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Travelers going
to the capital city of China for the first time will be surprised by
the huge number of hotels in Beijing. Their first few questions are
usually 'Where to stay in Beijing?', 'What are the top hotels in
Beijing?' or ‘Where can I find the best accommodations in Beijing?’.
There so many popular places to stay in Beijing that choosing the
top Beijing hotel might take a while. There are the 5-star hotels in
Beijing, the mid-range hotels in Beijing and the budget hotels in
Beijing or cheap hotels in Beijing or the various types of inns or
apartments in Beijing. There are also the cheaper Beijing hostels or
courtyards in hutongs being converted into hostels. If you arrive in
Beijing without any hotel reservations, visit the hotel reservation
counter at the airport and you may be lucky enough to find some good
hotel bargains in Beijing. Hotels that may worth to explore are the
Beijing Bamboo Garden Hotel, Beijing Red Lantern House, Beijing Swan
B&B Inn, Hotel Cote Cour SL, the Grand Hyatt Beijing, Hotel Kapok,
Peking International Youth Hostel, Ritz-Carlton Beijing and the
Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street.
 Famous places
to stay in Beijing include the Beijing Bamboo Garden Hotel,
Beijing Red Lantern House, Beijing Swan B&B Inn and Hotel
Cote Cour SL. The Beijing Bamboo Garden Hotel at 24 Xiaoshiqiao
in Jiugulou Street at Xicheng district used to be the house of
a government official located in a classic Chinese courtyard on
the western section of the Drum Tower. This well known hotel in
Beijing was one of the first courtyard-style hotels in Beijing
and its prime location is ideal to explore central Beijing and
it is also near the Gulou Bridge subway station. The rooms at
the Bamboo Garden Hotel depict traditional of Ming and Qing
Dynasty architecture and you can to book one of its sought-after
classic Chinese-courtyard suite. You can find a Chinese
restaurant here serving excellent Sichuan cuisine Photo:
Red Lantern House in Beijing
and Cantonese food. One of the most famous hostels in Beijing
is the Beijing Red Lantern House at 5 Zhengjue Hutong in Xicheng
district which is the largest preserved hutong area in Beijing.
This hostel aims to provide guests with affordable private and
shared rooms and everything one could ever want from traditional
Chinese courtyard buildings. The Beijing Red Lantern House hostel
is a restored heritage home that provides all the comforts of a
modern home with the ambiance and feeling of traditional Chinese
decor. For nightlife, you can walk to the nearby Houhai Bar Street
(Lotus Lane) which houses a good selection of bars and pubs. If
you fancy the bed and breakfast (B&B) in Beijing, then one of
the famous Beijing B&B include the Beijing Swan B&B Inn at
1-2-801 Run Qian Qiu Jia Yuan in Hai Dian district which is a family
run B&B. The Beijing Swan B&B Inn is a spacious four
bedroom condo, fully furnished, with spacious kitchen, dinning room,
and two bathrooms and comes with a great view of the Baiwang
Mountain. You can choose either the standard rooms or the single
room and room rates comes with free Continental breakfast and
internet access. The Hotel Cote Cour SL at 70 Yanyue Hu Tong in
Dongcheng district is a boutique hotel located in a historically-
protected hutong area of Old Beijing with fourteen guest rooms that
is equipped with modern amenities but showcases traditional Chinese
designs and architecture and beautiful Tibetan carpets on antique
brick floors. Choose the deluxe rooms that come with deep-soak
bathtubs. The charm of Hotel Cote Cour SL is due to it being a
traditional courtyard house dating back to the Qing Dynasty and is
known for its mouth watering Continental breakfast. Hotel Cote Cour
SL is one of the few siheyuans that have been preserved as guesthouses
in Beijing.
Another one of
the many famous Beijing hotels is the Grand Hyatt Beijing which is
located at 1 East Chang An Avenue, overlooking the Oriental Plaza
complex at the foot of Wangfujing Dajie, which is the most famous
shopping street in Beijing that is a must-visit tourist area. The main
reason that made this hotel in Beijing as one of the most luxurious
hotels in Beijing is primarily due to its prime location. You can
find the Wangfujing metro station nearby or even walk to the Palace
Museum. One thing that catches your eye when you enter the Grand
Hyatt Beijing is the grand theatrically lit, palatial lobby whereby
this modern hotel in Beijing offers the best of both worlds which
mixes a delicate blend of modern Western and Oriental traditions
surrounding contemporary hotel design and convenience with classic
standards of service and excellence and the rooms provide the
well-known Grand Hyatt comfort and modernity. There are 825 rooms
and suites at the Grand Hyatt Beijing with excellent dining and
entertainment facilities. Another reason to stay to stay at the
Grand Hyatt Beijing is to take up the Hyatt Special Room Offers
under the family package which allows you and your family the
experience of personalized service and accommodation in a
two-bedroom Grand Deluxe room that comes with free breakfast at the
Made in China restaurant and also free access to Club Oasis Fitness
Centre and Spa which has an incredible resort-style indoor swimming
pool. Club Oasis Fitness Centre and Spa offers hotel guests superb
massage facilities, spa pools, solarium, steam and sauna to
invigorate both the body and mind. Many Grand Hyatt Beijing hotel
guests come here especially for its incredible spa treatments such
as the aromatherapy oil massage, traditional Chinese massage and
traditional Chinese reflexology.
