Location. The Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing is located on Wangfujing Avenue in Beijing, China, one kilometer from Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, two kilometers from Beihai Park and five kilometers from the central business district. Hotel Features. The contemporary downtown hotel offers restaurants, an indoor pool with a skylight roof, a business center and meeting facilities.
Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing includes two restaurants. Essence serves Asian and Western buffets during breakfast, lunch and dinner hours. Huang Yue offers Cantonese cuisine, seafood and regional specialties during lunch and dinner. Purple Bar serves wine, vodkas and cocktails. The Atrium Lounge offers afternoon tea, cocktails and an extensive malt whiskey selection. Room service is provided 24 hours a day.
The business center includes analog dial-up and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access for a fee, and also includes computers which can be rented. The hotel also offers 11 meeting rooms with seating for from 10 to 300 people. Analog dial-up and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access also is available in public areas for a fee.
Additional recreational amenities include a fitness center, massage services, a sauna, a steam room and a solarium.
Guestrooms. The hotel's 360 guestrooms include cable and satellite television, three direct-dial phones, desks, safes and analog dial-up and high-speed Internet access. Rooms also offer coffee and tea makers, minibars, and compact refrigerators with ice makers. Valet service is available.
Expert Tip. More than half of Beihai Park, an imperial garden originally constructed in the 10th century, is covered by a lake. The extensive park includes a variety of historic examples of Chinese art and architecture with its collection of pavilions, walls and other features. An example is Nine Dragon Wall, a glazed brick wall in seven colors with nine dragons cavorting in the clouds decorating both sides.
