Summer Olympic Hotels

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games are being held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24. Available accommodations for visitors range from luxury hotels to affordable guesthouses.

It is recommended to book a room close to the sporting venues to save commuting time.Official Olympics Site: Lodging in Beijing

Featured on the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List, The Peninsula Beijing is praised for its service and "posh" rooms.Concierge.com: The Peninsula Beijing Frommer's considers the hotel the "absolute best" in Beijing,Frommer's: The Peninsula Palace Beijing (Wangfu Fandian) and Fodor's finds the Peninsula's "combination of ultramodern facilities and traditional luxury" impressive.Fodor's: Peninsula Beijing Review

Amenities include WiFi, 42-inch televisions and a "bedside electronic panel" that controls just about every device in the room.Official Peninsula Site: The Peninsula Rooms and Suites

The Lu Song Yuan Hotel has air conditioned rooms with Internet access and satellite TV.Official Lu Song Yuan Site: Rooms Some of the rooms have courtyards with rock gardens and "manicured plantings."Concierge.com: Lu Song Yuan Hotel

The hotel also has a teahouse by the lobby, and a "reasonable" Chinese restaurant on the premises.Fodor's: LüSongyuan Review

While planning your trip, please see Summer Olympic Vacation, Beijing Vacation, Beijing Restaurants and Beijing Tours.

• China World Hotel Phone: 86-10-6505-2266 Map

• • Fodor's Choice  : "Marble floors and gold accents in the lobby lead to comfortable, contemporary rooms with marble baths."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Long the city's top business hotel, China World now aims to be the best Beijing hotel altogether."

• • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick: "For sleeping, eating, lounging and recreation, this is our top pick."

• St. Regis Hotel Phone: 86-10-6460-6688 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Rooms in soft neutral tones, with Chinese upholstery and marble bathrooms, are "understated and elegant.""

• • Fodor's Choice  : "Considered by many to be the best hotel in Beijing, the St. Regis is a favorite of foreign businesspeople and visiting dignitaries."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Almost unnerving attention is paid to your individual needs, down to what side of the bed you sleep on for turndown service, and what fruit you take from the fruit bowl."

• The Peninsula Phone: 86-10-8516-2888 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Rooms have local accents as well as marble bathrooms with TVs and are "great to return to.""

• • Fodor's Choice  : "A waterfall cascades through the spacious lobby, which is decorated with Chinese antiques."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The range of accommodation choices in Beijing are now so vast that no hotel can claim to be the absolute best, but if a choice had to be made, it would be the Peninsula."

• Grand Hyatt Beijing Phone: 86-10-8518-1234 Map
  • Concierge Recommendation: "Local art makes the place feel "like a museum of Chinese art treasures.""

• • Fodor's Choice  : "The hotel's Olympic-size swimming pool is surrounded by lush vegetation, waterfalls, statues, and comfortable teak chairs and tables."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The theatrically lit, palatial lobby is a popular meeting place, with live music in the evenings and Beijing's best chocolate shop at one end."

• Red Capital Residence Phone: 86-10-8403-5308 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "Scarlet double doors open to reveal a meticulously restored 200-year-old home with exquisitely painted eaves and a tranquil, if teensy, center courtyard."

• • Fodor's Choice  : "Each of the five rooms is decorated with antiques and according to a different theme..."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The two Concubine's Private Courtyards, fitted with ornate Qing dynasty beds, are the most romantic rooms in the capital."

• • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick: "We like stylish rooms appointed with their own theme."

• Beijing Haoyuan Hotel Phone: 86-10-6512-5557
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[T]he 19-room Haoyuan is among the most exclusive of the city's popular courtyard-style hotels."

• • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick: "[W]hat really sets it above others is the staff, who seem to have a real affection for the place."

• Qianmen Jianguo Hotel Phone: 86-10-6301-6688 Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "The location is prime, being central to some top-drawer attractions."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Beijing Lu Song Yuan Phone: 86-10-6404-0436 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "The 68 cozy rooms are traditionally furnished, with red-tasseled lamps and dark wood furniture, but they don't feel like museum galleries."

• • Fodor's Choice  : "The traditional wooden entrance is guarded by two menshi (stone lions)."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[A] thoroughly charming courtyard hotel."

• Bamboo Garden Hotel Phone: 86-10-5852-0088 Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "[B]amboo Garden was the first major courtyard-style hotel in Beijing and is among the most beautiful."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "One of our favourite features of the hotel is the cafe's outdoor patio, which looks out into a garden of splendid old pines, green bamboo, fountains and rockeries."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Red House Hotel Phone: 86-10-6416-7810
  • Frommer's Recommended: "Rooms come with faux hardwood floor and a brand-new couch."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "[T]he hotel is just as popular for its ambience as its good prices."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Lonely Planet: Beijing Hostels
• Hostelz.com: Beijing Hostel Reviews

• Beijing Jade International Youth Hostel Phone: 86-10-6525-9966 Map
  • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick: "[T]his super clean, well-run and smart-looking hostel is as central as you can get."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Saga Youth Hostel Phone: 86-10-6527-2773
  • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick: "An extremely well-run, well-maintained newcomer on the hostel scene..."

• • Frommer's Recommended: "Opened in May 2002 in one of Beijing's most famous hutong, the Saga is the current favorite among savvy backpackers."

• • TripAdvisor 3.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Beijing City Central Youth Hostel Phone: 86-10-8511-5050 Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Housed in the old post office building, this newly opened hostel cum hotel has an unbeatable location directly opposite Beijing railway station."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Dorm rooms have a fresh appeal and are surprisingly large, with upper-floor rooms sporting excellent big-city views. Private rooms come in various sizes and the better of them are hotel quality."