Cuiming Zhuang Binguan

Frommer's Review

This sleepy little three-star, built inside a Republican-era government complex west of Wangfujing Dajie, is a 10-minute walk east of the Forbidden City. The structure was admirably restored in 1998 and rooms should be fitted with "Chinese-style" furniture by the time you arrive. Rooms are smallish, and the staff is friendlier than you might expect at a state-run hotel. (For history fans: The building originally housed offices of the Communist Party half of the Beiping Military Mediation Section, a government body that maintained a cease-fire between the Communists and Nationalists so China could fight a Japanese invasion during World War II.)

Facilities:
Restaurant (Chinese); bar; small exercise room with new equipment; business center; tour desk; laundry service; currency exchange

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