Luan County Vacations from US$1,845

First time staying at Stey Wangfujing; received great service and had a fantastic stay. Convenient gym and laundry facilities on site for those with a longer stay.

To get to the hotel you can take Beijing subway line 1 or line 8 to Wangfujing station then exit E3 to Wangfujing street. After arriving on the street, around 30 steps you can find McDonald restaurant on the corner of the street. Turn left walk 50m then turn left for the first small alley, continue to walk around 50m you can find the hotel. The hotel is very close to busy street Wangfujing with lots of shops and restaurants. The hotel is also near Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City To go to Forbidden City, take subway line 1 stop at Tiananmen East Gate (1 stop from Wanfujing station). To go to Tiananmen Square take subway line 1 stop at Tiananmen West Gate (2 stops from Wangfujing station). The receptionists are helpful. The bedroom is not big but clean and modern. The toilet seat is warm. You can try Beijing duck at Quanjude restaurant at Wangfujing street, 10 minute walk from the hotel.

Friendly staff and convenient location close to many restaurants and shopping.

We stayed in Sofitel Beijing Grand for 7 nights. The hotel was not near any metro station but thankfully, Didi ride-hailing (the equivalent of Uber and Grab) is very affordable in Beijing. The front office staff and concierge were not friendly and could be rude at times when you asked them for more information about the hotel and help in booking Didi rides. Most of them could only speak a little English. The hotel is poorly maintained with quite a few torn cushions in the dining room. The breakfast buffet spread had little Western variety and the pastries were hard and stale. The centrally controlled aircon wasn't cool enough and there wasn't any temperature control in the room. However, the saving grace came from the housekeeper, 岳海英 (under the supervisor 冯军) who did a fantastic job in keeping the room clean and ensuring an adequate supply of bottled water and toiletries. If it weren't for the housekeeping, I would have rated the hotel as terrible.