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Beijing : IOC Members Are Shacking Up at the Raffles Beijing

juliana — 2008-08-12T11:56:33-05:00

While we are sure golden-boy Michael Phelps is safely ensconced in the Olympic village somewhere, far, far, far away from any distractions that could derail his eight golden medals quest, the International Olympic Committee is kicking it at the Raffles Beijing Hotel.

And they aren't shy about letting you know that either. In fact, there's a press release on this which says that Raffles recruited the best of its employees from around the world to serve at the hotel during the Olympics:

In preparation, Raffles Beijing, which has 100% occupancy during the Olympics, has undergone more than 1,500 hours of Pre-Olympic preparation training since March 2008.

Beijing: Reader Review :: The Raffles Beijing is Beautiful But Concierge is Lost in Translation

juliana — 2008-07-28T16:25:09-05:00

<![CDATA[Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a>. Now, we present you with reader P's review of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Raffles+Beijing+Hotel/local/1292">Raffles Hotel in Beijing.</a> Enjoy. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/raffles_beijing_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> With the Olympics fast approaching, Beijing is changing by the minute. There has been an enormous amount of development during recent years leading up to next week's games. Nearly every major luxury hotel chain has an option in this bustling Chinese city -

Beijing: Raffles Beijing Bags Awards From Conde Nast

amandak — 2007-05-11T09:32:06-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/raffles_beijing_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> Conde Nast magazines in the US and the UK have been giving out gongs to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Raffles+Beijing+Hotel/local/1292">Raffles Beijing Hotel</a> (often just referred to as the Beijing Hotel): it made the Hot List 2007 in both countries, plus its Jaan restaurant gained a place in the US version's Hot Table list.The Raffles Beijing Hotel is in a 1907 building but was taken over and fully refurbished just last year. The location is great for sightseers, less than half a mile to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, and many of the 171 rooms and suites have good views over Beijing.Facilities include an indoor swimming pool (and the fact that complimentary cell phones are available while you're