subject: Beijing Boutique Hotels For Beautiful Autumn Mornings [print this page] Autumn in Beijing is a time when the city metamorphoses ... the little death of this season is a beautiful thing to behold, especially in the ginkgo trees that are scattered throughout the city. Some of these have been dropping leaves and re-growing them for over 900 years (one in the Dajuesi Temple was planted in the Liao Dynasty, 907-1125). Hiking in and around the city is especially favored during this time, through areas in the outskirts like Xishan Mountain and smaller natural enclaves like Badachun Park.
It is also a time where hotels in Beijing start to turn up the heating, when restaurants in Beijing start thinking about warming drinks and spicy treats, and when tourists start turning up their collars! Here we look at some excellent autumnal choices for Beijing hotels.
Sanlitun is famous as an entertainment district, with a plethora of nightclubs, cafe and Western style bars. However, even here the streets are tree-lined and the reminders of autumn go beyond that extra chill in the air. The trees outside Beijing's Hotel G in Sanlitun are a precursor to the beauty within. This Beijing designer hotel goes far beyond the ordinary; there is no beige, no white ceramic, and no tacky tan laminate desks to be found anywhere throughout the hotel!
Suede, rich textures and artworks dominate in these hotel rooms - they are warm and cosy, rather than cool and impersonal. Morio restaurant is downstairs at the Beijing hotel, headed by internationally acclaimed chef Morio Sakayori, is the perfect autumn warmer, with fascinating Japanese fusion cuisine.
If you feel the need to warm up more than the in-room climate control system at Hotel G allows, there is a state-of-the-art Technogym branded fitness facility - the machines are ergonomically designed to give you a comprehensive and safe workout. If you want to work out in private, just ask the desk for the Wii machine that is loaned out to guests - fun, fitness and autumn warmth! At night, if you feel like extra snuggling, choose a higher and softer pillow from the extensive pillow menu at this stylish Beijing hotel.
Grab a room on the upper floors at the Hilton hotel in Beijing, and even if you can't touch and smell the city's autumn leaves, you'll be able to see them constantly out your window. Bring the outdoor autumn showers to every morning you wake up in Beijing, with a rainforest shower in room here ... and if the climate control doesn't warm you, the service will! No need to bring your own slippers to this hotel in Beijing for chilly autumn mornings, and you can enjoy the other little luxuries like 250 thread count sheets, down pillows, duvet covers and a separate bathtub.
If the ginkgo trees sound like the most fascinating part of autumn, though, grab a hotel in Beijing's outskirts like The Lake View Hotel. It is only a few minutes to Xishan Mountain from this gorgeous hotel located right near Peking University in the Haidian District. This stylish Beijing hotel has a swimming pool, courtyard garden, healthclub, spa and even a bowling alley - just like Nicholas Cage's house!
