Hotel Kapok - Forbidden City

The location was great - we can easily walk to the Wangfunging shopping area where there was a lot of activity. The breakfasts were very hearty - lots of traditional Chinese as well as traditional Western type of breakfast. we celebrated our 35th anniversary and there was a swan decoration made of towels for us. The room was super large and spacious. We had a nice view to the street so can watch all the activities from our room.

Good Wi-Fi connection, perfect location

Our room was very comfortable, though very Western (very soft beds, amenities typical to Western hotels). The hotel staff was great and very helpful and friendly. There was a gym which was nice, since it is so smoggy in Beijing you don't want to exercise outside.

The hotel itself was great. What we did not enjoy was the neighborhood. Complete tourist trap and the smell was horrendous. We saw people dumping a hose of raw sewage into a manhole in the sidewalk across the street. Also other areas have exceedingly better restaurants. Convenient location for getting to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, though.