Grand Dynasty Hotel - Beijing

“Historic building in great traveler-friendly neighborhood”

As someone from the Chicago area, the hotel reminded me of the Drake. It's a historic building with old-school amenities. The beds were comfortable, the food was good and the staff was very helpful. The staff was very helpful and pleasant despite a general lack of English and my lack of Chinese. … more

As someone from the Chicago area, the hotel reminded me of the Drake. It's a historic building with old-school amenities. The beds were comfortable, the food was good and the staff was very helpful. The staff was very helpful and pleasant despite a general lack of English and my lack of Chinese. The neighborhood is even more friendly to travelers than the hotel, being in the embassy district, and we ate out and visited the local mall frequently without any problem. The only downside was an issue with smells - the smoking bans are relatively recent in the history of a place like this, and there's a residual smoke smell that might bother those with sensitive noses - it took us a moment to get used to it. That's why I compare it to places like the Drake and other hotels where the history has left a little mark on its current service for those who care...

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“Maizidian Hotel in Chaoyang”

Having stayed in my own apartment and rented apartments in Beijing it was necessary to start using hotels because of the shorter time periods that I stay in Beijing. Right now I stay in the New Grand Dynasty hotel and it definitely is a clean, nice centrally located hotel. Staff is friendly (Englis… more

Having stayed in my own apartment and rented apartments in Beijing it was necessary to start using hotels because of the shorter time periods that I stay in Beijing. Right now I stay in the New Grand Dynasty hotel and it definitely is a clean, nice centrally located hotel. Staff is friendly (English very limited) great (Chinese) breakfast but they even have coffee! It is a typical Chinese hotel but comfortable, good beds and near the Chaoyang park. I will come back next time. Good value for money.

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“Not for the Western traveller - otherwise good.”

I enjoyed my one night stay as the room was clean, modern and enabled to catch up on many missed hours of sleep. We were fortunate that we had a Chinese speaker in our group for there was minable English spoken by the staff. Wi-Fi was available only in reception otherwise you had to use a ‘wired’ c… more

I enjoyed my one night stay as the room was clean, modern and enabled to catch up on many missed hours of sleep. We were fortunate that we had a Chinese speaker in our group for there was minable English spoken by the staff. Wi-Fi was available only in reception otherwise you had to use a ‘wired’ connection in your room. Breakfast was good but offered little for the western traveller. There were eggs but it was difficult to get anything prepared to your wish. In the end I made use of the toaster and sliced bread.

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