Grand Skylight Catic Hotel — Hotel in Beijing

We were at this hotel for 3 nights with a tour. If you have a choice, pick another hotel. ||We were disappointed with the room having no air conditioning. Yes, in Beijing they will not let hotels turn on the air before May 1st, but knowing that, the hotel should make the fans they say they have, accessible. No fans were to be had. The temperature outside was 29 C April 27-29, and being on the sunny side of the hotel, our room never went below 29C. So hot. The last night, my husband, after calling everyday for a fan, lost it, and lo and behold, we got a fan the last night. It just blew the hot air around, but it was something.||The hotel will not change money either. After being told that changing money would not be a problem in any of the place we went, we did not change into yuan. They do have an ATM machine in the hotel, but it only takes Chinese cards. There is another machine that will take money and exchange into yuan, but it would only take $50 and $100 bills, something that we do not as a rule bring.||The breakfast area is small and hot. They have an outside area, which the tourists would set up, (tables and chairs stacked in one area) so that we had somewhere to sit and eat. They really aren't set up for tour groups.||It too is far away from anything, stores, shops etc.||There are so many hotels in Beijing,...

Location - real close to the Stadium; Security - nice lock system; Receptionists - all nice, especially "Wang, Fu Qiang" 王富强 （服务非常优秀，方案彻底又有效率） very attentive, professional and efficient - helped me to get takeout order as lunch after unavailability of room service of beef noodles; deduct one star for the breakfast buffet - bus boys clear tables fast, yet the waitress/waiter not friendly as to my inquires, e.g. unavailability of coffee spoon, absence of regular size coffee cup/mug, absence of breakfast tea bags, and unsolicited table sharing. The breakfast buffet is a convenient option for travellers, not a sampler representing local cuisine. The hotel use a cute robot to deliver items to the suite on demand - that was entertaining. The coffee and tea shop at the lobby is a bit pricy if you are only looking for non-branded beverage. View - I stayed at high floor and could see the entrance of the "Nest" the stadium plus a corner of the famous Concrete Nest structure - very charming in the evening. The hotel is nice for travellers who can handle a bit...

Location - real close to the Stadium; Security - nice lock system; Receptionists - all nice, especially "Wang, Fu Qiang" 王富强 （服务非常优秀，方案彻底又有效率） very attentive, professional and efficient - helped me to get takeout order as lunch after unavailability of room service of beef noodles; deduct one star for the breakfast buffet - bus boys clear tables fast, yet the waitress/waiter not friendly as to my inquires, e.g. unavailability of coffee spoon, absence of regular size coffee cup/mug, absence of breakfast tea bags, and unsolicited table sharing. The buffet is a valid option for travellers, not a sampler representing local cuisine. The hotel use a cute robot to deliver items to the suite on demand - that was entertaining. The coffee and tea shop at the lobby is a bit pricy if you are only looking for non-branded beverage. View - I stayed at high floor and could see the entrance of the "Nest" the stadium plus a corner of the famous Concrete Nest structure - very charming in the evening. The hotel is nice for travellers who can handle a bit...