(by Suzanne)
Since the Mao Er was rated #1 out of 378 inns in Beijing on tripadvisor, we came to it with high expectations. Well, they were exceeded. This lovely little place is in an old courtyard house retrofitted with modern Western-style bathrooms and efficient wall-mounted heating units (which we needed, as our first three days in Beijing were bitterly cold).
Entrance to our suite
The rooms are all furnished with antique-style beds and cabinets.
Panorama of the neighborhood in the evening
But what really sets it apart and garnered it the #1 rating is the staff.
Angela, the manager, bought us train tickets, drove us to an acrobatic show (where an usher, a friend of hers, moved us to some unoccupied VIP seats), and took us to an optometrist when Tom lost his glasses.
She and her assistant Julia loved Lillia and spent a lot of time playing with her, giving her fancy hairdos, painting her nails, etc. Lillia loved them so much that she never wanted to leave the hotel, and she teared up when it was time to leave. We really felt like we were staying with old friends.
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