Another
popular Beijing hotel that you can stay when holidaying in Beijing
is the Hotel Kapok at 16 Donghuamen Street which is regarded as the
first boutique hotel in Beijing that is only five minutes walk away
from the Forbidden City. Hotel Kapok, one of the newest hotel in
Beijing, is designed by famous Chinese architect Pei Zhu and offer
tourists elegant rooms which is definitely worth its price. Hotel
Kapok features uses the lantern, which is a traditional icon in
China, as a concept of exterior design to split the boundaries
between inner space and outdoor environment. There are eighty nine
guestrooms and sixteen suites in Hotel Kapok and promises
personalized services and providing conveniences such as bars,
meeting rooms and restaurants to all its hotel guests. Budget
accommodations in Beijing are plenty as well. At the top of list for
cheap hostels in Beijing is the Peking International Youth Hostel at
5 Beichizi Ertiao in Dongcheng district which is located in the
designated historic landmark hutong area. In this traditional
courtyard house, modern amenities are found in all its rooms and
your stay at the Peking International Youth Hostel with give you an
authentic experience of living in a perfectly preserved courtyard
house and the hostel rate is reasonable too. You can choose the
luxury room or the twin bed with round-the-clock hot water. The free
wireless internet access is a bonus. You can even rent a bicycle to
explore the nearby hutongs.
One of the
most famous hotels in Beijing is the Ritz-Carlton Beijing which is
known for its 5-star service and old-world decor. This top-end hotel
in Beijing and luxury hotel in Beijing is located at 83A Jian Guo
Road in Chaoyang district and is one of the many new hotels in
Beijing with a super-high-end mall located nearby that sells branded
items such as Ferragamo, Gucci and Marc Jacobs. Ritz-Carlton Beijing
has a more traditional touch and is embellished with crystal
chandeliers. The rooms in Ritz-Carlton Beijing offers a very
relaxing atmosphere and showcases gilt mirrors and carpets and
wallpapers depicting traditional floral patterns that comes in
shades of green and yellow. Definitely a soothing environment to
provide guests with a memorable stay. You can lower the blackout
shade and closes the drapes by pressing a single button. By the
bedside, there is a switch to switch off all the lights in the room.
There is a luxurious fitness center that occupies the entire top
floor of the hotel and a workout room completed with German
Technogym equipment. A visit to the steam room, sauna and hot tub is
highly recommended. At the Ritz-Carlton Beijing Spa and Fitness
centre, you can take advantage of the comprehensive health and
beauty spa therapies to enhance wellness that features a Balinese
therapist in residence and a good selection of Chinese massages to
promote holistic health. One thing that you might not enjoy at the
Ritz-Carlton is the price but like they say, everything good comes
with a price. Another Ritz-Carlton hotel in Beijing is the
Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street which is located at 1 Jin
Cheng Fang Street East in the Financial Street of Beijing. Business
travelers will appreciate this sparkling, modern glass and chrome
exterior decorated hotel which is found at one of the most vibrant
financial districts in China. In this 253-rooms hotel, there are 3
outstanding restaurants serving Chinese, Italian and all-day dining
favorites and the famous Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fitness and Salon that
comes with 11 treatment rooms and two relaxation lounges and offers
an excellent selection of spa treatments and rejuvenating therapies.
The spa and health club with heated indoor lap pool with Jacuzzi
beds, steam and sauna rooms will make your stay at Ritz-Carlton
Beijing Financial Street even more pleasant. You must try out the
special spa treatments which include the Balinese massage, Balinese
Boreh and the corn body scrub. The hotel rooms feature amenities
such as a 37-inch flat screen LCD television, electronic touch
panels for controlling lighting, air conditioning and curtains,
fully stocked refreshment bar, high-speed Internet access and a
marble bathroom with a 15-inch LCD television.
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