Neighbourhood · Beijing
Hotels in Gulou, Beijing
Gulou — the Drum Tower neighbourhood — is Beijing's most atmospheric old quarter: tree-shaded hutong lanes that survived the Soviet-era clearances, independent coffee shops, natural wine bars, secondhand bookshops and the city's best independent record stores. The Bell and Drum Towers rise above the grey-tiled rooftops. Weekday mornings are extraordinary: locals doing tai chi, dumplings from a cart, the scale of the city reduced to something human. The metro connects to everywhere. For the Beijing that is not the Forbidden City bus queue but the lanes and courtyard life where the city actually happens, base yourself here.
27 hotels within walking distance of Gulou, in the heart of Beijing, with nightly rates from around ¥625 to ¥1,541 (averaging ¥1,083), including 11 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is East Hotel The Forbidden City Drum Tower, about 395m from the centre of the neighbourhood.
Typical weather
October here averages 12°C, with around 30 mm of rain across the month.
November here averages 3°C, with around 14 mm of rain across the month.
Climate data: NASA POWER
Twenty-year averages for this area, not a forecast.
Where to stay in Gulou
East Hotel The Forbidden City Drum Tower
No. 95, Baochao Hutong, Gulou East St., Dongcheng, Beijing, 100019
400 m away as the crow flies
Qinfu Hotel Beijing Nanluogu Lane Houhai
No. 107 Baochao Hutong Jia, Dongcheng District
400 m away as the crow flies
The Orchid Hotel - Old Town & Drum Tower
65 Baochao Hutong, 100009
500 m away as the crow flies
Beijing Rong Courtyard Boutique Hotel
No. 28 Mao'er Hutong, Di'anmen Outer Street, 100009
550 m away as the crow flies
Rong Hotel Beijing Nanluoguxiang Branch
8.4105 reviews1-2F, No.31 Huafeng Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing
600 m away as the crow flies
Beijing Lezai Nanluo Courtyard Hotel
No. 3, Shajing Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District
650 m away as the crow flies
Beijing Downtown Travelotel
Beijing Downtown Backpackers No. 85 Nan Luo Gu Xiang, Jiao Dao Kou, Dongcheng Dist, 081768
750 m away as the crow flies
PUREMIND Loft Hotel
8.65 reviewsYu Ge Yi Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100000
800 m away as the crow flies
Peking Garden Youth Hostel
7.8270 reviewsNo.113-2, Nan Luo Gu Xiang, Dongcheng District
850 m away as the crow flies
Peking International Youth Hostel
8.420 reviewsNo. 113-2 Nan Luo Gu Xiang, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, 100006
850 m away as the crow flies
Nostalgia Hotel（Beijing YongheLama & Nanluoguxiang）
8.886 reviewsNo.46 Fangjia Hutong, Andingmen Inner Street, Beijing, 100000
950 m away as the crow flies
Blossom House Beijing Houhai
1000 m away as the crow flies
Atour Hotel Beijing Gulou Houhai - Free Night Snacks
8.74 reviewsNo. 12, Qianfu Lane
1000 m away as the crow flies
HI Houhai Hotel
No.7 Qianjing Hutong
1 km away as the crow flies
Beijing Tangfu Dynasty Wangfujing Nanluoguxiang Boutique Hotel
No.291 Andingmen Nei Main Street, 100010
1.2 km away as the crow flies
Beijing Tang Fu Lama Temple Drum Tower Nan Luo Gu Xiang Dong Zhi Men Hotel
8.25 reviews1.2 km away as the crow flies
Read and Rest Hotel
No. 69, Dongsi North Street, Dongcheng District
1.3 km away as the crow flies
The Yard Hotel Beijing Nanluo Gu Alley
No.140 B, Jiaodaokou South Street, Dongcheng District
1.3 km away as the crow flies
Jingshan Garden Courtyard Hotel Beijing Forbidden City Newly renovated Tianmen Wangfujing Gardenhutong BejjingCourtyard
No. 68 C, Sanyanjing Hutong, Dongcheng District
1.5 km away as the crow flies
King Parkview Hotel
7.3273 reviewsNo. 55 Sha Tan Hou Street, 100009
1.7 km away as the crow flies
Atour Hotel South Luogu Lane Beijing
No.A-1, West Yangwei Hutong, 100000
1.7 km away as the crow flies
Beijing Tangfu Chinese Culture Hotel National Art Museum Nanluoguxiang Branch
8.0158 reviewsNo. 1 Dafosi Dongjie
1.7 km away as the crow flies
Nostalgia Hotel（Beijing Prince Gong’s Mansion）
10.05 reviewsNo. 63A, Huguo Temple Courtyard, Beijing, 100000
1.7 km away as the crow flies
Cours Et Pavillons
No.26 Weijia Hutong, 100007
1.9 km away as the crow flies
Peking Yard Siheyuan Boutique Hotel &Garden&Terrace&Lama Temple&hutong&Houhai&Tiananmen&Bistro
9.199 reviewsNo. Jia 28, Wangzhima Hutong, Dongsibei Street
1.9 km away as the crow flies
Beijing Xingshe Hotel
5.0139 Xinjiekou South St, Xinjiekou, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100032
2 km away as the crow flies
East Sacred Hotel Leo handles coverd丨2mins walk to the Metro丨Nearby Forbidden Square丨Free Pick-up for 7nights more丨Rooftop Chill
No. 132, Dongsi North Street, 100001
2 km away as the crow flies