The Beijing International Hotel (Beijing Guoji Fandian) is located in the Jianguomenwai Embassy Area on Chang'an Street, Beijing's major east-west thoroughfare. The hotel is within walking distance of Beijing Railway Station and is five blocks east of Tian'anmen Square.This Beijing hotel offers standard and deluxe rooms as well as suites. Guestrooms are equipped with with central air-conditioning, mini-bars, refrigerators, IDD telephones and Internet access.A comprehensive range of conference facilities is also available.A wide range of in-house dining options are on offer including a restuarant serving Shanghainese cuisine, a cafe and a revolving restaurant and bar.Ticketing, concierge and foreign exchange services are available within the hotel, as well as a shuttle bus service to the airport and Beijing West Railway Station. The hotel's recreation center is under construction.
"This five-star hotel has been recently renovated, and its cleanliness is impeccable, earning a perfect score 💯. To find such a great hotel on Chang'an Avenue at this price point offers excellent value for money. On the second floor, there are two Yangzhou cuisine restaurants, Yangzhou Yan and Quyuan. These are probably the best Yangzhou restaurants in Beijing. The restaurant's decor is unique, and there's even someone playing the guqin, performing 'Misty Rain Sings in Yangzhou'.
The 28th floor of the International Hotel features a revolving restaurant. It offers views of the area within Beijing's Second Ring Road. Located at No. 9 Jianguomen Inner Street, Beijing International Hotel has no taller buildings nearby, so the view is superb. South-facing rooms overlook the bustling traffic on Chang'an Avenue below, and Beijing Railway Station is just a few hundred meters to the south. The Jianguomen subway station, an interchange for Line 1 and Line 2, is conveniently located right outside, making getting around very easy.
Downsides:
1. There's a slight scent of renovation in the room.
2. The housekeeping staff needs more training. They should understand that while cleaning, they should not move or rearrange guests' belongings without permission. This can make guests feel insecure and erode their trust in the hotel.
3. The indoor lighting system is confusing to use. Although it's quite smart, guests should be given instructions on how to use it upon check-in.
4. I specifically booked a room with executive lounge access. During the day, the lounge only offered tea, with no snacks or fruit whatsoever. It was completely deserted during the day. I had intended to have a simple dinner at the executive lounge to avoid eating out, but the 'simple meal' was far too basic and, more importantly, tasted very poor. It felt as if they didn't want you to enjoy the food at all. The executive lounge's food was probably the worst part of this stay; other hotels' executive lounges are far superior to Beijing International Hotel's. It was precisely because I had such good experiences with executive lounge privileges at other hotels that I booked this room type. It was quite disappointing; we barely ate at the lounge, making the expensive room type a waste."