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Beijing's Hotel Preparation: Mercure Wanshang Opening Soon

Where: 1 Yinhe Street, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China, 100043

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 Mercure Wanshang Beijing, west of the city center, with 281 rooms to add to the accommodation possibilities for Beijing.

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 guests who expect to be able to smoke wherever they please. There will also be two swimming pools and four indoor tennis courts, though, so the healthy and fit are also invited.

It looks like WiFi in your room will be a standard state of affairs at the Mercure Wanshang, although the website is a bit ambiguous at this stage as to whether this will be complimentary or not. Even if it is, there are plenty of websites you just can't access from inside China, so it might not make that much difference.

Online bookings are available from February 18, with basic doubles going for as low as US$50 on a no-change, no-cancellation deal, or from $93 for the regular rack rate.

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