it. Very few power sockets available. The bed mattress is very, very firm. Too firm ! One window has no curtain so it is never dark inside the room. The bottle of shower gel was… empty The bathroom is dark with only one weak ceiling lamp and no other light. Good luck to make up or shave yourself ! A woman woke me up, knocking at the door at 07:30am to hand me a plastic bag containing a typically Chinese breakfast (forget coffee, toast, scramble eggs... !) There is no daily room service. If you do not speak Mandarin and look for a room matching with a European standard, better sleeping in the first nearby hotel. Furthermore, The price is very high for what you get. Not really a scam but… it looks like it.

The location, near to the shuttle bus going to Simatai Great Wall. The person in charge is fast and efficient.

Stayed in May 2024

Maybe because it was in winter and we were foreigner, we were having some struggle. There was not reception or person aviable. Lucky us, we found out a person who new the manager and call him (that person seemed to work remotely from Beijing), so we were having problems to pay because we didn't have wechat and the Ali pay didn't work to do transfers. At the end we agreed to pay by cash, and give the money to the person who called him, that person took us to the flat and gave us the code to get in. The place was not the same displayed in the pictures, but I'm glad that at the end everything worked out. The flat wasn't that bad and I could see the great wall from the balcony. At night it is lighted so is a nice thing to see.

It was pretty close to gobei water town, like 5 minutes walking.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing. Not what was descripe. It was a kind of a dormitory. Nothing to do with the villa explanation. Missleading

Stayed in November 2023

We weren’t allowed into the compound until we’ve registered with the local police station 20km away. Villa with pool was confirmed and paid for, but on arrival we found out that our villa didn’t have a pool. Communication with the landlord was ok, he apologised for his ‘mistake’ and offered a discount. Beds were very hard, just plain wooden planks with a very shallow mattress on top

Great views of the Simatai Great Wall, illuminated at night

Stayed in August 2023

Nil

Clean & spacious room; within walking distance to the main entrance

Stayed in June 2023

The paths were a little slippery- but it was not bad at all.

A great location and very comfortable apartment. Warm and welcoming. Dealing with the operators was very easy and pleasant.

Stayed in January 2023

beds were very firm

location and price

Stayed in October 2022

This property was SO expensive and it did not meet our expectations. We really thought that we would be staying somewhere nice for such a high price, but in hindsight, we should have stayed in a hotel or a much cheaper guesthouse. Despite being a whole house, there is almost nothing provided - there were not even cups to drink out of! No plates or cutlery. There were only two towels and 2 litres of water provided to us when we arrived (but they did provide more after we requested that this was not adequate for 5 people). There was an unfortunate smell of toilet in every room of the house that we were unable to get rid of. We were required to spend an hour of our time to register at the police station because we were foreigners before going to the property (I did know this prior to making the booking however the experience took longer than expected and was not a very welcoming experience). The property did not look like any of the photos on booking.com. From the top floor rooms you can see some mountains (no view at all from the bottom courtyard as it is surrounded by walls), but you must go outside on the balcony and turn in order to see the Great Wall.

The man who arranged the booking was responsive. The house could sleep 6 people. The beds were clean.

Stayed in May 2022

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Stayed in December 2023

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Stayed in October 2022

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Stayed in May 2024

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Stayed in April 2024

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Stayed in October 2023

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Stayed in October 2022

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Stayed in October 2022