Holiday Inn Express Temple Of

Comfortable hotel in central Beijing. Residential area not of tourist interest. No restaurant. Just breakfast. Curious enough for a US channel, no bacon for breakfast.

We booked a day trip tour to see the great wall of China through Joseph from Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven. Joseph was so nice to us during our visit and helped us a lot not only for the tour but also with other stuff. The tour staff( driver ) was so nice to us and even dropped us at the temple of heaven in the afternoon as a favour. Highly recommended, value for money and so time efficient…

Heard from a colleague before I arrived in this hotel that it will be an old hotel and despite the pre-information , the hotel turned up to be much old and worn out then I have expected of a Holiday Inn. Hotel is located almost 90 mins away from the airport and hotel is housed in a residential area . I later found out that the hotel is built in 2004 and last renovation was in 2014. Check in was prompt but nothing in terms of the decor or the settings drawn me wanting stay longer. On entering the room, my impressions were at all time low as everything is so out dated and run down. Carpet is stained and wooden furnishing are worn out . On my way to the swimming pool I passed by their gym gave me a feeling it was perhaps last updated 10 years ago. Breakfast choices are limited and some food are served luke warm. On one morning , the staff was serving freshly baked pineapple bun on a tray but it was cold. The only saving grace of this hotel is perhaps the prompt and attentive service but again I wouldn’t want to come back