Novotel Beijing Peace

The location is very convenient. Couple minutes walk to Wangfujiang street. Close to restaurants, shopping and there is a foreign bookstore. Most hotel staffs speak English well and a couple of them speak French. Breakfast is good but not much varieties. If you stay for more than a week may get abit bored of the food. The carpet is a bit dated. And there is not enough lighting in the room if you want to read. Overall it's an above average hotel for the price.

I stayed three nights at this Novotel. I booked a Superior Room with 1 king bed. I arrived late at night/early morning on a flight from the US; had no problem checking in at 1 AM. (print out a map and address in Chinese for taxi driver from airport; luckily I did, as the driver indicate halfway through, he did not know where the hotel was!). The hotel's location is ideal, within walking distance of the forbidden city, subway is around the corner. Breakfast buffet had something for everyone, and food was excellent. I would come back

Very clean and great location. Breakfast was fantastic. Staff was okay, had a difficult time communicating. I do not speak Chinese and they did not speak English very well.

when you pay quiet more money to get executive floor and vip lounge you expect some special. but food etc. is absolutely not worth the extra money. so next i will for sure choose novotel but leave out the buisness floor.

The best feature of the hotel is its centric location - an easy walking distance to a major commercial district and a long walk to the Forbidden City, Tianaman Square.... The worst part is its staff, not friendly or helpful. Breakfast is too expensive for a pedestrian quality variety and quality. Has amenities that most short-term travelers would not use. I'd rather have a lower price than features that I won't use.

Very centrally located relative to cultural heritage sites, theatres as well as central shopping areas in Beijing. Relatively close to subway-stations.

We failed a number of times to persuade taxis to take us to the hotel. Granted, we know no Chinese. But in the past, travelling in China -- including Beijing -- I have been able to show the driver the hotel's name and address (written in Chinese on card provided by the hotel or an internet printout.) The driver at the airport refused to take use there, directing us instead to a high-priced shuttle. I didn't think too much of it at the time, reasoning that it was just a money-making arrangement on their part. But then we were turned down about 4 additional times, using the little taxi card provided by the hotel. When we finally inquired of the concierge why taxis wouldn't serve us, the hotel employee speculated that it was because of the location -- within in a hutong area, something that they might have mentioned before... (She then wrote on our taxi card that it is near the Peninsula.) Someone else speculated it was because of the traffic pattern. Regardless it was a major inconvenience, as well as costly.

There is an old wing with dated rooms. The main building I am guessing has nicer (and more expensive?) rooms. PRetty disappointing overall. No personality. Horrible carpets.

Great location close to the Forbidden City & the the night food market

very good location, very close to subway, very helpful staff