Originally Posted by
moondog
You're comparing a lousy location (Olympic Village) with a desirable location (liangmaqiao). Dated or not, the small premium for the GW v the hix strikes me as well worth it, especially since you should be able to arrange 4p checkout based on your status.
The HIX ToH is south though the HIX Minzuyuan is near the Olympic Village. I've stayed at the IC near there and the transportation options are pretty good. GW is 583 vs 366 for HIX ToH and 406 (online corp rate) for HIX Minzuyuan. Can't always count on 4pm checkout and with some of these runs being in January, probably don't want to be running around outside in the cold.
Anyone know what time the MH checkin counter opens at PEK? And, when they will start processing that 1am flight?