Hilton Beijing Capital Airport Hotel
Standard King Room

The flight arrived in Beijing 12 minutes late due to a ~20 minute ground hold at SIN. After getting fingerprinted, I proceeded to immigration so I could formally enter China for a quick pit stop before my onward flight the following morning. Technically, my itinerary did not require me to have a full Chinese visa; I could have taken advantage of the 144hr Transit Without Visa instead. In order to save time at the airport and maximize my travel options, I'd previously applied for (and received) a Chinese tourist visa earlier this year. The 10-year visa was issued promptly and it was a pretty painless ordeal. It was among the easier visas I've received.

Anyway, I passed through immigration after a short wait and made it to Terminal 3C Arrivals. I exited Door 5 and quickly found the waiting place for the complimentary hotel shuttle bus. It turned up after a few minutes, then took me and the other hotel guests to the Hilton.

Check-in was quick and I was in the room within minutes. I could tell that someone had previously smoked in the room; this is China, after all. The smoke smell was very faint, so wasn't an issue for me. I quickly went to bed and set an early morning alarm for myself. It was around midnight when I went to bed and I planned to catch the 5:35 AM shuttle the following morning.

For some reason, I didn't get many photos of the hotel room this time. It's a fairly standard airport Hilton. The rooms are a good size and it, most importantly, its location is incredibly convenient.














View of the Airport Rail Station and T3
From the room the following morning