The Regent Beijing
No.99 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District Beijing, 100005, China
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelThe Regent Beijing
First day in China
Arrived on evening of Sept 19th, off an Air-China flight straight to the chaotically lined up taxis picking up passengers to the city. Originally booked the Park Plaza Wangfujing, but upon arrival the hotel was fully booked. Feeling dejected, the concierge told me that I would have to stay at their sister hotel, the Regent which was right next to …
Beijing
Before arriving in Beijing on the flight over a girl in the row behind us recognized Matt as someone she knew. Yi it turned out was from Beijing and returning home for a visit and to see one of the Olympic track and field events. She gave us tips on what to do and see and agreed to meet up in a couple of days to take us to some authentic Peking …
Forbidden City
After a good nights rest woke up late in the morning and dedicated the day to checking out the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. We stopped at a little noodle shop on the way to the Forbidden City and I got a delicious eggplant noodle concoction. The first of many delicious eggplant dishes to be had in China. Matt got some type of pork dish that …
Temple of Heaven
Rainy day in Beijing which helped clear up the air a bit. It was nice to have cooler air that day too. Decided to try the subway system since we had another soccer game that night and didn't want to hassle with taxis again. The subway system was very impressive- very clean and only 2 RMB (about $0.40) to ride anywhere, and well labeled stops and …



