Ancient Village Inn Reviews

Checked in this hotel for 2 nights. No bus or private cars can passing thru the security gates to go inside your hotel. All have to unload at the main bus or taxi station outside of the Gubei Watertown. The gate is only open only after 8 or 830am. Once reached the bus station. Take the shuttle or feeder van at the bus station and go to the entrance main square to register and check in at the common counter for your hotel stays. The staff will prepare some hot local tea for you. Just register yourself with the staff and then follow the gubei Watertown on WeChat in order to know the free programmes available for public on their daily schedule. You can actually ask the reception to call the hotel if the room is available for check in. Otherwise you can drop your luggage and the bell boys will send it to your hotel after 30mins, which is pretty fast. The path in the gubei water town isn't the normal tar tar road. Pulling your luggages inside the gubei town might damage your luggage wheels. After the luggage arrangement, we were required to do a facial scanning at gate entrance so that next time do not require to use the ticket but only facial scanning. However , 7the hotel provides free two entrance ticket to gubei water town, 2 free entrance ticket to get to Simatai Great Wall of China (exclude the cable cars two ways that cost 200RMB) and two discounted tickets for hot spring at a designated hot spring club. Upon reaching your hotel. You have to register again opposite the building to get your room key and they will help you to carry your bags to your hotel room. The hotel itself has so many steps. We were given the room 618 free upgrade on the top floor overlooks the outside scenery. The room has a aircon that can serve hot and cold air. The hotel has a window but can't be opened. The room has hair dryer, free tea, free tooth pastes and toothbrush, free slipper , free fruits and free daily mineral water. The hotel said the pipe was is safe to drink. The hotel provides with good TV channels in mandarin. We enjoyed the tv channels drama. You can take the free shuttle inside the gubei water town by showing the driver the yellow registration form of residence. Keep this registration form as you need to show it to the hot spring club to get discounted price ticket to get in the hot spring for the price of 68RMB ( instead of normal price is 278 RMB). The hot water shower is very refreshing but however the cigarette smokes from outside of the toilet window can go inside the bathroom and making the whole room smell like a cigarette room! We need to shut the toilet room. The hotel reception will scan you WeChat QR code to ask you to order breakfast via the apps before 9pm for tomorrow breakfast. You need to book a specific time slot for breakfast from 730am, 8am and 830am onwards. There were quite a lots of variety for breakfast ranging from porridge, eggs, fruits, breads, noodles, milk, soya beans, dumping soups and lots of baozi. Definitely worth to stay at this hotel as it is accessible to Simatai great wall in 10-15mins, to the fountain show in 8mins, drone performance at Riyuedao Square 日月岛广场 around 10mins walk. The hotel is also super close to the drop off shuttle van station (日月岛站) by walking less than 5mins. In short, I will strongly recommend to stay at this hotel.

The hotel was really cute and in a great location. The room was a little small, which made things a bit awkward and the bed was a bit hard for our liking. However the staff were really friendly and happy to help with anything we needed. Decent breakfast too.

I recently stayed at this lovely and unique hotel nestled inside the ancient town (古镇), and it was such a delightful experience! The hotel has a cozy, intimate feel - - I don’t think there are many rooms, which adds to its exclusivity and tranquility. Highly recommend for anyone seeking a quiet, stylish, and well-maintained stay! Would love to visit again.

Cozy style. Nice room, clean , easy to find, nice breakfast.

Located at the food street of Gubei Wtown, kinda in the centre so very convenient. The room is always warm, and I really like the breakfast with many delicious choices.

Host and their services was great. Facilities was good. Breakfast was good also. Just 1 night stay, satisfied all my stay needs. Just take note the stairs going up and down the inn were a bit narrow and steep, have to be careful when carrying big luggage.

Good will definitely come back again Great place to stay when visiting gubei

Hotel location is in the middle of food street and within the walking distant to light and sound stage and cable car to Simatai great wall. Hotel is super clean, very big room. You need a bit of physical ability to walk uphill to the heavy front door of the hotel (should not be a problem if you come to Simatai to climb great wall anyway). You will register at tourist service center and take their bus to drop you off at the beginning of the food street. But to get the room key card, you need to contact hotel/restaurant on the opposite side of this hotel and discuss for options for the next day breakfast. Breakfast room is in this restaurant. Staff speaks only chinese. So, translator apps will help you. Most TV channel is in chinese except 1 or 2 channel which is in english. Good breakfast. New and clean amenity. All in all, I recommended this hotel.

Beautiful place within walking distance to many attractions. Breakfast is provided, and the owner is lovely, although English is limited. The stairs leading up to the property are quite steep, so it may not be ideal for those with large suitcases.

Great Room with cozy style, Great Breakfast and Nice Staff

This was a wonderfully unique experience for us living in a (fully renovated) stone house in an ancient village at the foot of the Great Wall. March is a great time to visit if you prefer peace and quiet and few tourists. The inn is quaint and pleasant. The room is small and cozy, and the ambience, including the large bay window overlooking the street and the large wooden beams on the ceiling, makes you feel like you really are living in another era. The inn is located inside the Watertown, so you will need to walk a bit from the entrance of the Watertown. It is centrally located in the Watertown, so you are right in the middle of all the fun and activity. We really appreciated the free luggage service - you drop off your luggage at the entrance when you purchase tickets and enter the Watertown, and they bring your luggage to your inn. Once you’re done enjoying the Watertown and Great Wall, your luggage is waiting for you at the inn. Breakfast at the inn was absolutely delicious - highly recommend trying the wonton soup and the fresh soy milk!

fantastic, very beautiful building, the surroundings are breathtaking i loved it so much! very easy to find and the staff was super nice and the breakfast was amazing !

Really enjoyed my time in Gubei. It was off-season, so pretty, but nevertheless, I had a very comfortable stay here. The location was perfect, and the owners were very kind and welcoming.

I got a very good deal for this room..as I had hard 7 nights in Mongolia, I think I deserved a stay in this hotel. It is locates inside strategic place of the watertown. One thing is I got the highest floor and I could not carry my luggage all the way up, but the receptionist is good and let me put my luggage there and I just took all my necessary items up.. And I also had VERY good sauna and hot spring which relieved all my tiredness. And I'm very surprised with the breakfast..we got to pick our alacarte one night before and also buffet. I really like the tomato egg noodles and that is so far the best I ate in Beijing. I ate a lot because I need to climb great wall after the breakfast