Beijing Hotels & Hostels (400)

Elegant in parts and popular with tour groups, this refurbished and choicely located hotel has pushed up its prices to reflect its makeover. Business is brisk so the staff are on their toes, but …

A good-value riposte to the overblown top-flight hotels in the area (see the gaudy Legendale across the road for what not to do), the Park Plaza is a treasured find. If you can’t or don&#x…

At first glance the exterior knocks your socks off, but the ubiquitous Běijīng dust shows little mercy to the all-glass-grill effect. It’s going to need lots of maintenance to …

On the way to the airport, this hotel – the first Holiday Inn built in China – has virtually everything you may need, with excellent amenities and a well-resourced shopping mall.

Clearly designed for the middle-management business traveller, the Chongwenmen has a reasonably full range of facilities, but it's also a good option for the casual visitor. Rooms are bright, cle…

An advertisement for this high-rise hotel featuring a radiant cosmopolitan family skipping across the foyer wouldn't actually be off-key. A perceptible atmosphere of superior modern comfort and e…

Attempting to capitalise on a majestic position just east of the Forbidden City, the Emperor’s lofty ambitions were undermined by height restrictions so upper-floor rooms merely graze the rooftop…

Refitted and overhauled in 2005, the five-star Crowne Plaza enjoys an excellent central location on Wangfujing Dajie, but has little character or charm with odd-looking sculpture dotted around. U…

The Marriott is a fine hotel with vast, fully equipped and very comfortable rooms, but the location, near the intersection of Fucheng Lu and the Third Ring Rd, is a big drawback. Amenities includ…

The huge Chinese-run four-star Minzu has a yesteryear feel, and is located near the huge and distinctive Nationalities Cultural Palace, west of Xidan. The hotel's restaurants have specialities th…

A recent refit has modestly galvanised an ageing formula, although old touches persist and the hotel finds itself rather like Běijīng: suspended between two eras. Rooms are pleasant e…

With an excellent location at the northern end of Wangfujing Dajie, this hotel (self-advertised as five-star) also has Beijing's largest standard double rooms at 42 sq metres. The hotel is perhap…

Located opposite the China World Trade Center in Beijing's business district, the Ascott offers a range of stylish and fully equipped serviced apartments for rent on a daily or monthly basis. Of …

The Shangri-La’s air-freshened lobby and muted Chinese motifs may not match the majesty of its sibling China World Hotel, but the rates here are far lower. The Olympics and high-occupancy …

Rated as one of the city's top hotels, this place's spacious, swish rooms have street or river views. Service is excellent and, as the hotel is attached to the Youyi Lufthansa Center, the ameniti…

Sandwiched between two drab edifices (to the east the 1970s lines of the Beijing Hotel, to the west a gawky Soviet-era facade), the seven-storey Raffles oozes cachet and grandeur. The heritage bu…

The 'grand' in the Grand Hotel surely refers to the view. Truly the most magnificent in Běijīng, it affords a bird's-eye lookout over the entire Forbidden City. Not every room shares …

Owned by the Peninsula Group, this hotel’s dated white-tile exterior increasingly seems a bad choice, but the unflinchingly high standards within remain attractive. The restaurants are fir…

Still wreathed in a slight chemical aroma when we visited, it was too early to say how the well-located new Hilton would perform before the wrapping was completely off. Muted grey hues come to th…

The gorgeous five-star China World Hotel delivers an outstanding level of service to its well-dressed, largely executive travellers. The sumptuous foyer is a masterpiece of Chinese motifs, glitte…

The lavish 500-room Regent has staked out a precious plot of land on the corner of Jinbao Jie and Dongdan Beidajie to the east of Wangfujing Dajie. Guest rooms are good value – luxuriously styled…

Situated conveniently in between the bar nexus of Sanlitún and Line 2 of the underground, this functional four-floor hostel has clean dorms and hygienic common shower rooms, but little character.…

This hostel is in a pretty, old courtyard opposite the hotel of the same name. It is an extremely pleasant and clean place with loads of character, internet, kitchen, washing facilities and a fin…

The central location, resourceful and amiable staff coupled with a bubbly interior rapidly fills rooms at this popular Qianmen-area hostel. It has hútòng charm, it's international and y…

A five-minute trot southwest of Tiananmen Square, this heritage hostel offers a relaxing environment with able staff. Close the door on the busy street outside and appreciate the high ceilings, o…

Enjoying a top location on historic Shijia Hutong, this popular hostel is a grey block but the inside compensates with some character and staff is friendly. Rooms are well kept, there’s a …

The first youth hostel you hit after exiting Beijing Train Station, the staff at this central spot understandably looks harassed. The blurb optimistically announces: ‘Businessmen’s …

With its charming interior, trimmed with red lanterns and opening onto an ample bar area, this is a welcoming hotel. There’s also helpful staff and a winning hútòng location, jus…

With an adorable lake aspect thanks to its position on the border of Xihai and Houhai Lakes, this popular hotel has well-kept, clean and comfortable rooms in its modern three-storey block. Tradit…

The discreet, central alleyway location is just the icing on the cake for this hostel, which is tucked away off Nanchizi Dajie and just a guidebook’s throw from the Forbidden City. Owned b…

Běijīng needs more hotels like this: central, affordable and stylish. It needs more hotels with gorgeous wood flooring, scented hallways, rooms with temple gate-like entrances, and ol…

Within roaming distance of the Drum and Bell Towers and Houhai Lake, the intimate, leafy courtyard aspect is impaired by the jarring modern block opposite and occasionally the staff are casual, b…

Benefiting from proximity to the bars and restaurants of Sānlǐtún, this modern midrange hotel has rather bland but serviceable rooms, equipped with free internet, and cable and s…

Location. Beijing Botaihotel is located in Beijing's Dongcheng - Wangfujing neighborhood, close to South Luogu Lane, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Nearby points of interest also include …

Location. Beijing CBD Jialong Sunny Hotel-Forbidden City is located in Beijing's Dongcheng - Wangfujing neighborhood, close to Wangfujing Street, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Nearby poi…

Location. Dragon Spring Hotel is located in Mentougou and local attractions include Eight Great Temples and Fahai Temple. Regional points of interest also include Summer Palace and Old Summer Pa…

Location. Tangyue Hotel Beijing is located in Beijing's Dongcheng - Wangfujing neighborhood, close to Gu Gong, Forbidden City, and China Museum of History. Nearby points of interest also include…

Location. Ao Xiang Ge Hotel Beijing is located in Beijing's Xicheng neighborhood, close to Guangji Temple, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Nearby points of interest also include Beihai Par…

Location. Beijing Zhongan Inn Andingmen Hotel is located in Beijing's Dongcheng - Wangfujing neighborhood, close to Lama Temple, Forbidden City, and Olympic Park. Nearby points of interest also …

Location. Beijing Meiyuan Hotel is located in Beijing's Haidian neighborhood, close to Beijing Aquarium, Beihai Park, and Olympic Park. Nearby points of interest also include Beijing Zoo and Fiv…