Jinshanling Hanting B&B

It was a bit hard to find as an international traveller, you have to go all the way to the entrance of the park (past the jianshanling hotel) and the very last right a few hundred feet before the ticket booth and checkpoint, you go right, and it is a few houses down. The hosts, room, and food were all wonderful and accommodating, the most delicious we have had in china so far!

This is the place to go if you want an authentic village B&B experience. The homestay is located right in front of the Jinshanling Great Wall ticket office. The owner is amazing! He was very courteous and responsive from the very beginning, before we even arrived in Beijing. We needed a way to get to Jinshanling, so he woke up at 3 AM so he could pick us up from the train station and drive us to his homestay, in a very clean and very comfortable 6-seater minivan.  We were hungry; he called ahead and we had two steaming platters of homemade dumplings waiting for us. While we ate, he ran over to the ticket office and bought our tickets to the Great Wall. He also let us check in early and put our luggage in our room. We pre-ordered a simple farm-to-table dinner, and he went to the market while we were on the wall so we could have fresh local lamb skewers that evening. When we returned, we were treated to a very local and very delicious home cooked dinner. The next morning, he drove us to our next destination (Gubei Watertown). He also picked us up from Gubei Watertown and drove us back to Beijing. The entire time, he was wonderful. He was prompt and he did everything in his power to ensure our trip was smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommend!