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How to Choose a hotel in Beijing including Accommodation Tips?
Unless business requires you to be elsewhere, aim to stay in the Dongcheng district as close
to the Forbidden City as possible. Try the Peninsula Beijing, Grand Hyatt or Regent. If you want
also to get a feel of Old Beijing, then try some courtyard hotels in the hutong neighborhood.
Good choices include Bamboo Garden, Lu Song Yuan, Red Capital Residence and Swiss Road.
In a choice of east side (central business district, CBD) versus west side (Financial Street) of
the Forbidden City, favor the former for its better restaurants and shopping. The CBD area is
great for people who are here to do business with Fortune 500 companies and it's reasonably
close to most of Beijing's attractions. Best Lodging Bets include China World Hotel, Kerry
Center Hotel and St. Regis. Ritz-Carlton and Westin now have hotels both in the Financial
street and CBD chaoyang District.
The Lido area is located in a neighborhood populated with expats. If you're in town for a short
time and want to be closer to the airport, Sino-Swiss Hotel is a good bet.
The northwest part of town, Haidian, is the University district and also home to the Summer
Palace and near Fragrant Hills. Best hotel Bets are Shangri-La Hotel Beijing and recently
opened Aman at Summer Palace. If you stay here, however, you'll be an hour's taxi ride away
from main attractions such as Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
For most foreign-run hotels the best price will be found on the hotel's own website. However,
websites for Chinese hotels will always quote an inflated rate. You can always ask for a
discount by email if you are booking in advance from overseas.
Outside of the major international hotels, you may find that only Chinese version fo well-known
credit cards are accepted. So make a point of asking when you check in.
Most hotels allow under 12 to stay with their parents free of charge. Most will also add an extra
bed for an older child for a nominal (and negotiable) fee. Here is a list of family-friendly hotels
in Beijing and some tips for traveling with children.
Tip is neither customary nor expected in China. The listed price or the price bargained for is
the price you pay, although there is no reason not to reward extraordinary service.
- Area Options
Unless business requires you to be elsewhere, aim to stay in the Dongcheng district as close
to the Forbidden City as possible. Try the Peninsula Beijing, Grand Hyatt or Regent. If you want
also to get a feel of Old Beijing, then try some courtyard hotels in the hutong neighborhood.
Good choices include Bamboo Garden, Lu Song Yuan, Red Capital Residence and Swiss Road.
In a choice of east side (central business district, CBD) versus west side (Financial Street) of
the Forbidden City, favor the former for its better restaurants and shopping. The CBD area is
great for people who are here to do business with Fortune 500 companies and it's reasonably
close to most of Beijing's attractions. Best Lodging Bets include China World Hotel, Kerry
Center Hotel and St. Regis. Ritz-Carlton and Westin now have hotels both in the Financial
street and CBD chaoyang District.
The Lido area is located in a neighborhood populated with expats. If you're in town for a short
time and want to be closer to the airport, Sino-Swiss Hotel is a good bet.
The northwest part of town, Haidian, is the University district and also home to the Summer
Palace and near Fragrant Hills. Best hotel Bets are Shangri-La Hotel Beijing and recently
opened Aman at Summer Palace. If you stay here, however, you'll be an hour's taxi ride away
from main attractions such as Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
- Booking and bargaining
For most foreign-run hotels the best price will be found on the hotel's own website. However,
websites for Chinese hotels will always quote an inflated rate. You can always ask for a
discount by email if you are booking in advance from overseas.
- Payment
Outside of the major international hotels, you may find that only Chinese version fo well-known
credit cards are accepted. So make a point of asking when you check in.
- Traveling with kids
Most hotels allow under 12 to stay with their parents free of charge. Most will also add an extra
bed for an older child for a nominal (and negotiable) fee. Here is a list of family-friendly hotels
in Beijing and some tips for traveling with children.
- Tipping
Tip is neither customary nor expected in China. The listed price or the price bargained for is
the price you pay, although there is no reason not to reward extraordinary service.
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