W HOTELS Worldwide has opened its second hotel in China after W Guangzhou in the capital city of Beijing, also its 45th hotel internationally.
Situated on Chang’an Avenue, W Beijing – Chang’an is close to many of Beijing’s important monuments and buildings such as the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
The hotel consists of 349 rooms and suites with rooms containing a digital tablet that manipulates the room’s lighting and mood, while suites sport a JBL home theatre system and Bose portable speakers.
W Beijing – Chang’an also has a common area, the Living Room which features a LED-lit catwalk that leads to a bar and a DJ booth hanging from the ceiling.
For F&B options, guests can choose between X25, a lounge with DJs mixing beats and serving handcrafted cocktails, YEN, a Chinese restaurant that serves Canton province fare, and the Kitchen Table which serves casual, home-style food.
Amenities in the hotel include 1,500m2 of space to hold events and meetings; noteworthy would be The Great Room which is 518m2 with a ceiling height of 7m. The hotel also houses a spa, fitness centre and a heated indoor pool.
Within the next five years, W Hotels is on track to open seven more properties in Changsha, Chengdu, Shanghai, Suzhou, Sanya and Shenyang. They will join Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ growing portfolio of hotels in China.
W Beijing – Chang’an is offering special rates to celebrate its opening from November 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015. More information available at www.whotels.com/beijing
