I'll start my review first with the good stuff. The hotel itself was great. The rooms are clean, well decorated, spacious, and the bathrooms are phenomenal. Overall, this hotel is one of the nicer hotels that I have been to considering I usually book budget type hotels. The front desk spoke English, which was a relief from other hotels that... more

Very clean, new and contemporary looking hotel. Spacious rooms with huge glass tiled bathroom. Situated close to the Summer Palace but away from everything else. Located 5 mins walk from Shangdi MRT station but the ride into downtown Beijing takes 30-40 mins. Lookout for the hoards of taxi drivers at the exit of the MRT station. Breakfast is included and... more

Despite its somewhat remote location compared to the major tourist attractions (except Summer Palace), we liked this hotel very much. The remote location and mainly target on business has the advantage that you are not accosted by people trying to sell you stuff as soon as you stick your nose outside. 500 Meters from Shangdi metro station on line 13.... more

This hotel appeared to be brand new when we stayed there in January 2007. We were very impressed. It didn't have a lot of extras, but the room and the rest of the hotel was immaculate. The free breakfast was not very good--there were four or five set menu items you could order, one western, the rest Chinese. It was... more