Stayed in the hotel Kapok for three days in June 08, and found it to be a great location, with friendly staff, simple, clean rooms and well managed. My room was not that large, and had no view to speak of, but had small patio doors that opened onto a small courtyard garden area (shared with the room next door). Free internet access was a bonus, but the breakfasts were really expensive - not a problem as I ate at street food stalls, and if you want it there are lots of places to eat at the malls on Wangfujing St. a few hundered metres away. The location is brilliant for eating, with a great array of street food available at the night market 200m to the East, and top-notch (and expensive) dining at the Courtyard restaurant 200m to the west.

Modern and Design hotel in the heart of Beijing. 5-10 minutes walk to the forbidden city, 5 minutes walk to shopping area. My room was clean and the service good. Obviously the staff speaks poor english but that's common in China. I would recommend a room on the court side as they are much more quieter. I tried the local tourist agent, and took a tour to the great city. If you don't mind the attempts to forced sales (again common in China), it's a good deal. I will stay there again.

Stayed here for 3 nights in June. The hotel is in a great location, the Forbidden City is at the end of the road, about 5 minutes walk, Tianamen sq is also very close by as is the shopping area (10 minutes walk).

The staff were friendly and helpful, the room (fashion room) was spacious and modern, everything was also very clean.

We tried the breakfast for one day, it was a buffet with quite a large variety but at 80rmb it is quite expensive compared with what you can buy outside.

Overall the hotel is excellent value for money and I would definitely stay here again.

We had two nights here on our own after a three night paid-for stay at the plush Beijing Shangrila. This was just what we wanted. In the heart of the historic centre, with the Forbidden City a 5-minute walk away and Tiananmen Square not much more. Also minutes away was the upmarket shopping area of Wanfujing with excellent malls and great food- including the
not-to-be-missed Quanjude Roast Duck restaurant. The famous Snack Street is just around the corner with snake, dragon-fly, scorpion, silk-worm, and run-of-the-mill fish and fowl, fruit and vegetables on the menu!
The hotel is shiny, clean and modern. Our twin-room was spacious with lots and lots of cupboard space, large bathroom, robes, slippers, electronic safe...all the mod cons. Only minusno free tea and coffee in the room. The facilities were there, from kettle to the sachets of milk and sugar, but all chargeable. Luckily we knew this rom previous Tripadvisor reviews so we carried our own! Oh yes! While the bathrooms and cupboards lit up very brightly, the light in the room was a little dim- not good enough to read comfortably. But no matter. We weren't in Beijing to read.
The staff was excellent. With passable English, always attentive and smiling and helpful with directions. Previous reviews suggest they aren't too forthcoming with nearby-restaurant recommendations. No wonder. We found the Chinese eateries across the hotel rip-offs. Definitely charging more than double for the English-language menus.The exception being Grandma's Kitchen for a European menu with free delivery for a minimum order of 50 yuan. Try them for breakfast. The hotel's rate is 80 yuan for middling fare.
The Reception gives out the hotel's card with its address in Chinese and a small list of phrases one might need to use. English for us, Chinese equivalent opposite. Very handy.
I loved this place. Hated leaving! Made our trip to
Beijing a happy one.