Bulgari Hotel Beijing

Bulgari Hotel Beijing

In a courtyard off Xinyuan South Road in Chaoyang District, six kilometres from central Beijing, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts opened an eleven-floor, 119-room hotel in 2017, a short walk from Beixinqiao's hutongs, the Lama Temple and Chaoyang Theater. Inside, the brand's usual toolkit is all present: an indoor pool, a spa with massage, sauna and steam room, a fitness centre and gym, a garden and terrace, a bar and restaurant, meeting and event space for anyone combining business with the trip. What sets it apart is Genesis, a standing art gallery built into the hotel alongside its library, so the ground floor reads more like a small cultural venue than a typical hotel lobby. Rooms are sized for lingering rather than passing through, from a 624 square foot Superior King with blackout blinds and a mini bar to a 4,090 square foot Standard King Suite for longer stays. Staff work across Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish and Korean, useful for a hotel that draws guests from across Bulgari's international network. It suits someone who wants Italian design and a small, quiet property over the churn of a convention hotel, and who isn't counting pennies: an extra bed runs 1,399 CNY a night, a 3,000 CNY deposit is taken daily at check-in, and breakfast, if not included, runs roughly 309 CNY a person. It will not suit anyone bringing a pet, since none are allowed, or anyone wanting to stay inside Beijing's historic core rather than six kilometres out. What lingers isn't the marble everyone expects from the name. It's the quiet of the courtyard, a contrast to the temple and theatre a few minutes away. Bulgari's 119-room, eleven-floor hotel sits in a Chaoyang District courtyard six kilometres from central Beijing, near the Lama Temple and Beixinqiao's hutongs. Genesis, its own art gallery, and rooms built for lingering set it apart from typical luxury towers. It suits quiet over convention, not bargain hunters.