New Hotels for Beijing Olympics - Hotel G Beijng, Park Hyatt Beijing,Hilton Wangfujing and The Opposite House

High-End Hotels Are Still Opening in Beijing for 2008 Summer Olympic
Games
Updated June 6, 2008

Hotel G, Beijing ʱÉо«Æ·¾Æµê Hotel G

The Avantgarde superior Hotel G Beijing opened in May 2008

Park Hyatt Beijing (Beijing Boyue Jiudian, ±±¾©°ØÔþƵê)

Park Hyatt Beijing (Opening July 2008) will be part of the prestigious
Beijing Yintai Centre, the tallest skyscraper on Chang¡¯an Avenue and a
symbol of the new China.

Hilton Beijing Wangfujing (Beijing Xierdun Wangfujing Jiudian,±±¾©Ï£¶û¶ÙÍõ¸®¾®¾Æ
µê)

Nestled in the shopping district of Beijing and located within walking
distance of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden
City., the Hilton Beijing Wangfujing hotel is scheduled to open on
July 8, 2008 for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Swire Hotels - The Opposite House in Beijing (Yu She, Ì«¹Å±±¾©è¤Éá)

Named one of World's best new hotels in 2008 by Telegraph Media Group
Swire Hotels to open First Luxury New Hotel in Beijing in Summer 2008
- The Opposite House

http://www.meiguoxing.com/Hotels/HotelNews.html

"MeiGuoXing" wrote in message
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I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
stratgy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of hotel
rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the biggest
problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.

tim

"tims next home" wrote in message
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"MeiGuoXing" wrote in message
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High-End Hotels Are Still Opening in Beijing for 2008 Summer Olympic
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I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
strategy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of hotel
rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the biggest
problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.



This is true for many places in Asia. Shortsighted owners figure they've
paid the same price for land, concrete etc. and decide they should set room
rates as high as possible to recover the startup costs quicker. It doesn't
work as a long term strategy as Vietnam and India are discovering.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

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"MeiGuoXing" wrote in message
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High-End Hotels Are Still Opening in Beijing for 2008 Summer Olympic
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I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
stratgy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of hotel
rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the biggest
problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.

It's the same just about everywhere in the Far East, except Goa for some
reason.

It's either a cockroach infested flop house for bugger all a night or a
marble floored palace for a small fortune, breakfast extra...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"William Black" wrote in message
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"tims next home" wrote in message
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"MeiGuoXing" wrote in message
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High-End Hotels Are Still Opening in Beijing for 2008 Summer Olympic
Games

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I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
stratgy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of
hotel rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the
biggest problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.

It's the same just about everywhere in the Far East, except Goa for some
reason.

It's either a cockroach infested flop house for bugger all a night or a
marble floored palace for a small fortune, breakfast extra...

I agree, except that in China it's even worse because officially, the
cockroach infested flop house cannot be let to non Chinese. Whether this
rule is actually enforced by the authorities or respected by the Hotels, I
have no idea (I've only stayed in the Palaces - when someone else was
paying).

tim


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:20:19 +0100, "William Black"
wrote:

I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
stratgy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of hotel
rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the biggest
problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.

It's the same just about everywhere in the Far East, except Goa for some
reason.

It's either a cockroach infested flop house for bugger all a night or a
marble floored palace for a small fortune, breakfast extra...

I struck a few in between. The best, by far, for a traveler
like myself in India was the Arya Niwas in Jaipur.

Not just a backpacker hotel, although there were several
staying there and it had that laid-back style, and not just
for the businessman or families, although they were
represented too.

My only peeve was that the restaurant was vegetarian only;
but so were many others.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com
Latest: Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi

"Alan S" wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:20:19 +0100, "William Black"
wrote:

I am sure that people are opening Beijing Hotels as part of a long term
stratgy. It is likely to become a more popular tourist and business
destination in the next decade and the city is (apparently) short of
hotel
rooms for this purpose. Though, I have to say, I think that the biggest
problem is in the Mid price range, not at the top.

It's the same just about everywhere in the Far East, except Goa for some
reason.

It's either a cockroach infested flop house for bugger all a night or a
marble floored palace for a small fortune, breakfast extra...

I struck a few in between. The best, by far, for a traveler

Oh they exist. But they are in the minority.

And the issue in some countries is the big difference between the rack rate
and the internate rate. If you know exactly where you are going and for how
long you can pre book a good quality Beijing (or other major city) for about
80 dollars a night, turn up at the door and they want 300.

tim