VUE Hotel HOUHAI BEIJING

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We were in Beijing for a 10 days family vacation. I took a chance and booked us a location that was off the touristy spot where all the big hotels were - so glad I did - VUE is a hidden gem. We took to walking around the Hutong neighborhoods right away, my father loved his morning walks in Houhai Park which was right behind the hotel. Beijing is big and hectic, being able to return to tranquil and peaceful hotel after a days outing was very enjoyable. The rooms were roomy, clean and unique in design, I especially loved our big bathroom. We loved our breakfast buffet every morning at the Pink Rabbit which served western and eastern flavors. Car service was easily arranged with front desk in advance. Any questions about getting in or around the city was efficiently answered. VUE is very well managed property, where paying attention to their guest is a top priority. Thank you for taking care of us. PS - your staff was outstanding.

Hotel staff was very helpful especially mister Melo. Hotel breakfast can be improved.

從北海北地鐵站步行大約15分鐘,穿過胡同民居便可找到一間用心設計的精品酒店!網上被這個酒店吸引都是因為前衛的建築設計照片所吸引!難得找到一間不是紅色和配以龍床的胡同!整體服務貼心,我們航班遲到,雖然晚上凌晨才到步,酒店人員仍然有善地安頓我們,講解好房間裏的設施才走!不得不提他們的早餐水準是挺高的,無論食物和環境都很舒適！整個酒店有很多拍照位置,很有心思,我在酒店內不停角落找到小動物!小失誤是有一晚我們房間裏的個人用品和茶飲不足夠我們兩個女孩子用,當打電話去前台便很快將補給物送到房間!因我們是遊客的緣故,我們都是靠前台友善的人員幫忙我們找出最快嘅到達目的地的方法!完全放心介紹俾朋友去北京體驗一下這間不是集團式的精品酒店!北京比想像之中美,每一天都走很多路,如果酒店有按摩服務就更好了！

This property is close to the center of actions. It is somewhat hard to get to during the peak hours of the day when the street is packed with tourists and the streets are narrow. It is nice that it is adjacent to the Houhai park. It is difficult to call a taxi.

Three stars is an average but don’t be fooled into thinking this place might be average, it’s not... We spent the first three of our five days at The Vue feeling a weird disconnect with the place before realising why. The pluses - this is a very well-designed place with lots of trendy tech touches. The light and sound proofing means one could sleep for days without realising there was an outside world, let alone that it might be sunny. L’Occitane is the bathroom brand of choice, the towels are luxuriously thick, the bedding is like sleeping on clouds and the two free daily bottles of water are from a Tibetan spring. All very very nice indeed. The negatives - our irritation at the girl who checked us in whilst giving 49% of her attention to her phone, the very pricey Pink Rabbit Restaurant and Moon Bar where the service is of a tremendous effort but doesn’t quite ‘hit the spot’ and the cafe staff who leave the place (and customers) unattended to go out for a cigarette break. Normal life in the surrounding peaceful Hutong is an uncomfortably jarring million miles away from the £3 croissants and piped chilled-club tunes of The Vue. And that’s the disconnect with the place - touring westerners are probably not the target market. I think thye target market here is the Chinese nouveaux-riches. Would I stay here again - as a western tourist traveller, probably not. It is a fantastic hotel but sticks out like a sore thumb in its locality and is comparatively poorly connected