Marco Polo Parkside Beijing

Stayed at the Marco Polo Parkside in Aug 2011. Very comfortable, spacious room, good gym and pool. Not expensive for such a nice hotel. Half of the front desk staff and concierge speaks decent English - i never had a problem being understood speaking to hem in English. If the breakfast buffet is not included in your rate, it's very expensive, and unnecessary because there is a bakery and a grocery store right across the street. The lunch buffet at the Japanese restaurant downstairs was a good choice. A famous old restaurant specializing in Peking Duck is also right across the street. It was a good location for me because it was relatively close to where I had to be for business most days (~15 RMB taxi), but there's not much to see in the blocks immediately around the hotel. The Olympic park and Bird's Nest is 20 min walk away, a subway line is 15 minutes in the other direction. Also not too far from the airport (around 70 RMB for the taxi - beware the "flat rates" that they will quote you at the airport of up to 300).

We paid 50% more or this stay than in April The hotel was only 20% full I feel we paid way too much and will have to look elsewhere for a good deal on hotel.

Breakfast buffet has plenty of Asian and Western options. Food is ok. There is a supermarket crossing the street. Metro station is a good 15 - 20 minute walk. The hotel is far from Beijing center but you can get there by metro. All in all, the hotel is a good (not great) alternative for the price.

Overall I'm satisfied although many Chinese hotel guests were often loud & smoked in non-smoking floors.

The staff was incredibly helpful, and I enjoyed my two weeks. Rooms are truly beautiful. 24 hour McDonalds across the street has good coffee -- hotel's is even better. Location kind of out of the way.

Though this hotel is not near the popular tourist area, it is about 10-15 mins away from the subway. My stay included the breakfast which was pretty good (not great). The hotel is extremely nice and the room is clean, and modern with comfortable beds and the internet in the rooms are free (which is always a plus for me). The staff was friendly and the bird's nest isn't far away either. They also offer tours that you can sign up of in the downstairs lobby. I really didn't take the taxi that much, and used the subway to go every. You may need the taxi if you decide to do alot of shopping and don't want to drag bags through the subway. All and all, I thought this was a great choice for me and I highly recommend it.

I've stayed here four times in the last three months - same first class service every time.

i was at this hotel from the end of september till october 5th . i like it very much ,staff was very friendly and helpful in any way the could . i recommend it very much and hope to visit the marco polo again soon . room service is excellent and so was the laundry service.

well located, a very nice hotel

The rooms were great, really spacious and comfortable. There is a Mcdonalds right across the street which is open 24 hours. Although it is located a bit far from the major tourist attractions, I would recommend it because of its service. The staff were very courteous and helped us a lot in getting around.