Asia Hotel — Hotel in Beijing

Just spent three days here for a conference. It's handily placed being just a 40 minute taxi ride from the airport and only 6 or so stops to the Forbidden City. Restaurants are within walking distance, and shopping maybe not too much further.||Echoing earlier reviews, this place has obviously seen better days. The rooms are spacious enough but they could certainly do with a freshening up. The large lobby is fine but a bit lacking in warmth-both temperature and service. Arriving after midnight, we had to drag our three large suitcases from the taxi to reception by ourselves, with no easily sighted trolleys available. Similarly once we had checked in, we weren't alerted to the trolleys which were hidden as we saw them the following day. Check in was smooth but again lacking in any kind of customer service - doubt that will be news to frequent travellers to Beijing.||Breakfast was nothing special but pretty expensive if a la carte. The same restaurant serves all day too, but the dishes are extremely expensive. With little choice on our first night due to a late ending to a gathering, we paid closer to 40 USD for two bowls of noodles and two ice lemon teas.||There has to be a special mention for the bed. It may be proven for medical purposes but the mattress was simply the hardest I have ever encountered. Most concrete floors would have more give than these mattresses. So, if you need a soft place to sleep, look elsewhere.||Lastly, a word again about the service. Regular travellers would not be surprised but the level of surliness from virtually every member of staff was something even this well-travelled person was shocked by. It is so universal as to make one wonder if it is company policy! Yo have...

Asia Hotel. It is a hotel that is quite old, large and magnificent in the city of Beijing. Includes a hotel with a classic style that prioritizes the comfort of guests by providing large rooms and wide beds along with other facilities in the room so that makes guests become comfortable even if only in the room. The hotel is located close to the Sanlitun shopping center which is a modern and large department store with a variety of branded goods boutiques. Luxury restaurants and various coffee shops are available in almost every street around the shopping area.

The hotel is 5-star and has complete facilities ranging from business centers, restaurants, cafeterias, swimming pools, fitness facilities. Free wifi for guests, adequate parking, and very convenient for the elderly, those in wheelchairs, and play areas for children. It is suitable for a weekend stay for families.

There are those who are happy with the feel of a big and modern city I suggest staying...

this hotel is now outdated, architecture, decoration, style.||standard rooms rather small, though comfortable and clean, all amenities, even more : (for businessmen) a drawer fully equiped with the small things you need in your office but which you always miss on a travel : stapler, cisors, pencils, rubber, ruler, etc.||One excellent restaurant (did try the others) in ground 1, authentic floating sampans (traditional wooden boats) on which you can enjoy a 1A Peking duck. No surprize, the chef comes from Da Dong, where you eat the BEST Peking duck in Peking !||||Breakfast : correct, mostly Chinese dishes, but plenty of fruit, yoghurts, bakeries. One pastry chef bakes you wonderful crêpes, and and other chef is in charge of the eggs. BUT !!!! no way to have a hot chocolate, and EVEN WORTH : no choice of teas, only classical (not so...