Brickyard Retreat at Mutianyu Great Wall

The staff was very helpful. We enjoyed hiking directly to the Great Wall from the hotel, avoiding the crowds at the main entrance. Free shuttle service from the hotel to and from places in Mutianyu was great. The hotel is unique and charming.

We were so impressed by how gracious and helpful all the staff were. They treated us like family! We are American and speak very little Mandarin. But the staff responded immediately to messages in English, arranged a car from the train station, took us to and from the Great Wall, and even let us stay later in our room so we could freshen up before we left for Beijing. We will be back!

Great start, very friendly and helpful! Our villa was amazing Super close to Great Wall

Nth much

The exterior space was nice when some buildings were traditional in style, Seating arrangements outside to enjoy the weather and to chat was nice

We were not informed of the spa, jacuzzi etc at the other section of the hotel upon arrival. We only knew in the night when we were leaving the next day. Also no signage - if it had we could have enquired. The architecture of the interior of my room was disppointing, Had wished for a more traditional style room. Communication to the hotel directly went unanswered and showed to one of the staff

The location was amazing for visiting the Great Wall. Very quiet and relaxing place in fabulous shape. Extremely well maintained! Perfect place to downwind!

The only things I would remark would be that there is no privacy around the toilet. As it is out in the open. You can (in some rooms) close a door to the bath area but there is no ceiling so you can hear everything while lying in the bed. I think that is a but uncomfortable even for families. Toilet should be enclosed for privacy matters. And the mirrors in the bathroom are too low even for an averaged european woman.

Shout out to Lucy and Stanley! You guys were amazing, and so very helpful. The accomodation was beautiful, food was good and service was top notch!The door to door service to and from the Great Wall was exactly what we needed and made our trip there that much better.It really was a retreat! And the staff really do go the extra mile :)

General: Beautiful architecture, with great service and amazing food. Hotel provided a free transport to and from the Mutianyu Great Wall. Highly recommended to walk along the Great Wall and to sit the toboggan down. For those who enjoy hiking they should try hiking up from Bei Gou village where the Brickyard Retreat is located to the beginning of the Jiankou part of the Great Wall. Service: The concierge and the restaurant staff were all very friendly and eager to serve. They created a very warm and comfortable environment for our stay. Food: We were amazed by the breakfast every day, which served both western and Chinese staples. All the ingredients were fresh and the cooking was excellent. Special mention to the wedges, hash browns and sweet potato fries that were nicely crisp on the outside whilst being moist on the inside. They served freshly cooked traditional dumplings and Rou Jia Mo as well as fresh handmade Chinese paos, and they were all excellent. These are just some examples. Room: We stayed in the Stone Forest villa and the rooms were comfortable. Heating worked well and there was also a fireplace. Especially loved the architecture.

The village was quiet. The house was easy to get to. It was right next to a system of trails that were fun to hike each day. The carry-away breakfast basket was good. The air conditioners/heaters work very well. Check-in and out are easy and efficient. Staff is helpful if you need anything. Nice courtyard and cute little lawn area. Bedrooms were cozy and the internet worked well.

A lot of things in the Stone Forest house were broken. Many of the screens, windows and doors need to be fixed. The kitchen is very small. The main living area; you can smell the bathroom most of the time. It stinks. The weekend we went was very cold but we were not allowed to have a fire. I've stayed at a few other houses at Brickyard that were great, but not this one.

staff was great

we were there for a relaxing holiday and there were several families with small kids that were allowed to run around screaming loudly throughout breakfast and dinner.

Great location, close to the wall, about one hour hike uphill to the wall it is possible to go in the wild wall and explore. Also a small taxi or bus ride to the oficial Mutianyu wall entrance. Great facilities and excellent food in the restaurant.

A bit overpriced, a one time only experience.

We had a great stay at Brickyard! The whole terrain is rustic but beautifully designed with a view on Mutianyu Great Wall. We loved the cute breakfast buffet (some warm vegetables/eggs/meat, salad, fruit, yoghurt/cereals, bread/jam). The rooms and amenities were all clean. It was handy to have come by car, but you can also walk to the valley station of Mutianyu from where you have to take a shuttle bus. There are several restaurants and simple small shops within 1km from the hotel. Staff was super friendly, helpful and English speaking. Perfect location for a little getaway from Beijing.

The facilities were great and very cute. We enjoyed the hot tub, fireplace in the living room and the location in general. Breakfast was given to us in a basket. However, it would be nice to be able to go to the restaurant and enjoy a hot breakfast.

Th fire place in the bedroom did not work in the Mumanyu villa. All the smoke blew back into the room and there was smoke everywhere because of it.

Easy to get to. Very warm house for January stay. Rustic but modern.

comfortable, great location, great fox winter visit due to internal fire, external grilling, and is a good size for 4 people, would also be nice in spring/summer due to good outdoor space

kitchen facilities a little sparse so need to be aware in advance

beautiful rooms with amazing views. even though it was -12 outside the rooms were really warm and cosy. Staff were very helpful. breakfast was plentiful and tasty (western and Chinese)

very nice and quiet retreat not far from Beijing. wonderful staff.

Neat, very stylish and comfortable

Good location with nice views and garden. Very nice service

Very large space with good outdoor area. Very safe and close to Mutianyu. Lots of local restaurants around with good food, Easy to get taxis to other areas if needed

Breakfast was very simple and too much bread, based on my previous stays expected more options, some construction work nearby but not too disruptive

Very beautiful space, nicely decorated, great location close to the Mutianuy section of the Great Wall. It is really amazing to have the view on the mountain from the rooms. The Sansa restaurant (located just outside of the hotel) is delicious.

I would have liked some more facilities for children. When asking a staff member about children playground (mentioned in the description) we were just pointed to the garden/courtyard which only has a grass area and some chairs. There is also a "hot spring" outside bath but it looked a bit dirty. I still recommend it for families since it's very easy to get to the wall where children can have fun on the slide.

We stayed in Mumanyu for two nights. It’s an awesome villa suiting for 8 people and is very stylish and spacious. 3 of the for bedrooms have a bathroom en-suite, the forth bedroom (with a kang bed) has the bathroom just aside. Everything was clean and neat

The kitchen is quite small for a villa for 8 people and the fridge is also too small. We brought food for a BBQ with us. The storage of that was challenging. A few sharp knifes would also be fine. Also challenging are the mosquito doors which are luckily installed everywhere. You can’t hardly open them from outside. We very often needed someone to open from the other side ;)