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Beijing Hotel Reviews
PM Linkage: A Glance at the Beijing Hotel Scene
June 20, 2007 at 5:20 PM | 0 Comments
Links:
· The Hilton Beijing gets renovated rooms [Hilton]
· No hotel planned for Mt. Everest road [IHT]
· Starwood's aloft hotel set for a 2009 opening [4 Hoteliers]
· Mandarin Oriental to take over in Beijing [Forbes]
· Beijing Hotels filling up quickly for 2008 Olympics [CCTV]
· A Sheraton near the Great Wall? Oh boy [Flickr]
· We need to find out what hotel this is that has a baby seal just chilling in the lobby [YouTube]
Beijing Hotel Reviews
Raffles Beijing Bags Awards From Conde Nast
May 11, 2007 at 9:32 AM | 0 Comments
Conde Nast magazines in the US and the UK have been giving out gongs to the Raffles Beijing Hotel (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 by the pool is apparently a big selling point), a 24-hour fitness center, a library with free snacks, and chocolates on the pillow every night.
Not all recent guests would agree with the Conde Nast awards: a few of the complaints have included unfriendly staff who don't speak English well and a lot of extras on the bill--including the nasty trick of offering two bottles of water in the rooms, one free and one with a horrendously inflated price, yet not clearly labeled. A gripe that can't really be blamed on the hotel is the traffic problem in central Beijing--many guests gave the tip of leaving plenty of time to get to appointments or the airport.
[Photo: yohanes.budiyanto]
Related Stories:
· Raffles Beijing Hotel Comments [TripAdvisor]
· Conde Nast Traveler Hot List Hotels 2007 [HotelChatter]
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Good Rate: Park Plaza is Beijing's Hidden Hotel Gem
December 5, 2006 at 12:12 PM | 0 Comments
Fortunately, not many hotels in Beijing are at the ridiculously expensive rates of say New York or Miami when Art Basel is in town, so finding a nice hotel for under $200 is doable. You can stay at all the chain hotels like Intercontinental, Hilton, Radisson, Swissotel or the Park Plaza's Beijing Wangfujing.
The hotel is a little over a year old with average room rates that start at about $124 and boast modern and luxury amenities. Here one traveler has the review that sums up what most other reviews about this place seem to say:
The hotel is on a strip with lots of other big hotels so the area is well known. However, the hotel is behind a business office tower, so it shields it from noise. We looked out our window to some water fountains below, very peaceful. Prb a $3 cab ride to the Forbidden City and Tienammen Square. The hotel can also get you reservations at almost any show or restaurant and have the tickets delivered that day to your door. Breakfast was good with lots of variety and included in the price.
The hotel also gets shout-outs for an excellent concierge, Nelson, but if you want a pool, you're out of luck.
Related Stories:
· Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing [TripAdvisor]
