Marriott Beijing City Wall
(also known as Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall and Marriott Beijing) 7 Jian Guo Men South Ave., city center, Dong Cheng District, +86-10-58118888. 5 stars. 420-649 rooms. Restaurant. Pool, hot tub, fitness center.
The largest Marriott hotel located outside the U.S., the Marriott Beijing City Wall has spacious rooms equipped with deliciously smooth starched and ironed cotton sheets, a white cotton duvet, a marble bathroom with deep tub and forceful water fill (but the drain cover didn’t work in my tub and the water drained almost as fast as it filled until I stuffed it with the edge of a wash cloth). The restaurant serves a splendid breakfast buffet with excellent breads, a few dim sum choices, and American made-to-order omelettes and bacon and eggs.
The portion of the city wall outside the hotel’s entrance dates to the Ming Dynasty—600 years ago—and is all that is left of that wall, though it does extend a bit farther than the hotel in either direction. On the other side of the wall from the hotel, a narrow park hugs the wall. Across the street are alleys where you can get a quick, inexpensive meal, and a massage parlor is in the alley behind the hotel (it looked interesting, but I have no information on it).
The largest Marriott hotel located outside the U.S., the Marriott Beijing City Wall has spacious rooms equipped with deliciously smooth starched and ironed cotton sheets, a white cotton duvet, a marble bathroom with deep tub and forceful water fill (but the drain cover didn’t work in my tub and the water drained almost as fast as it filled until I stuffed it with the edge of a wash cloth). The restaurant serves a splendid breakfast buffet with excellent breads, a few dim sum choices, and American made-to-order omelettes and bacon and eggs.
The portion of the city wall outside the hotel’s entrance dates to the Ming Dynasty—600 years ago—and is all that is left of that wall, though it does extend a bit farther than the hotel in either direction. On the other side of the wall from the hotel, a narrow park hugs the wall. Across the street are alleys where you can get a quick, inexpensive meal, and a massage parlor is in the alley behind the hotel (it looked interesting, but I have no information on it).
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| exterior of Marriott Beijing City Wall in Beijing, China |
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| dumplings at breakfast buffet in Marriott Beijing City Wall in Beijing, China |
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