Fairmont Beijing Hotel
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Character and identity
Fairmont Beijing announces itself in the Central Business District with a rose gold glass facade and a distinctive bridge-shaped structure linking its towers. Inside the 222-room property, a two-story marble lobby sets the tone with gilded desks, pink lotus paintings and a ribbon of orange glass running across the ceiling. Rooms read understated-modern with Asian motifs, Nespresso machines, Bose sound systems and Toto washlets in marble bathrooms. Dining spans Lunar 8, the Champagne Bar, Lobby Lounge Bar and The Cut steakhouse, while the skybridge holds Willow Stream Spa, a gym, yoga studio and indoor pool 21 floors up.
Who's it for
Best for:
Business travellers and design-minded couples who want a polished CBD base with strong club-lounge value. The Fairmont Gold floor, with its breakfast, cocktail hour, afternoon tea and meeting room inside the skybridge, is the reason to book. Steakhouse fans and spa-goers do well here too.
Should look elsewhere:
Travellers focused on the Forbidden City, hutongs and old Beijing will find themselves on the wrong side of town, with a taxi or subway hop to every sightseeing stop. Families wanting kids' programming or a resort feel should look at the city's larger leisure properties.
Bottom line
The defining reason to book is the skybridge: Fairmont Gold lounge access, the 22nd-floor spa view and the pool and gym all live up there, and they elevate an otherwise solid CBD business hotel into something more memorable. Pay up for a Fairmont Gold room or suite; without club access, you're getting a comfortable but more conventional stay. Ask about tai chi lessons with the resident master.