Originally Posted by
moondog
I'd pass on anything northwest and ToH myself. I like the Capital Renaissance, but this is definitely affected by my fondness of Shuangjing that few tourists are likely to share or appreciate. As such, I'm guessing Novotel Peace would win this battle if you had the luxury of lots of opinions.
That said, since your main objective is to visit Badaling, (NE) 2nd or 3rd Ring is marginally more convenient than the center.
Thanks for the advice. I think we'll go for Renaissance. Can you confirm (from using my own maps, as Gmaps is terrible in China) that the best metro would be Line 10, Shuangjing Station, exit A. Walk directly north, along Ring 3 for approx 400m? Looks to be about a block?
As long as I can locate hotel in relation to a metro line, we can get anyway. Failing that taxi, I've always got Wechat with Wexin Pay set-up on my phone and ready to go. 6th stopover in China in past 12 months.