Comfort Suites Olympic Park, Beijing

Stayed 2 nights for a conference since there was no room left at the conference site hotel. Paid 550RMB pe night including breakfast. It was a huge room since it was a suite room with kitchen and sitting room. But the size of the room was about all you would appreciate. First.of all, the lighting in the bathroom and kitchen area was so poor you can barely see yourself from the mirror in the bathroom nor the words on the bottled water provided in the kitchen. Secondly, there were mosquitoes flying around in the room. Thirdly, the towels were of grey colour. Fourthly, the sheets had stain. Last but no.least, something bites you when you sleep.on the bed. To complement all things, the buffet breakfast was of.such quality that my colleague and I decided that we would rather go out and buy breakfast from a bakery next door... Would not consider to return at all as I haven't had such a bad experience before and left freaking memories behind. The housekeeping lady who brought me the iron and ironing board was very polite an helpful though. However, don't expect anything from front desk. They speak poor English if any and does not help , well or not helpful at all, when you ask for.directions. Think think if there are other choices.

A fabulous introductory trip for me began with a week in Beijing when I accompanied my husband who was attending a conference there. This hotel room came with two breakfasts and was within easy walking distance to the Science Centre as well as the Olympic stadium and water park. A nearby underground station made exploring the city really convenient and I felt safe even venturing out on my own. The rooms were dated but huge, with a fridge which I froze bottles of water in each night to take out exploring in the heat each day - cleanliness is somewhat lacking although our sheets and towels were fine. The bed was king sized and on the firm side. Laundry fees were outrageous but it was easy enough to wash clothing in the bath and hang over the line provided as we needed - irons were freely available from reception. English was not good with either the front desk or the restaurant staff, but it was handy to have free wireless to research attractions etc. Do not expect English television apart from CNN and nice to have would have been an extractor in the bathroom. Use the concierge to hail a taxi off the street if you want to use one - we paid one hundred yuan for three of us to get back to the airport thanks to the concierge, after paying double for the inward bound trip which we had to negotiate ourselves. Expect a mix of Western and Chinese food in the restaurant, but you will fare better if you just decide to eat Chinese - there are some strange combos! And if you like your own tea, take some bags along.

COMFORT SUITES BRAND, Spacy rooms, with kitchen, easy settle down for travel with families. Breakfast is good. Very convenient location, with easy access to a couple of famous restaurants . Train station is just 2 minutes walking. Price is around US$85-110.