The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial StreetvsBeijing Hotel NUO
Both Beijing Hotel NUO and The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street are endorsed by experts. Overall, Beijing Hotel NUO ranks significantly better than The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street. Beijing Hotel NUO comes in at #3 in Beijing with recommendations from 13 reviewers including Frommer's, Forbes Travel Guide and Jetsetter.
The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street Show All Reviews
No.1 East Jinchengfang Street, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100032
From $178/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"The beds are the comfiest in town, and spacious marble bathrooms come with his-and-her sinks and televisions anchored in front of the bathtub." Full review
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Concierge
"The service is uniformly welcoming and efficient at this smart, supremely comfortable tower in the rising business district northwest of the Forbidden City."
Fodor's
"Smart East-meets-West decors that match the Ritz standard—its location, excellent amenities, and eager-to-please staff make it popular with tour groups and business folk." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This tower of chrome and blue glass, with enormous white marble yin and yang sculptures and cloud-embossed elevator doors, is in "a very nice part of the city"." Full review
Star Service
"Located in the growing Financial Street area on the west side of town, this hotel truly lives up to the image of a Ritz-Carlton." Full review
Gayot
"Guests of The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street will appreciate the hotel's sophisticated urban-Asian style and wide variety of pampering amenities."
Time Out
"A touch more modern than other hotels associated with the brand, the hotel aspires to be as Chinese as possible, with Oriental screens surrounding the lobby." Full review
BlackBook
"White glove service makes this a haven for expense account road warriors and neighbourhood sub-primers alike."
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"shopping mall and in the center of the city’s banking and business district." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"One of the Ritz-Carlton’s new-look hotels, this funky, modern Financial Street outpost bears no traces of the chain’s signature country-estate grandeur." Full review
Beijing Hotel NUO Show All Reviews
33 East Chang An Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100004
From $102/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"If you're looking for a slice of old-world charm, look no further than Raffles Beijing." Full review
Concierge
"Closer to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City than any of the city's other top-end hotels, the Raffles occupies a Beaux Arts–style building with a long history."
Jetsetter
"Built by an enterprising Frenchman in 1900, the hotel's sweeping staircases, arched lobby staircases and 1920s dance hall... were skillfully rejuvenated when Raffles took over."
Lonely Planet
"Sandwiched between two drab edifices... the seven-storey Raffles oozes cachet and grandeur." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Over-the-top opulence reigns at this vaunted, century-old hotel—which is, appropriately, closer than any other to Beijing’s singularly grand Forbidden City." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Located by the Wangfujing shopping district, just steps from Tiananmen Square, the Beaux Arts landmark is "a true oasis, with the best location in Beijing"." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Sections of the Beijing Hotel have been revamped and re-staffed by the Singapore Raffles group to produce one of Beijing's best addresses."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Rooms are swathed in romantic chintzes, oriental rugs and French furnishings but include contemporary touches like flat-screen TVs and DVD players on request."
Time Out
"Personality Suites named after the hotel’s most famous patrons... are packed with wonderful examples of attention to detail, while the ballroom and Writers Bar both hark back to the hotel’s heyday." Full review
Gayot
"Raffles Beijing Hotel has long represented an icon of Beijing's historical heritage."