The Peninsula Beijing

My daughter and I spent four nights at The Pen in Beijing, and it was a wonderful stay. The location is fabulous, the property is in pristine condition, and the staff were warm and genuinely helpful throughout. A special mention goes to Mukden and the concierge team, who arranged restaurant bookings and helped us secure tickets for Tiananmen Square. The concierge team is the backbone of any luxury hotel, and these gentlemen were outstanding. Our room was spacious, luxurious and immaculately clean, and the bed and pillows were wonderfully comfortable. One evening we finished the day with a rooftop Negroni (there’s a good selection to choose from) and a mocktail, which was the perfect end to a day in Beijing. If I had to nitpick, it would be the breakfast buffet. A little more variety, such as seasonal local fruit and traditional Beijing milk skin yoghurt, would make it more interesting. Overall, we would absolutely stay here again.

Beautiful room modern all amenities that you needed the breakfast was outstanding the room was exceptional staff were wonderful and could speak English when needed thanks for a lovely stay

Great hotel, location, service & room. Location seemed to be in central Beijing and walking distance to nearby shopping malls. Street in front can be congested. Friendly concierge - they will book dinner reservations and put down deposit to room (since pay-app wasnt working before we got to country). Took initiative to get me didi taxi as well and charged to room. Breakfast buffet was huge and good quality. Room had good shower pressure, black out curtains, a/c worked - although one room was a tad warmer/stuffy. Room was quiet. Bed fine. Room clean and nicely decorated. Was probably best hotel we stayed at in China.

This was the very first hotel we stayed at on our first trip to Beijing, so it will always have a special place for us. We already love The Peninsula brand, and Beijing was everything we hoped for and more. We especially loved the dumpling class and market visit that the hotel organised for us at Huang, which was such a lovely way to experience a little bit of the local culture. The Cantonese food at Huang was absolutely splendid too. The location is perfect, and I have to mention the lovely guys at the entrance who greet you so warmly every time you arrive by car. Those little details really make a stay feel special. Such a beautiful first introduction to Beijing.

We got a room upgrade via the travel agency. Our room was on the 5th level and conveniently located. We chose to return because of the location, hotel is near to shopping area in Wangfujing, within walking distance. A quick mention of the food we ate at Huang Ting. Ordered Peking duck and was sorely disappointed with the standard and taste of the duck. I thought it was the worst peking duck I have ever eaten. We didn't have to order the duck in advance, which was usually not the case in other hotel restaurants where we have eaten before. Breakfast and meals at the Lobby lounge was okay. Staff, overall, gave good service and I felt comfortable throughout the stay for 5 nights.