Red Lantern HousevsGrand Hyatt Beijing
Red Lantern House and Grand Hyatt Beijing are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Grand Hyatt Beijing ranks significantly better than Red Lantern House. Grand Hyatt Beijing is ranked #7 in Beijing with approval from 12 publications such as Jetsetter, DK Eyewitness and Insight Guides.
Red Lantern House
No.5 Zhengjue Hutong, Xinjie Kou, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Though technically on the west side of town, this sprawling backpacker's hotel, located in a traditional courtyard dwelling, is still quite central to many of Beijing's main sites." Full review
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Be sure to specify if you want an en-suite bathroom; otherwise, you'll be using the communal toilets.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The most engaging of the Red Lantern brood." Full review
Rough Guide
"The main feature here is an extraordinary courtyard overloaded with ornament, including two water features and a forest of red lanterns."
Time Out
"This homely place around a converted courtyard is a challenge to find, but persevere if you want the hutong experience at a cut-price rate." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Red Lantern House is in a great location in the city's old hutongs. It is ideally suited to backpackers and families on a tight budget." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With a charming interior, trimmed with red lanterns and opening onto an ample bar area, this is a welcoming hotel." Full review
Grand Hyatt Beijing Show All Reviews
No.1 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100738
From $132/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"The Grand Hyatt is unrivaled for location." Full review
Concierge
"With a prime central location adjacent to Wangfujing shopping street, this vast hotel has been popular with business and leisure travelers since it opened in 2001."
Fodor's
"The wow factor at the Grand Hyatt Beijing... comes via its huge glass facade and even more extraordinary Olympic-size swimming pool." Full review
Insight Guides
"One of Beijing’s top hotels, a favourite of businessmen and short-term tourists, that includes top-notch restaurants, excellent service, and houses a museum of ancient Chinese bronzes."
Lonely Planet
"Stylish creation lording it over Wángfǔjǐng’s Oriental Plaza, but loses marks for extortionate wi-fi charges."
Travel + Leisure
"Super-solicitous service; excellent in-house dining and entertainment; and the most outrageously over-the-top indoor “urban resort” in the city." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Part of Oriental Plaza, the country’s largest commercial complex, this curved glass tower is "one of the places to be in Beijing"." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"In the glimmering Oriental Plaza complex that dominates the central shopping district, no other hotel in Beijing is better located, and few are as well equipped."
Star Service
"Within easy walking distance of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, this 18-story glass tower offers top-notch amenities and a prime location." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"A gleaming glass tower on busy Chang An Avenue, Grand Hyatt Beijing is a large hotel that delivers crisp, contemporary rooms with comfortable, duvet-topped beds and flat-screen TVs." Full review