great experience highly recommended stayed peninsula beijing aug. 25-29 2006. business trip parents joined china week-long vacation stayed hotel separate rooms.i pleased hotel, service excellent location central room exceptionally nice, photos n't really justice, fitness center pretty good pool nice not crowded visited, housekeeping exceptional times visits room noticed spot cleaned refreshed towels bed, hotel well-staffed person met spoke basic english, desk staff speaks excellent english noticed managers european.i did n't think outside hotel terribly attractive inside makes, said mom loved outside, stayed grand hyatt twice novotel beijing overall prefer peninsula definitely stay, grand hyatt nice nearby better fitness center hyatt usually expensive think service peninsula friendly chain-like.room service dinner excellent, breakfast buffet hotel okay not great.fyi recent renovation hotel just peninsula beijing not called peninsula palace anymore hotel,  
great experience highly recommended stayed peninsula beijing aug. 25-29 2006. business trip parents joined china week-long vacation stayed hotel separate rooms.i pleased hotel, service excellent location central room exceptionally nice, photos n't really justice, fitness center pretty good pool nice not crowded visited, housekeeping exceptional times visits room noticed spot cleaned refreshed towels bed, hotel well-staffed person met spoke basic english, desk staff speaks excellent english noticed managers european.i did n't think outside hotel terribly attractive inside makes, said mom loved outside, stayed grand hyatt twice novotel beijing overall prefer peninsula definitely stay, grand hyatt nice nearby better fitness center hyatt usually expensive think service peninsula friendly chain-like.room service dinner excellent, breakfast buffet hotel okay not great.fyi recent renovation hotel just peninsula beijing not called peninsula palace anymore hotel,  