Beijing Hotel

This is one of the few still state owned and operated hotels in Beijing. I really regret booking 2 nights here. The bathroom is so old and dirty. It literally stunk. They should just re-gut the whole place. Breakfast is outrageously expensive, $30/person. We ended up spending the same across the street at the Grand Hyatt enjoying an absolutely fantastic meal. It's got a golden location. Walking to WangFuJing, Oriental Plaza, and TianAnMen is very easy and quick. We fell for the name and location of the hotel, but it's not an enjoyable experience inside due to the outdated interiors. 2 star is the most I can rate this one.

Not happy at all when they tried to short change me with a lousy room when we booked for a room with Forbidden City view and it was past midnight when we arrive so we insisted on changing the room which is quite unsettling. Hotel toiletries are not complete bath robe is torn and no coffee in the room!

Very comfortable. The hotel is very central.

Good experience with the hotel except that the web reservation did not match the contract received by the hotel regarding the number of people for free breakfast. So make sure your web reservation is available when check in. Good quality service. Breakfast is good. Room is clean and location is the best!

While the location of the hotel was excellent, the room was comfortable, what let it down were the hotel staff - mostly unhelpful, never smiling and very poor English spoken. The concierge didnt want to help or was intesrested in assisting and didnt speak English! If I ever go to Beijing again will stay in the hotel next door, the Raffles Beijing - superb staff, very friendly and better hotel.

Given a smoking room. When tried to change, told there were no available non-smoking rooms. Generally a bit drab. Good location though.

Old hotel, smelly, understaffed at front desk. No free wifi even in the lobby...BUT, free in adjoining Raffles Hotel Lobby which has a lovely bar and fantastic service. Stayed one night super glad we didn't choose this as our primary hotel!

One must be impressed with this hotel in the heart of Beijing because of the richness in its history. Beijing Hotel is indeed unique, reminiscience of foreign's imperialism being started by the then Imperialistic French, re-built and was a key establishment in New China whereby many Chinese and Foreign Dignitarians were housed and lived in. There are 'traces' of such memories ubitquitiously in the hotel today. The location of the hotel is perfect, right next to the famous TianAnMen Square, Forbidden City and the People's Congress Building to the West, to the East, the heart of Beijing Commercial District, with shopping Malls, food courts etc...Wangfujing the popular tourist area is just at its doorstep. Perhaps the timing, the hotel's security was extremeely tight with full bodily security check in force 24-hour daily. Fortunately such inconvenience perhaps discomfort were mitigated by the usually friendly, polite and even helpful security police officers. And depending on one's perspective, the roads along the hotel were swamped, literally with security personnel becuase of the security requirement in force which made one either feel extremely safe walking around or at time, uncomfortable because of the constant 'servillance' one is subjected. The room and the service of the staff is a bit run down. Room because it is perhaps a very old hotel made new superficially. Staff because too many VVIPs are around, which made services to ordinary guesses a bit insignificance. On the whole, it is value for money in view of the positive side. some of the aforesaid negativities were due to Double National Meetings in Progress at the People Congress.

If you're looking for a dirty place, this is the one!. Everything was full of dust, walls, balcony, TV, table, etc; also, the bathroom full of hair, not mine because I'm bald. Bad smell inside the bathroom because the poor ventilation. it is an emblematic hotel but the attendants barely speak english. If you don't want to stay in the middle of the dirt, don't waste your money here. It says it is a 5 star hotel, I don't give 1/2 star.

i booked beijing hotel for its superb location for tourist. Getting around is easy.The room is big and comfortable although hotel is old. Serivce wise is acceptable. Wanfuching subway stn is just infront of the hotel, however taxi fare is cheap if you have a grouip of 4 paxs. I will try other modern hotel during my next vist but beijing hotel will still in my list. You will not be disappointed in staying in beijing hotel.