Beijing Badaling Hot Spring Resort

The Resort & Its Setting

Beijing Badaling Hot Spring Resort is an independent, RCI-affiliated timeshare property in Yanqing District, roughly 50km from central Beijing but only about 5km from the Badaling Great Wall — the most visited and best-restored stretch of the entire wall. The resort's defining feature is its hot spring facilities, drawing on natural thermal water that has been used for wellness bathing in this part of northern China for generations. It's a property built for travellers who want to pair relaxation with sightseeing, rather than a typical beach-and-pool resort.

The Area & Things to Do

Yanqing has long been a gateway district for Great Wall visitors, and staying here means you can reach the Badaling wall early, before the day-trip coaches from the city arrive. Beyond the wall itself, the Ming Tombs — the burial complex of thirteen Ming Dynasty emperors — are around 20km away, and central Beijing, with the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, is roughly an hour's drive via the region's motorway and high-speed rail links. Further afield, Zhangjiakou offers mountain and grassland scenery for travellers wanting to extend their trip beyond the capital region. In short, this is a base for history and culture first, with the hot springs as a way to unwind between excursions.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Beijing Badaling Hot Spring Resort and are considering selling or renting it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as an owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week, set your own asking price, and buyers or renters contact you directly through the platform. There's no commission on the sale — sellers simply pay a one-time listing fee to get their week in front of buyers.

Because this is an independent resort, resale isn't handled through a large exchange company's transfer desk. Instead, any change of ownership typically goes through the resort's own owners' association or on-site management. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, both parties should confirm directly with the resort: the transfer fee for registering new ownership, the current annual maintenance fee, and whether any dues or special assessments are outstanding. These figures aren't published centrally, so getting them in writing from the resort protects both sides of the deal.

What a resale buyer can expect to receive is usage rights to the week or points as currently held, and — since the resort is RCI-affiliated — the ability to apply for RCI exchange membership in their own name, subject to RCI's standard enrolment process. A buyer does not automatically inherit the previous owner's RCI account, exchange credits, or any informal arrangements the seller may have had with the resort; these need to be set up fresh after transfer.

Practical Notes for Owners and Renters

Renters interested in this resort are typically drawn by the proximity to the Great Wall and the hot spring facilities rather than beach or resort amenities, so listings that mention both clearly tend to pre-empt buyers' first questions. Owners renting out a week should be upfront about what's included — access to the thermal facilities, for instance — since specific accommodation configurations aren't standardised information and are best confirmed directly with the resort.

Getting There

The resort is served by Beijing's two main airports, Capital International and Daxing International, both at a roughly similar driving distance given Yanqing's position north of the city. Beijing's metro and intercity rail network extend out toward the Badaling/Yanqing area, making a transport card worthwhile for anyone also planning city-based sightseeing before or after their stay at the resort.