Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square, an IHG Hotel

The hotel is fantastic. I loved it. The hotel staff - they are all brilliant! Helpful, lovely, friendly people, always smiling and great English skills! The in room dining was very good quality and well priced, I enjoyed two very delicious suppers! The facilities are amazing. The breakfast buffet room is stylish and kept very clean, staff are attentive and helpful. Breakfast was amazing. Great western options. I enjoyed the fresh bread every day and multiple spreads, this hotel even serves cereal which is rare in China. Sausages, bacon, baked beans, grilled tomato, fried mushrooms. There was even cold meat options for my carnivorous parents were excellent, smoked chicken, salami, and others. Fresh fruit and tinned fruit, fruit and plain yogurt. Everything was amazing and if we ever go back to Beijing, we would choose this hotel. The area is actually very laid back, Soho is just a 10 minute walk away. Close to subway station. The rooms were warm (December I visited) and very clean, massive windows which took in all day sun. The bathrooms have been renovated, they look new and fresh, super clean! Instant hot water. Great water pressure! Large showers. The swimming pool is gorgeous, the water was not very warm but warm enough. The pool staff also are fantastic. There's a lifeguard on duty. Swimming caps are necessary for swimming, they have these for sale. This hotel was a pleasure to visit. Thank you.

Right next to a great coffee shop where you can work all day. Staff speak English which is useful. I left a watch in the hotel and came back a week after my stay; the watch was returned. A close walk to Wangjing SOHO area, and not too far a drive from the 798 district. Good malls and other food within walking distance. Room was extremely clean. Room was serviced daily and kept tidy. Wifi was fast. Staff were particularly helpful and friendly. Excellent service. I'm more of a "do it yourself" type of person, so I had to actively express that I did not want help with things many times. They really try to assist and make the stay comfortable.

We arrived via train from Xi'an at the last leg of our self guided Homeland Tour. We had little cash and had found our credit cards blocked by our UK banks despite telling them we were visiting China and had been using them up until this point via Alipay and WeChat. The hotel were very extremely helpful, allowing us to check in with minimal deposit,(Thank you Melody) which then allowed us to use the room telephone to call the UK and unblock the credit cards - although only one was unlocked. Brilliant four day stay. Our daughters loved the swimming pool - used it every night. We ate in the hotel in the evening. Food was excellent value for money. Breakfast was included in our room rate and was excellent in terms of choice and taste. Ten minute walk to a subway that allowed us to travel into the Beijing tourist spots. Excellent city scape views at night from our room on floor 32

We are very happy about the services and location of this hotel. The front desk people including managers and staff who help guests with room reservations and ordering taxi services are all very helpful and friendly. As we don't have Wechat payment app, it is hard for us to get a taxi ourselves. The staff have been ordering taxi for us every day with friendly smile all the time. Further, as my kids have peanuts, tree nuts and egg allergies, we really like that all the breakfast items at this hotel are clearly marked with ingredients. My kids did not get any food that could trigger their allergies during the entire stay of 8 days. We trust this hotel and would like to stay here again next summer!

The staff were exceptionally helpful. One of them went as far as help us arrange the next segment of our trip to Xi'an. We have to bother the concierge staff endless number of times as we were struggling to deal with the ticket bookings to places of interest while in Beijing and figuring out directions, and they continued to be very patient and helpful. The hotel is relatively new and very clean. The neighbourhood was also new, clean and quiet - not congested like central Beijing.