KEMPINSKI HOTEL BEIJING LUFTHANSA CENTER

The hotel has a good location but the rooms are old and not clean (traces all around not cleaned when I took the room!). The lighting device doesn't work properly and there is a lack of shelves to put your clothes during your stay. The insulation is poor, I can hear every step and discussion in the corridor, as well as cars passing by downstairs.

I booked the Kempinski based on my experience with the chain in Germany. We arrived after our flight from Dongying to spend one night before heading back to Canada. The front desk service is top notch and the rooms are functional with a bit of a trend to fancier. The hotel is about 120 RMB can ride from the airport. Make sure you take an actual taxi and not a private car which will run 650 RMB for no better service. The hotel boasts a German Restaurant complete with microbrewery and all the heart stopping wonderful meat you can eat.

BEATING THE DEAD HORSE: yes its dated(but clean) yes my room smelled badly of cigarettes, yes theres currently construction from 7am-7pm(who cares, man up) BUT i would return. This hotel is a bit dated but they make up for it with near immaculate cleanliness and impeccable service and familiarity The cost is (rightly) cheaper than the surrounding hotels(ritz, four seasons, westin, intercontinental) its right on the subway and next to a plethora of things. The staff knew me by name and i was only there for 2 days, and the gym and pool workers were right on me making sure i was happy and taken care of and also out of the way when necessaary, SAUNA, a little weird because sometimes its for guys and sometimes for ladies, basicallly 6am-10:30pm it changes sexes every 3 hours, with guys getting a better deal. the gym was smallISH they need to know down a wall and grow it a bit. the lcoker room wasnt nice(not bad) at all, it was plastic paneling , in a 5 star it should be wood paneled, for a luxury feel, not a middle school locker room feel, the sauna is super hot and great, steam room good, towels are 2 meters long and very plush. plentiful water at gym, everything beyond clean, the pool is a little weird in that theres no short way to wander in, you must sit on edge and fall in or simply jump. fien for me maybe bad for old people, but lets be honest its a business hotel, no ones here to swim. great views in gym area, decent sitting area outside gym, elevators are plentiful and quick, keys needed to go up. good, THE ROOM: again dated dated dated yes, we know, smoky yes we know, but clean, very well appointed and pillows are a meter long theyre huge, bed is nice and soft and like a real 5 star hotel they do infact provide TURN DOWN SERVICE no this no 5 star, simple. but unlike a 5 star no seperate tub and shower, although bathroom is HUGE they could include a rain drop shower head in the corner easily, BATHTUB is also cavernous. so therefore filling time is slow, small problem, lots of lotions and mouth wash everything good quality, the dresser has real hangers not the PLZ DONT STEAL ME kind, good, safe good, scale good, tv wasnt top pf the line new or big, but it was flat and western brand. the chair is comfortable, desk was good for my gf to work,. LACK OF OUTLETS as in not overly plentiful like most hotels, where the hot water heater / electric kettle is placed initially there no socket :P whatever move it to table. window opens up, and its EXTREMELY SOUND PROOF, curtains arent electronically controlled, i love those kind, the room did have a control panel for lights and heat, fine YES the room has stationary, 2 night stands and 24/7 room service for people with agoraphobia. they give compliemntary bday cake and card and fruit with nice silver plates, which were cooled so i guess room service has heater and cooler cart, thats good. check in was as qucikk as it can be in china, 8 mins, the concierge, is a lady in red , the german workers all had impeccable englisha dn the chinese workers idk because i speak fluent chinese, they were all very hardworking and helpful to everyone i saw, my gf was granted late checkout, IN FINAL, go if you wanna save 50-100$ a night, its definitely not getting shafted, but in honesty its not the crem de la crem , like four seasons, ritz, or rose wood, but its right in embassy and business area, subway, malls, and beautiufl river, ETC, pool is ONLY 1.6 m deep, about 5'5 in imperial measurement, my gf didnt like it, no hot tub, lobby is pristine and up to 5 star, just the rooms are dated 5 or decent 4,

Nice staff, enormous breakfast with choice of Asian and European dishes. Rooms are pretty standard business hotel rooms. Internet is slow. Amenities are many and meeting facilities very good. The bar at the lobby is very agreeable for a cold drink. The renovation noise was there but not too disturbing.

The hotel has a great location and has very good amenities. There is air conditioning in the room, the mini bar is quite small, but the shower is powerful and the beds are very comfortable. The hotel is linked to a number of different other areas via building connections so you can easily go shopping in a supermarket or dine at a number of other restaurants located either within the hotel, or very close by. The hotel is currently undergoing refurbishment so certain parts of the building are affected. Overall, relatively content with my stay apart from the service which unfortunately was a real let down. I would say that notwithstanding the service and the renovation it is still a good hotel to stay at because of the amenities and location.