“A good hotel for a conference”

A comfortable hotel in an out-of-the-way location, near the zoo and the aquarium (with a nice show) and not far from the Wuta Si Five-Pagoda Temple. It had a very nice garden on the grounds. The hotel was one mile from a large subway and suburban train station, an easy walk. We took the train th… Plus

A comfortable hotel in an out-of-the-way location, near the zoo and the aquarium (with a nice show) and not far from the Wuta Si Five-Pagoda Temple. It had a very nice garden on the grounds. The hotel was one mile from a large subway and suburban train station, an easy walk. We took the train there to visit the Great Wall. We tried one of the restaurants at the hotel and did not like it. The buffet breakfast was moderately priced and reasonably good. There were a couple of popular restaurants around the corner and another one we liked by the station. The English proficiency of the staff at the front desk was surprisingly poor. The TV was adequate.

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“Central Garden, mais pas très central !”

Je viens de passer deux semaines à Pékin travaillant à l'une des universités avoisinantes. L'hôtel est classé 4 étoiles, mais c'est un peu fatigué. Le climatiseur soit ne fonctionne pas ou les contrôles sont incalculables, et la plomberie n'était pas génial non plus - la douche juste environ n'alla… Plus

Je viens de passer deux semaines à Pékin travaillant à l'une des universités avoisinantes. L'hôtel est classé 4 étoiles, mais c'est un peu fatigué. Le climatiseur soit ne fonctionne pas ou les contrôles sont incalculables, et la plomberie n'était pas génial non plus - la douche juste environ n'allait que pour les deux semaines. Le personnel parle peu l'anglais - j'ai trouvé que c'était difficile de trouver des problèmes résolu en conséquence. Le restaurant principal était bon et assez bon service. Le buffet du petit déjeuner est assez varié et assez raisonnable, mais pas très varié/excitant pour un long séjour. Il faut compter environ 20 minutes à pied de la station de métro la plus proche (il y a aussi un bus) de métro donc assez longtemps pour aller dans le centre (bien que le métro est bon marché). Il y a des attractions touristiques de Haidian (où se trouve l'hôtel) mais ils sont très loin. Certainement tolérable même pour deux semaines - mais il a besoin d'un investissement !

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“Well Located for the University District”

The Central Garden Hotel is well located for business travellers who are doing business in the Haidian district of Beijing (top left hand corner of the map, within the third ring road). It is also next door to the Beijing Zoo and Aquarium. The hotel is clean and the staff are as helpful as you cou… Plus

The Central Garden Hotel is well located for business travellers who are doing business in the Haidian district of Beijing (top left hand corner of the map, within the third ring road). It is also next door to the Beijing Zoo and Aquarium. The hotel is clean and the staff are as helpful as you could expect in this class of hotel. Not many speak English and some confusion is inevitable. I found that the front desk usually had one or two staff who spoke English well enough to deal with most guest interactions. I also found that a couple of the Bell Hops spoke very good English and were a great source of local knowledge and advice. The rooms are large but very dated and "tired". A minor make-over with some paint, wallpaper and new TVs would make a huge difference to this hotel. Wallpaper is peeling in some corners, paint is faded or scratched away in high-traffic areas and the TVs really are from last century. The beds are hard, there is no other way to describe them. Hard beds are a national preference and I've encountered similar hardness in Chinese hotels from Shenzhen to Shenyang. On the plus side, the free internet access is fast and reliable, all the rooms have a desk area that is big enough to be useful. There are three dining options in the hotel, a Muslim restaurant, a traditional Chinese and a casual restaurant that offers some western options. As with the case with all Chinese cities, you can't walk more that 50m without finding some kind of restaurant in the local area, so dining "in house" may not be your first choice. The breakfast buffet is adequate rather than lavish and is squarely aimed at the Chinese guests. There are western choices, with cereals cold meats, bacon and sausage, but the Chinese breakfast is pretty good and offers enough choice to cater for even the least adventurous westerner. I would stay here again, but may explore other options in the area.

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