Travel

Item Description

Alumna Jenifer White Sullivan '84 has generously donated a stay in her weekend home at Persimmon Court,  located in the Mutianyu village under the Great Wall of China.  Mutianyu is located about 80 minutes drive from downtown Beijing, the Capital of The People's Republic of China. 

Experience the Great Wall of China after all the tourists go home. Enjoy the views in the morning after a good night's sleep, take a hike through the village or up onto the Wall and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Persimmon Court is just a 10 minute walk to the base of the Wall and across the street from a western restaurant (The Schoolhouse) which used to be the village school house.  Don't expect a wild and crazy nightlife as the experience is all about the tempo of the village which begins early in the morning.

Visit the following websites for more information on the location, the village, the Schoolhouse restaurant, and more:

• http://www.mutianyugreatwall.net
• http://www.persimmoncourtatmutianyu.com (includes photo gallery of Persimmon Court housing)
  
• http://www.shfamily.com/blog/2011/04/07/green-family-travel-to-mutianyu
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294212-d1539155-r191952125-Persimmon_Court_at_Mutianyu_Great_Wall-Beijing.html
• http://www.theschoolhouseatmutianyu.com (information on breakfast location)
• http://www.brickyardatmutianyu.com/images.html (information on spa location)
  

This offer for housing is for three (3) consecutive nights by same party of 8 (or less) people.

Additional features of this getaway package include breakfast at The Schoolhouse and spa services at The Brickyard (nearby properties), to compliment the experience, and may only to be used in conjunction with the stay in Persimmon Court:

• Complimentary breakfast in The Schoolhouse  (3 mornings x up to 8 people)
• Complimentary local transport around the 4 surrounding villages, including to the Great Wall (subject to availability and first-come, first-serve)
• Complimentary Day Use of Brickyard Spa (subject to opening hours and availability) (once per person)
• Complimentary 2 hour usage of Gold Room at the Spa (this has a sauna with Great Wall view, treatment room, bathroom, and private outdoor courtyard with shower and cold plunge) (subject to availability and requiring pre-booking; once per person)
• 2 (two) complimentary 60 minute Chinese massages (subject to availability and requiring pre-booking)

Item Special Note

Once the closing bid is accepted and the name of the winner is registered through the donor, the offer cannot be transferred to another party. At that point, formal vouchers will be issued for the package.  

*The party is responsible for their own air transportation, as well as airport or city transportation to Mutianyu.*

No black-out period.

Reservation required!

Offer expires 8/31/15.