 The Holiday Inn Focus Square hotel is less than a 5-minute walk from glitzy shopping centres such as the Focus Mall, with its Cantonese restaurants, and the cavernous New World Mall with its 5 floors of galleries. The Forbidden City (just 19 km away) will take guests back to the days of the opulent Ming Dynasty. The China International Exhibition Centre is 20 minutes' drive away and the Beijing National Stadium is 30 minutes away by car.
Renovated in 2010, this hotel comprises a total of 275 rooms and a terrace. Facilities on offer to guests include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a cloakroom and lift access. There is a cafe, a bar and a restaurant and guests will appreciate the business facilities and wireless Internet access. They can type up minutes in the 24-hour business centre after events in the opulent 300-person ballroom. Upgrades at this hotel to higher-level Executive rooms include cocktail hour and complimentary breakfast in the top-floor, glass-walled Executive Lounge. Guests can also take advantage of the room and laundry services and there is parking available for those arriving by car.
Guests can unwind in their spacious 33 m² guest room with CNN and BBC news on the flat-screen TV and minibar refreshments. Views stretch as far as the airport and the Olympic Village and guests can log in with wireless Internet while they charge their iPod in the docking station. All rooms come with a private bathroom with a shower/bathtub and a hairdryer and offer a king-size or double bed. They are equipped with satellite/cable TV, a radio, a safe, Internet access, a minibar/fridge and tea and coffee making facilities. Furthermore, an ironing set, air conditioning and central heating are provided in all accommodation as standard.
The 25 m indoor swimming pool and the 160 m², well-equipped gym are both located on the 5th floor of the hotel. Guests can also relax in the sauna.
A hearty continental breakfast buffet is served on the 6th-floor Seasoning Restaurant. Guests can feast on sizzling noodles and curries anytime, and on the 2 levels of the hip HI Bar guests can enjoy a Focus Square cocktail.
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