Four Seasons Hotel Beijing

Character and identity

Set in the Chaoyang district away from the main tourist trail, this is a high-design tower hotel built around a dramatic 20-storey atrium hung with 400 stainless-steel butterflies by Australian artist Jayne Dyer. Deluxe rooms run a generous 495 square feet, with city-view bathtubs, traditional Chinese ceramics and calligraphy prints layering warmth onto the contemporary architecture. Dining is a clear strength: Mio handles refined Italian, Cai Yi Xuan handles Chinese, and the spa even has its own tea restaurant, Tea Garden, pouring gong-fu style brews. The service register is polished and design-forward rather than clubby.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What defines a stay here is the combination of serious food and a flagship-scale spa, set inside a piece of statement architecture rather than a heritage neighbourhood. Book it if you value design, dining and wellness over walkable sightseeing, hold out for a higher-floor deluxe for the bathtub city views, and build in taxi time for the headline monuments.