So, this is our third day in Beijing, and our package tour ended here. Before that, the tour guide and our driver chauffeured us to our new hotel, in Hotel Kapok near Wangfujing. After we checked in our belongings, they drove to Quanjude restaurant for lunch. And we parted ways, sigh. I started missing having a chauffeur and a guide after an hour or so.
It's small, just four to six floors, but it gives off a different vibe. It's a lot hipper, if I may say so, very urban, very modern. And it's cheaper there than at the Marriott. I think we paid USD 100.00 or so per day. While the hotel was small, we were able to sneak-in a third person. So, we saved a lot.
The rooms are decent sized, ours was a courtyard room, but the huge bathroom took half the space. No complaints, though. The bathroom's super clean and the all-glass walls made it really cool. For the size of the bathroom, however, they didn't put in a tub.
The twin beds are comfy; the sheets crisp. For pillows, you get to choose which one you prefer; just ask housekeeping for a kapok pillow, for example. The closets are small; the bathroom hogged the space. We put our luggage at the entryway inside the room. And, there's free internet! Yipee!
The lobby is small but the front-desk personnel promptly greets you every time you come and go. The hotel restaurant is small, but pretty and they serve their buffet breakfast there. They also have a mini library and cubicle spaces where one could read or browse the net.
At night, the hotel looks like a starry sky. It's all the more beautiful. Plus, you could see the Forbidden City nearby. There's a gate which is walking distance from our hotel. You can see it from the street.
Over-all, I like it here than at the Marriott. The buffet tastes better, too.
