Zhao’s hostel at Xizhazi village

[Bryan]

Zhao Sanbu
Location: Xizhazi group 5
Coordinates: 40°27'54.3"N 116°30'43.6"E
Telephone number: 6161-1762
Website: www.jkwall.com
E-mail: unavailable

I stayed here in 2008 and was totally satisfied. The rooms are good, the food is excellent, the dogs are great, and the people are very friendly, honest, and likable, and the prices are fair. I hope to return to Xizhazi some day, and when I do, I will surely stay here again.

Reservations are not required. In the remote chance that they are full, they will gladly take you to another nearby guest house.

They can also provide guide services.

Mr. Zhao himself, a very funny and friendly guy

The rooms at the hostel are named after places on the Jiankou Great Wall.

Xidalou and Jiuyanlou


Tianti, Yingfeidaoyang, and Beijingjie
Above the roof you can see the real Yingfeidaoyang


Jiangjunshouguan, Chabiangou, and Zhengbeilou
I stayed in the Zhengbeilou room
Above the Zhengbeilou room you can see the real Zhengbeilou

Each room features excellent photos of the Jiankou Great Wall. Here are a few examples.

[chinoook]

Great post! I am sure I will visit the place once and I am sure I will recommend it a lot of times. And I can refert to your post!
Thx a lot. More of this kind please ;-)


-chinoook

[PWCCA]

What are the prices like for this place?

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by PWCCA

What are the prices like for this place?

I think it was about 100 RMB per night. My memory is not the best memory in the world. But it was reasonable, both food and rooms.

[PWCCA]

Thanks for the info Bryan. I really wanna see this area's section of wall.... in fact since the weather is so nice and warm here in Beijing I want to explore and photograph as much as I can... I know I will regret it if I dont

[lynicn]

I also can confirm you that even now in 2011 , this is a nice place to stay. still cheap, and the atmosphere is so friendly. from there last october, at 3 am, we climb to the wall about 3/4 hour, to see the sun rise.It's great over there. You can go even with blind eyes...

[markgriffith]

How do you get ahold of this guy?

[Bryan]

Telephone number is 6161-1762. Website is www.jkwall.com.

[markgriffith]

I was just at Zhao's this past weekend. Great people! The daughter ended up leading us to the wall to camp (I'd had no time to do research before going, had a very very busy week). We camped on the wall (more on that later) and ended up eating lunch the next day at Zhao's. Mrs. Zhao is a super hard worker and I really liked her. I am looking forward to staying here with the family in the future.

[markgriffith]

Here is a video of the hostel to go along with Bryan's great pictures :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/niffgurd/5682153868/

(You'll have to click through to Flickr, I can't figure out how to embed)