Originally Posted by McKaye
thanks everybody.
In case someone is interesting in it: We picked the Beijing Crowne Plaza, they sell the "Executive room" incl. lounge-access etc for about 80$. nice one...
although i'm not familiar with that property, i just googled to find out where it is and would advise against staying there if convenience is a top priority. (if you just want to kick back and go into town occasionally, my advice may well differ).
you might look into: the jingguang (insist on a deluxe-executive; they never sell out), the landmark, and the swiss. from your list, the gloria is also ok, but i'd say a notch below these 3. all 4 properties bottom out at around Y400 per night, but it takes a little legwork to get into that ballpark.