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EAST BeijingvsAman Summer Palace

East Beijing and Aman Summer Palace are both rated very highly by writers. Overall, Aman Summer Palace scores significantly better than East Beijing. Aman Summer Palace is ranked #2 in Beijing with praise from 15 reviews including Forbes Travel Guide, Travel + Leisure and Hideaway Report.

EAST Beijing
8/10
No.22 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016
From $95/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"A business hotel with style, a place to do business without the stiffness—note the communal networking space in the cafe-inspired lounge." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"EAST is situated between 798 and Lido in Indigo, a shopping and leisure complex with high-street and designer brands, a cinema and acres of green parkland." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Just 20 minutes from Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeast portion of the city, East, Beijing offers a hip and contemporary place to hang your hat." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Business sleek. With ample art and modern design, East Hotel Beijing is sophisticated without taking itself too seriously." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"If Beijing is China’s creative hub, this new hotel embodies that ethos perfectly." Full review
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Room to Book: The Park View Studio has a kitchenette and dining room—ideal for anyone staying for more than a night or two.
The Telegraph The Telegraph
7.0
"East is cool, comfortable and kitted out with great food, drink, and leisure facilities, plus a myriad of clever touches to make doing biz in Beijing much more than just bearable." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The 300 rooms business hotel is Swire's arm of business hotel...simple, comfortable rooms sprinkled with Chinese art throughout." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Billed as an unconventional business hotel...pale wood floors and a neutral palette give the guestrooms a modern and minimalist feel. Smart amenities include a complimentary iPod touch and free Wi-Fi." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Billing itself as a “lifestyle business hotel,” EAST offers a smooth, high-tech experience from check-in to check-out, allowing guests to move seamlessly from lounges to surprisingly chic work spaces" Full review
Aman Summer Palace
9/10
No.1 Gongmenqian Street, Yiheyuan, Haidian District, Summer Palace, Beijing 100091
From $480/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Concierge Concierge
"Nestled among courtyards, willow- and bamboo-lined stone pathways, and a picturesque lake, the resort allows private day and night access to the palace and gardens."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The Aman brand's first property in China is stunning to look at, with guests feeling that they are on the set of a film."
Star Service Star Service
"The courtyard setting and surrounding gardens infuse an authentic Chinese feel to the place. Accommodations often open to pathways, gardens of bamboo trees and other Ming Dynasty symbols. " Full review
Gayot Gayot
"The Aman at Summer Palace, a 250-year-old World Heritage site, is a perfect retreat for anybody looking for luxury and history in Beijing."
Time Out Time Out
"Housed in the original guesthouses used by Empress Dowager Cixi just steps away from the East Gate of the Summer Palace, rooms are traditionally decorated, cosy and stunning." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The epitome of blissful indulgence, this luxury hotel (part of the famed Aman chain) is spread out across a series of carefully renovated ancient Qing Dynasty courtyards." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Amanresorts has converted a collection of dwellings adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage Summer Palace into 51 dramatic guest rooms spread across nine courtyards." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Hard to fault this exquisite hotel, a true candidate for best in Běijīng." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Aman Summer Palace allows guests to experience a piece of history in an utterly beautiful setting with hilltop temples, shimmering lakes, and marble bridges." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Located just a few steps from the east gate of the Summer Palace, each property in the ultra-luxurious Aman resort is imbued with history." Full review
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