East Lake Villas

About East Lake Villas

East Lake Villas is of Beijing´s earlier residential real estate developments in Beijing aimed at expats. East Lake Villas is constructed around a pond in traditional Suzhou style. All apartments and houses at East Lake Villas are fully furnished. Some apartments have open kitchens. Recreational facilities are comprehensive but have aged. East Lake Villas is a short stroll to Sanlitun.
*Pros: Well managed. East Lake Villas is a 3km stroll to Sanlitun, Beijing´s diplomatic quarter.
*Cons: Well maintained, but homes and facilities at East Lake Villas have aged. The supposed lake is actually an extremely small pond.

Selection of Homes at East Lake Villas

Apartment 2bed 2bath 199sqm RMB28,000-37,000/month

Apartment 3bed 3bath 293sqm RMB37,000-50,000/month

Apartment 2bed 2bath 164sqm RMB25,000-31,000/month

Apartment 3bed 2bath 200sqm RMB27,000-39,000/month

Semi-D 4bed 3bath 306sqm RMB60,000-65,000/month

Apartment 1bed 1bath 108sqm RMB18,000-20,000/month

Apartment 2+1bed 2bath 203sqm RMB34,000-40,000/month

This is only a selection of the many homes for lease at East Lake Villas. For a full list of homes please contact us

Amenities at East Lake Villas

Gym Gym rating 2 info

Kids Kids rating 2 info

Green Green rating 1 info

Satellite TV TV rating 3 info

Subway

Squash

Indoor Pool

Indoor Tennis

Commute at Peak Hours

China World in CBD: 4km (15min)
Financial Street: 16km (50min)
Lido in northeast: 5km (15min)
Lufthansa Centre: 2km (10min)
Sanlitun: 1km (5min)
Beijing Airport: 20km (60min)
BCIS: 6km (20min)
Dulwich College: 15km (45min)
ISB: 17km (50min)
French School: 1km (5min)
German School: 2km (10min)
Swedish School: 16km (50min)
WAB: 11km (35min)

Expat Review

A de Ryckel, 12 January 2009

East Lake Villa is a very good complex. We have lived in a villa for around 2 years. Our opinion...

Strengths: very very good location, good services, lot of families and kids, Playground, swimming pool etc, Jenny Lou & French Bakery in the complex. All of this make East-Lake-Villa a very convenient and nice place to live.

Weaknesses: relatively high price and dark. Yes - for same budget, you will probably find out appartments/villa's with more light and space.

For the one speaking French, there is at East-Lake a large French-speaking community.

Good luck!

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Rental Guide

CBD[39]

Central [8]

Haidian[0]

Sanlitun[40]

Shunyi[82]

Sanyuan Qiao[7]

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East[12]

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Apartment towers lining the edge of the city's largest park house many of Beijing's expatriates. They are well served by the cafes and restaurants clustered around Chaoyang Park's West gate. To the north there's the Lufthansa Centre and surrounding office towers. The German school is here, as is the new US embassy. The area includes Lady's Street, a flower market and bazaar.

One of the older expatriate neighbourhoods with the Holiday Inn Lido at its epicentre. A leafy area with good expatriate amenities. 798, a 50s era factory turned creative hub is here. To the northeast, there's Wangjing, a large mid-tier residential neighbourhood. Some larger corporations are building dedicated office complexes here.

The busy central business district contains a high concentration of office towers with China World at it's centre. Ritan Park and the surrounding leafy embassies afford a small green lung. Preferred by those wanting easy access to amenities and a quick commute to work.

Beijing's geographic and administrative centre containing Tiananmen, the Forbidden City and Houhai. Populated by government employees and tourists, few expatriates choose to live here due to a lack of quality homes and a dearth of amenities. The area includes Financial Street, to the West of Tiananmen, a commercial area that has attracted a number of financial institutions.

Although home to the city's top universities, this is not Cambridge. Promoted as a tech development zone, it isn't Palo Alto either. There is a vibrant student scene, but expatriates working here choose to commute from the eastern side of the city.

A large cluster of leafy embassies here, but the neighbourhood is most renowned for its bars, cafes and restaurants. The Bookworm, a literary cafe, and small independent boutiques add a bohemian flavour. The Workers Stadium and French School are also here. To the north there's Dongzhimen, a transport hub that includes the airport line.

Expatriate suburbia, minutes from the airport and less than an hour's commute to the CBD. The major international schools are here. A wide range of expatriate amenities have sprung up around the villa communities. This quieter and greener area is a family friendly biosphere.

Office and apartment developments have extended north along the 3rd Ring into Sanyuan Qiao. Few amenities here, but it's a short hop to Sanlitun and Chaoyang Park. The subway and airport line allow easy access to most parts of the city.

Home to the Olympic Stadium and its surrounding facilities. The vast park area is a boon for the neighbourhood but with no quality homes, few expatriates choose to live here.

Once the wrong side of the railway tracks, the south is still underdeveloped. Low property prices mean favourable rents for bargain hunters. No amenities, but some apartments are close to the CBD.

Just outside the East 4th Ring, the area was once an industrial hinterland. Some mid to low-end residential developments here. A short commute to the CBD, but few expatriate amenities in the area.

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