Budget
P.LOFT Youth Hostel
Located close to Yonghegong Lama Temple and Guijie Food Street. Internet, ticket office, laudry, table tennis, billard, basketball and bike rental available. Restaurant and bar.
Beijing City Central Youth Hostel
The largest hostel in Beijing, with central air conditioning and individual controls in each of the 200 rooms. It offers a computer/internet room, billiards, bar, and karaoke. On the 1st and 2nd levels are a 24-hour supermarket, breakfast bar, coffee lounge, ATM, phones for international dialing, express film processing, a mobile phone shop, and post office. The rooms on the 3rd to 6th floors include ensuites, doubles, singles, and 4 and 8 bunk dormitories.
Dongzhimen Golden Pineapple Youth Hostel
Cheapest doubles are very small and bath and toilet is separated from the rest of the room only by a glass wall. Internet, snack shop, safety box, laundry room, guest kitchen and car and bike rental available. Restaurant and bar.
Beijing Saga International Youth Hostel
Very popular with backpackers. There's a restaurant on the top floor. The staff speak some English.
Eastern Morning Youth Hostel
A great budget option if price is your primary concern. The staff do not speak much English but are friendly. Internet access is available at ¥10 per hour. It is a 5 minute walk to the Dongdan or Wangfujing subway stations and about a 15 minute walk to the International Hotel airport shuttle stop.
Home Inn (Beijing Jiaodaokou)
Small rooms with free internet. Business center and laundry service available. Chinese restaurant and room service.
Star of City Hotel
Large rooms with free internet. Ticket office and laundry service available. No restaurant but a tea house. Can be loud, get an interior room. Clean bathroom, but very old beds. More suited to Chinese, though English speaking staff is available. One stop away from the Lama Temple.
Hepingli Hotel
Three star hotel. The cheapest rooms are quite small. Rooms with free internet. Business center, ticket office, fitness and sauna available. Chinese restaurant. This hotel should not be confused with the more up-scale Beijing Hepingli Hotel.
Beijing Zaoyuanju Hotel
Rooms with free internet. Ticket office and laudry service available. Western restaurant, bar and room service. The rooms and especially the bathrooms are small. There is some noise from other guests and from the hutong life outside. Great location close to bar areas and sights.
Midrange
Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
Offers 202 air-conditioned and well-decorated accommodations.
Qianyuan International Business Hotel
At the middle of the most famous night food street, Dongzhimen Street.
Jingyuan Courtyard Hotel - Beijing
Rooms are air-conditioned and fitted with a full bath, mini-bar, cable TV, and Internet access.
Red Wall Hotel
Rooms with free internet. Business center, gift shop and beauty salon available. Chinese and Wester restaurant as well as coffee shop.
Hua Fu International Hotel
Rather basic rooms, but clean with nice bathroom and TV Chinese channels. Some staff had trouble speaking English but all were friendly. Excellent location close to Wangfujing shopping area, 10 min walk to Forbidden City.
Shatan Hotel
Rooms with free internet and aircon. Business center, ticket office, laundry service, hair dressing, bath center, billard and table tennis available. Chinese and Western restaurant and room service.
Beijing Golden Palace Silver Street
Rooms with internet access against surcharge as well as aircon, mini bar and safe. Cheapest rooms and bathrooms are quite small and not too clean. Business center, karaoke, beauty salon, gym and rooftop garden available. Chinese and Western restaurant as well as a coffee shop.
Beijing Harmony Hotel
International 3 star hotel with only 3-minutes walk to the Beijing Railway Station and Dongdan Shopping street. Convenient location for tourists.
Beijing Fuhao Hotel
The hotel offers 104 air-conditioned rooms with mini-bar, cable TV, free internet and fridge. Among its facilities are Lao Chongqing Hot-pot City Restaurant, Wangfujing Roast Duck Restaurant, a sauna club, and a night club/KTV.
Dongjiao Minxiang Hotel
Offers rooms with private toilet and bath with tub, slippers, bathrobe, and hair dryer.
A number of mid-range hotels are located east of the Dongzhimen subway station. From the subway stop, walk around 800m east to the next big intersection. On the southeast corner is another Home Inn location see listing above. On the northern side of the street not on the main road itself, but in the residential compound behind, half a dozen large hotels can be found. A double costs ¥150-250 a night depending on the season. It's worth haggling and comparing with the other hotels around before you book. Although the hotels are conveniently near a ring road, the subway also provides a convenient and quick access to the city center. Right next to the subway station there is a McDonalds, and - more interestingly - a large shopping center Ginza Mall with a food court hidden in the lowest floor.
Top end
Grand Hotel Beijing
5 star hotel located in a traditional building in a small street overlooking the Forbidden City. Rooms with free internet except for the cheapest ones. The rooms are 32-66m2 except for the very most expensive, which is more than 100m2. Business center, gift shop, ticket office, fitness, pool and sauna available. Chinese and Western restaurants as well as coffee shop, bar and room service.
Legendale Hotel Beijing
5 star hotel located close to Wangfujing. Rooms of 38-71m2 with free internet. Business center, beauty salon, karaoke, fitness, swimming pool, massage and sauna available. Chinese and Western restaurants as well as coffee shop and bar.
The Peninsula Beijing
Five star hotel with rooms with free internet. The smallest rooms are 31m2. Swimming pool, spa, massage and lots of shops available. Chinese and Western restaurants as well as a bar.
Beijing Hotel
State-owned and thus presumably less expensive. Located near the Forbidden City, there is a spectacular view of Tiananmen Square from the hotel.
Xinhai Jin Jiang Hotel
Conveniently located in the bustling commercial district of Wangfujing, this hotel has 231 elegantly furnished rooms which pamper guests with lavish comfort. It has excellent business and leisure facilities which include the sprawling International Conference Center.