Another consideration is dining. Which is one of our favorite activities
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Just browsing through some "best of" dining lists - it seems that a fair number of restaurants are in the Chaoyang district - which is where the Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton are. We'd really like to be close to good restaurants. This one looks like fun:
http://www.green-t-house.com/flash.html
And if the subway is ok - well that works for us (better than sitting stuck in traffic). Robyn