The location was perfect, right in the city center of the ancient city wall. The room was nice and spacious. The hosts are extremely nice and speak very good English. I would definitely recommend it!

The location is also used as a photoshoot area so sometimes you would look out rhetorical window and see a whole group of people.

Good location near one of the main shopping streets. Hotel was very helpful to arrange taxi services to and from the Pingyao Gucheng station (with a fee). Beds were super comfy. Best part were the courtyards...they were very beautifully maintained and curated, worth a lot of pictures, but without looking too 'touristy'. The owner/receptionist was very kind and helpful, and spoke good English.

Bathroom was badly designed with the shower area directly in front of the wash basin and hair dryer which could be a little hazardous. I didn't like the disposable towels that were provided (from an environmental and comfort perspective), though we were offered 'normal' bath towels by the housekeeping staff the next day. Room had too many bulky decorations and too little space to put and hang stuff.

The Harmony Hotel has a prime location , a side street from West Street with everything close by . Even so it is a quiet old courtyard hotel , romantic and peaceful . Upon arrival food was prepared for us . And breakfasts are à la carte so you get as much as you want and exactly what you want . The rooms are spacious , the beds hard and you can sit outside your room in the yard . The owners and their son are amazingly helpful and speak English fluently . The lady of the house - should I say the Empress ? - arranged tickets for “ Another glance at Pingyao “ and drivers to Zhangbi castle the Wang Compound . Highly recommended .

I like the support provided by the owners and their attention to the guest in providing all information needed. They speak a good english and they arranged for us transfers from/to the train station and Mian Shan. They also organize transfers for a day trip to other sites outside the city. Restaurant is also very good: there is a limited choice but the quality is very high! The hotel is located in a nice area, close to the main streets. The courtyards with red lights are amazing and the traditional rooms as well! We liked the opportunity to wear traditional clothes for some pictures! The best in town for a foreigners and not! Highly recommended!

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The owners are fluent English speakers, which I was not expecting and can make a whole trip experience much easier. They are also really nice and helpful. The location of the property is great, within the city walls and right off one of the main streets. It is not far from the wall gate on the west side, so it's easy to find even on your first trip. FYI they can arrange a pick-up for your departure with a car that is allowed indide the city walls. The courtyard atmosphere is magic and cannot be experienced staying at a standard hotel. Unbeatable value for money.

I think before commenting anything remotely negative one should remember that with similar rates in other parts of the world you can barely get a bunk and a shared bathroom!

We loved our stay at Harmony, the family who run the place are super helpful, really good English if that's what you're looking for (we accepted it as not a problem but it's of course really helpful) and the good there is incredible. Highly recommend and also there is the Cozy bar on the other side of town which is really fun. One of the best places we've stayed during our 6 month travels. The rooms are also beautiful and just the whole place! Can't recommend enough.

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The place is absolutely stunning. It is a classic Chinese courtyard house where you can smell the past of the city. The staff is great and they are all English speakers. They are very responsive and helpful in describing the city and answer to all your questions.

My room needed a bit of attention but we are talking about a very old brick/stone/wood house. Also the room could have been a bit more clean. Nothing in disorder really.

The hotel building is beautiful grwat for pictures , all the dressed ladies in traditional clothing come here for photo sesions.The land lady is great and very friendly, she help us with issues with our wechat as well wss very flexible with breakfast choices and order a taxi for us to the train station in our way back, the hotel is in a great location to visit pingyao main historical buildings

The bed types we got were very hard, my husban and I were on a room with two beds, so we took the matress from one of them and place it on top of the second bed, that made it ok for us

Very friendly staff, the owner speaks very good English. Delicious homemade fresh food. Beautiful and relaxing courtyard, the photos booking.com is showing matches the hotel. The dog isn't there anymore, but there is a cat instead.☺️

Smokers can and still smoke nearby tables. I guess it is because this hotel is in an ancient old town_city. People are still living in the old ways.

Absolutely beautiful hotel. It already looked pretty from the photos on the website, but it was somehow even more amazing in real life! The room was also very nice, and the location was great.

The hotel is used as a photoshoot area for people dressing up in traditional Chinese clothing (very popular activity in Pingyao), so there will probably be a photoshoot (or multiple) happening outside your window quite late into the evening. It can make the courtyards quite busy in the afternoon.