Prime Hotel Beijing Wangfujing

This beautiful, well-equipped hotel is very conveniently located near transport and city attractions. The room was absolutely beautiful and made for a very comfortable stay. The pool was also great -- good for swimming as long as you weren't there in the rush hour as it is not very large. The neighbourhood is also appealing.

It was hit and miss with service from front desk because of language barrier. If staff on duty had good english, they were excellent. Without that available, however, it was a little harder to get clear information even though it was very evident that the service staff are very eager. Getting the doorman to get me a cab so I could make an appointment on time proved surprisingly difficult as well on a Monday morning -- even though I could have grabbed one off the street, he insisted I wait for the one that he had ordered online, but that cab driver got lost and took a further 15 minutes to get around the block. Eventually I had to go into the side road around the corner to jump into the cab the doorman organised, as the driver couldn't get to the front of the hotel in a timely fashion. To avoid such awkward situations in future, would definitely pre-booked the night before for a specific time.