Staying in Beijing

The main districts to stay in would be the eastern district of Chao Yang or the central district of Dong Cheng. These two area will allow you great access to all the shopping areas and also the great restaurants and bars. But if you need an early flight out of the city in the morning, your best bet would be to stay near the airport in the northeast part of the city, so that one can avoid all the traffic the next morning.

Around the Northeast Third Ring Road, many business travellers stay here in some great 4 and 5 star hotels that have great access to downtown as well as not far from the airport. The hotels here are a little pricey.

Hai Dian district has some great Chinese hotels and guesthouses, but it is a good distance from downtown Beijing. There are some great 5 star luxury hotels around here that cater for the employees of the hi- tech companies that are based around here.

Jian Guo Men Wai and the Ri Tan have loads of hotels on offer, which are close to the embassy and commercial areas of this district. A lot of hotels cater for the businessman and woman, with every selfcontained convenience in their hotels. There are lots of office towers and residential high rises, as well as a skating rink and a few shopping centres.

There is also lots of hotels that cater solely for the tourist traveller, seeing that the famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City are very close by. Near the airport, one can find a bank, a business centre, European bakery and delicatessen, Western style pharmacy and shopping centre, and also a Starbucks coffee shop would you believe.