Fairmont Beijing
Jun 11, 2013, 7:05 pm
#77
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I'll be staying at the Fairmont for 6 nights in August. Got a tremendous rate of 1,133 Yuan / night. Obviously for that kind of price I don't get Gold Floor or breakfast or anything like that. I'm not a big eater at breakfast so it's not worth my while to pay for expensive buffets (especially US$40 that the Fairmont charges!). So is there a Starbucks or something similar nearby where you can get a muffin and coffee?
Jun 11, 2013, 9:35 pm
#78
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Also, I´ve found the dress code in Asia to be somewhat more formal than in North America, so I´d at least pack a pair of long pants.
Jun 11, 2013, 10:28 pm
#79
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I'll be staying at the Fairmont for 6 nights in August. Got a tremendous rate of 1,133 Yuan / night. Obviously for that kind of price I don't get Gold Floor or breakfast or anything like that. I'm not a big eater at breakfast so it's not worth my while to pay for expensive buffets (especially US$40 that the Fairmont charges!). So is there a Starbucks or something similar nearby where you can get a muffin and coffee?
http://goo.gl/maps/JTgzd
Jun 14, 2013, 3:06 pm
#80
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: the great Northeast
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Fairmont Beijing--worth chancing an e-upgrade to a jr suite and gold level for 494 RMB/night? Are there other ways we might be upgraded? We are FPC, but haven't stayed at a Fairmont for several years.
Jan 11, 2015, 7:00 pm
#81
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: YOW, previously YYT
Programs: AC E50K, Fairmont Plat, NEXUS
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Bumping this thread to see if anyone has stayed at this hotel recently?
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Jan 12, 2015, 3:00 pm
#82
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: BDA
Posts: 155
Bumping this thread to see if anyone has stayed at this hotel recently?
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Last edited by Maxfinder; Jan 12, 2015 at 3:21 pm
Jan 12, 2015, 8:11 pm
#83
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: YOW, previously YYT
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If you can use your suite upgrade, I would say that it was very good value at under $USD 300 per night (~1750/6). We have stayed a few times in suites and have been very happy each time. At $300 per night for a regular room, there are other equally good options so it would be worth looking around in the event that you are not able to secure the upgrade.
Jan 13, 2015, 11:34 am
#84
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Location: BDA
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Also, the restaurants in the Fairmont are pretty decent.
Walking distance from the hotel is the silk market, which is worth a tour, especially if you like haggling.
Mostly we just do tourist stuff, forbidden city, which is pretty close, easy to get to by taxi or train. The Great wall, which you would need to book a car for etc.
Jan 13, 2015, 12:01 pm
#85
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Toronto
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Bumping this thread to see if anyone has stayed at this hotel recently?
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Going to be in Beijing for 6 nights this coming March. Cheapest rate currently available is ~$1750USD total. Is this hotel worth staying at for the premium price? May also have a suite upgrade available to use.
Jan 13, 2015, 12:39 pm
#86
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: YOW, previously YYT
Programs: AC E50K, Fairmont Plat, NEXUS
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In terms of restaurants. Last time we booked a private room at the Qianmen Quanjude as it was the only way for us to get a reservation, and we didn't feel like waiting in line. It cost a bit more, but we had about a multi multi course lunch. Seriously way more food than was necessary. We had invited our driver, and let him take home the leftovers, which I suspect fed his family for the week. I am not an expert on Peking duck, but the service and food were excellent, so I would recommend it. Quanjude is not walking distance so you will need a car to get there.
Also, the restaurants in the Fairmont are pretty decent.
Walking distance from the hotel is the silk market, which is worth a tour, especially if you like haggling.
Mostly we just do tourist stuff, forbidden city, which is pretty close, easy to get to by taxi or train. The Great wall, which you would need to book a car for etc.
Also, the restaurants in the Fairmont are pretty decent.
Walking distance from the hotel is the silk market, which is worth a tour, especially if you like haggling.
Mostly we just do tourist stuff, forbidden city, which is pretty close, easy to get to by taxi or train. The Great wall, which you would need to book a car for etc.
Great pointer, thanks. I almost forgot about this!
Feb 6, 2015, 7:57 am
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Feb 6, 2015, 9:38 pm
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Feb 27, 2015, 1:47 am
#90
Join Date: May 2005
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I've stayed at the Fairmont Beijing 3 times in the last two years. Used suite upgrade, got upgraded to their Signature Suite each time. Very nice hotel, location is decent, not a lot near it. Yonganli Metro station is a 5 minute walk, and is only then a few stops to a bunch of nice places.
Definitely try the Na Jia restaurant within 8-10 minute walk of the hotel. Very good traditional Beijing fare.
No Gold access for Plats unless you book a Gold room.
Definitely try the Na Jia restaurant within 8-10 minute walk of the hotel. Very good traditional Beijing fare.
No Gold access for Plats unless you book a Gold room.