http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:33:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1073 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/20/223119/549 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/TiananmenSquareBeijing.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>With those Beijing Olympics really knocking on the door, it's not surprising that we keep hearing about new hotels opening up in China. In February we are expecting the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mecure+Wanshan+Beijing/local/1073"><b>Mercure Wanshang Beijing</b></a>, west of the city center, with 281 rooms to add to the accommodation possibilities for Beijing.</p><p>The Mercure Wanshang advertises itself as being close to all kinds of Beijing attractions, including Tian An Men Square, the Laoshan BMX Arena and even the Great Wall of China, but we're guessing that "close" here doesn't mean a two-minute stroll away. Interestingly only 43 out of the 281 rooms are being labeled as non-smoking rooms, so perhaps they are expecting a lot of local Chinese amandak 2008-01-22T09:05:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/