This is a beautiful, traditional courtyard house transformed into a hostel. The covered courtyard in the centre is a tranquil, communal space complete with the relaxing sounds of a fish pond in the centre. The bedrooms I saw all led off from the courtyard, each complete with its own bathroom. Sunny and crew- including their gorgeous little pet schnauzer- are incredibly friendly and make you feel welcome and at home. Finally, the location was fantastic: it was a 10 minute walk to the cable cars that take you up to Badaling, and from there you can enjoy a 2 hour walk down the wall to come off it at the Bear park entrance. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

There was perhaps a damp smell in our room, and it was pretty cold. This didn’t detract from the stay though.

Amazing hospitality and Sunny's English and music tastes are great. Great place for a cycling trip.

Very well decorated, full of plants, with nice Chinese ornaments. Wonderful location! Walking distance to Badaling Great Wall. We walked everyday to go eat at Subway, KFC, Dico and other options in the Badaling food court area. The Badaling train station (not bullet train) is only 200m away from the hostel. Tickets to Beijing costs surprisingly cheap, only 7RMB per person. My kids and I liked The Great Wall Courtyard so much that we decided to stay an extra day. I recommended this place to friends and would definitely stay there again!

Convenient 15 mins walk from the train station and the Great Wall entrance. Owners and staff were very helpful. Lovely courtyard with complimentary tea and coffee.

Would have liked a window in that room that I could keep opened at night.

Good，location，nice place，nice BOSS。

Our family stayed one night here before we climbed wall in the morning. It was a good decision because we avoided the crowd by heading to the wall early in the morning. The staff were very friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended!

The hosts are two very lovely Chinese locals, husband and wife, and they are the most welcoming, warm and generous people. I was very impressed by the wonderful location and the friendly service. The hosts offer more than what's expected and provide you with any good advice or a coffee or whatever you need, for free. If I ever come back to the Wall, I will definitely visit again. Thank you :) 谢谢

I was probably visiting at a very odd time of the year because I was the only guest in the entire location and thus it felt a bit weird to be completely alone in a guest house where usually lots of different people meet and have a chat. But it's not necessarily a negative point, just something to mention. I visited on Nov 19 and 20 in 2019.