Rosedale Hotel & Suites, Beijing

Advantages: Raffles! Friendly staff, immaculate rooms
Disadvantages: Expensive bowling alley

...Wow, what an amazing hotel - and a true bargain at that. It is actually now owned by Raffles with one part of the hotel being Raffles and the other Beijing Hotel. We visited Beijing in January this year staying for six nights in the Raffles section of the hotel. You know that you are arriving somewhere nice when your taxi door is opened as soon as you get there and friendly men smile at you and welcome you to the hotel. They grabbed our cases and brought them inside for us. The reception is clean and warm (a must as it was minus five outside!!!). The staff welcomed us to the hotel and could not have been more friendly and helpful. An added bonus was that we had booked through Expedia (therefore only paying £60 per night) and been told that we were not getting breakfast included. The reception staff said that as it was low season... Read review

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Advantages: wonder full service
Disadvantages: a little noise arrounding

...a good hotel in beijing i think ,the charge is not very expensive ,good service and it is convienent to get many famous place from hotel,very capacious and bright room,good service facilities,the workers can give you a excellent help and they are always ready to help you .if you are a foreigner from all over the world ,when you get beijing ,you can give them a call and they will arrange the car to receive you if possible. of ourse this fees will be included in your staying charge ,but very little . it is easy for you to call a taxi when you come out of the hotel.usually,you can ask the workers in the hotel to help you ,and they can help you to bargin with them and save you much... Read review

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Advantages: Great people, fabulous food
Disadvantages: Pollution levels high, extremes of temperature

.... The food I hear so many people come back from China complaining about the food.The trouble is that most people visit Beijing as part of a tour and therefore have to rely on their guides for food. Certain restaurants are targetted for tourists and unfortunately tend to provide banquet-style food as a mark of respect. Banquet-style food usually includes unusual dishes that don't really suit the western palate, such as chicken's feet and pig's trotters. Everyday Chinese food though is fantastic. There are many types of Chinese cuisine, probably the most famous of which is spicy Sichuan food, and all can be found in Beijing, but the most common type of restaurant is what in Chinese is called home style cooking. This includes a bit of all cuisines. I recmmend to anyone going to Beijing - dump the guide, walk into any restaurant that takes your fancy... Read review

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