Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City

4.0 star property

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Courtyard
Premier Suite | View from room
Business Room, 1 Bedroom
Courtyard
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
16 Donghuamen Street, Beijing, Beijing, 100006
  • Forbidden City
    5 min walk
  • Wangfujing Street
    7 min walk
  • The Palace Museum
    12 min walk
  • Beijing (PEK-Capital Intl.)
    43 min drive

Room options

Deluxe King Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Courtyard King Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Premier Suite

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Courtyard Twin Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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About this property

Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City

Central hotel with a fitness center connected to a shopping center in Beijing
A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, a conference center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City offers 89 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Select Comfort beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Beijing hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

With your stay at Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City, you're connected to a shopping center and just a quick walk from Forbidden City. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a gym.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym and bike rentals
  • Within a 10-minute walk of Forbidden City and Wangfujing Street
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business center and meeting rooms are available.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A fitness center, a library, and a terrace are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City.

This 4-star Beijing hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy local cuisine breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Local cuisine breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM: CNY 68 for adults and CNY 34 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Fitness centre

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Premium bedding
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bathroom (partially open)
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from December 1 2023 to November 1 2025 (dates subject to change).
This property will be closed from December 1 2023 to November 1 2025 for renovations and will resume operation once the renovation is complete (completion date subject to change).
 

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for CNY 181.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately CNY 68 for adults and CNY 34 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: CNY 181.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 343 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 439 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 163 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1000 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Sherry

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Baozhang, Concord

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!
My husband really enjoyed our stay in Beijing. Hotel Kapok is centrally located within walking distance to shops and restaurants. About a 30-60 minute drive to PEK (depending on traffic) and 60-90 minute drive to the Great Wall Mutianyu. The hotel breakfast was really good and had a variety of options. Staff was helpful and friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Lei, New York

Business traveller
very near Forbidden City and main shopping areas, tons of shopping, entertainment, food options. The building was renovated based on an old building, as a result, the facilities, layout, etc. are just acceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Chee How

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel room toilet have no door
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

robinson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is old but clean,good service, good breakfast rooms are big and clean near everything just walking distance
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect but the property had terrible side and rear views and so the building is covered with a giant metal lattice.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Leonard

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert Alin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ariel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would definitely recommend staying here. They were able to help us book all of our tickets and call taxis. The hotel staff went above and beyond to help us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Senthil Kumaran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very close to Forbidden city and shopping malls. Staff were very helpful. Room was neat. Room was hot in the evening and night as aircon chillness was sufficient.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Lun Cheong Richard

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
A conveniently located hotel that could be better
Hotel is in a good location near Forbidden City and Wangfujing, although nearest subway is 15-20 mins walk. Free soft drinks in mini-bar is a plus. Room is spacious with a large closet and a attached small bamboo garden patio that you can sit outdoors and relax. Bedding is firm and comfortable. Overall impression is that the hotel looks dated and not well maintained as one may expect from seeing the photos at the Hotel.com website. Room is not very clean as we found hairs around the wash basin. Had to be very careful taking shower as water may easily overflow out of the shallow shower tray area into bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service there was very good. Very close to the forbidden city and TIAN AN MEN square
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was located in a nice area. 5 mins walk to forbidden city east gate. There are several food establishment nearby the hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Comfortable room. Great breakfast- Chinese + Western options. Very close to forbidden city. Handy location.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Guo Feng

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great hotel and great location. Staff was very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Starry312, Singapore

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Kapok is located at a very convenient location. Easy to hail for a cab. There is a convenient store just beside the hotel. Turning left from the property’s entrance, 10-15 mins walk to Forbidden City main entrance. Turning right, 10 mins walk to Wangfujing Street. There are plenty of eateries around the vicinity too. I stayed in a family suite (60sqm). Windows can be opened. The only downside of the room are the lightning which can be very dimmed at night and quite dusty in the room. Hope the hotel can improve on these areas. Humidifier is provided in the room during my winter stay. Overall, I will be back to this hotel when I visit Beijing again.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lim

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Lin, Canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My family likes the free mini bar in the hotel room. They like the walk-in yard. There is a special design in restaurant which is good for taking photos.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019