Introduction The best feature of the hotel is its private entrance into the Summer Palace. Aman guest can bypass queues and the need to purchase tickets, but even more significant is the opportunity to wander through the Palace grounds before and after the crowds have come and gone.This is a WOW resort. Located about an hour outside the center of the city (the distance is not that far, but see my notes above about traffic in Beijing). The facilities are nothing short of amazing. One of the best equipped gyms I have ever seen, a spa, an indoor infinity edge pool, and three restaurants. Nightly films are shown in the private cinema with extremely comfortable reclining leather seats, and popcorn is provided! Room We were also shown a spacious Suite.We were not able to see a Courtyard Guestroom (as all were occupied at the time of our site inspection), but one member of our group had previously stayed in one and had very positive reviews of the room; this would be the recommended room category to book.Lead-in Guestrooms are quite small, but these are the least expensive Aman rooms in the world! Tips My recommendation for leisure guests to Beijing would be to spend your first two nights at the Peninsula and visit the Temple of Heaven, Tianamen Square, and the Forbidden City while staying downtown. Then, move to Aman at Summer Palace and while there visit the Summer Palace, the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China, and a day at leisure before moving on.