Marriott Beijing

... stinking freaking HOT! business wise i would stay at the millenium only because there is a bit more around it than the marriot. although the marriott has an awesome spa and fitness area thats very private and i didnt want to leave it! the great wall was ...

... . The iconic, now faded portrait of Mau Tse Tung looked forlorn. and now faces huge multimedia screens celebrating the Beijing 2008 Olympics, a capitalist's dream come true. The square today is filled with well-dressed families and souvenir vendors. Under ...

Arrived in Beijing after 14 hour direct flight from ...

... the ground was sparklingly clean. Not bad, I thought. The hotel which we stayed in was impressive. We were put up at Marriott City Wall hotel. Facilities were good but a little far from the shopping belt.  Speaking of shopping, one should never ...

       My plane from Lijiang was delayed and I therefore missed my connection to Beijing in Kunming.  I wasn't looking forward to telling Air China I missed their flight because China Southern was late.  I figured ...

I must be getting tired of traveling because 5 star hotels are getting to be a habit with me. First the Miri Marriott, now the KunLun Hotel in Beijing. Fortunately, we didn't have to pay for this one because I had heard that it was like $700/night. I'm ...

... customs and health screening process (they automatically take everyone's temperature as they pass through an infared scanner), we met our national guide and local Beijing guide. Got to the hotel about 9:00 PM, got our room and crashed for the ...

... et une curiosité de tout instant. Et aussi que la première impression n'est pas forcement celle a laquelle je m'attendais. Retour a Beijing: SAP est en pleine effervescence avec la première édition du SAPPHIRE en Chine. C'est le plus grand ...

... visa restrictions. We've lost some occupancy.'' Fully Booked He declined to give numbers, adding that Beijing's two Ritz-Carlton hotels -- owned by Marriott International Inc. -- are fully booked during the Aug. 8-24 Olympics. The average occupancy ...

... the flight, we went to the hotel but it took us longer than expected to get there. After checking in to the Marriott hotel in central Beijing in my King Suite (yes I am bragging because this is just another one of the incredible hotels SAS booked for ...

... I had basica directions saying turn right when we get to a large hotel.  The hotel we were looking for turned out to be a Marriott so we turned right down a very dark and smelly alley and eventually found our hotel!.  We checked in and paid then ...

... system which obviously makes getting around China/Beijing difficult for English/German speakers.  Even the people at the Marriott Courtyard spoke limited English.  I guess we need to start teaching more Mandarin in school... The food... I ...

... nbsp; We had a few days to ourselves which was nice too.  Layton had enough points to let us stay at the Courtyard Marriott for two nights which turned out to be only just around the corner from where were were staying with the Intrepid tour.  ...

... We arrived safely in Beijing on Tuesday to begin the last part of our time together.  We had a reservation at the Marriott Beijing West Hotel using Dad's points.  After our wonderful experience in Shanghai we weren't quite sure what to ...

... not buy Rough Guides to China as your tourbook, its terrible.  So a bit discouraged, but still feeling full it was back to the Marriott once again. Now for Tom's favorite part of blogging, the top 10 (this time I will be adding a not so top 10): Top ...

... other side, where there was no one. It was interesting to walk along the wall, but the temperature and pollution from Beijing really ruined the experience. We liked Beijing, but getting to Mongolia where traffic jams, crowds, and pollution aren't heard ...

After a brief stop at the hotel to gather some Intel about where to get the best Peking Duck in town we headed off to the Beijing Bianyifang Roast Duck Group Restaurant in the Hademen Hotel. I have to say, it was the best meal in China so far and we have ...

... .  we head up to the club lounge for a feed and some drinks.  ok, now is when the hotel gets bad points. 2 platnium marriott members and not the best service.  they run out of gin, and tell us there is none in the entire hotel! wtf?  ...