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OUT & ABOUT
Charlotte’s suggestions for cool
shopping and dining in Beijing
■ To pick up some contemporary Chinese art
visit the 798 Art District. For an intimate
lunch book a table at Ning Space, a gallery
which doubles as a restaurant.
■ The stylish and popular ChinaDoll club is
next door to the Opposite House. Olympic
swimmer Michael Phelps was apparently
spotted partying here after winning his
eight gold medals.
■ Splash the cash in the Village in Sanlitun
with a huge pane of glass and delicate HOTEL FAST FACTS. next door to the hotel. Full of high street
drapes separating the bathroom from the brands including American Apparel, Nike
sleeping area and a toilet hidden behind a ■ The hotel is located in the Village in and Mango, it claims to have the first
sliding door. Combine this with the compli- Sanlitun, a retail and entertainment Apple shop in China and the world’s
mentary minibar and minimalistic decor complex developed by the hotel’s parent largest Adidas store.
and I felt more like I was staying in some- company, Swire Properties. ■ For bling, jump in a taxi to Shin Kong
one’s impeccably cool flat than a hotel. ■ Airport transfers take about 20 minutes. Place, which boasts Gucci and Prada shops.
The hotel has two restaurants on the ■ It has 99 rooms, including nine suites and ■ Clients seeking something more unusual
lower floor: Sureno and Bei. The latter is a studios ranging from 45sq m to 115sq m, plus should head for the Mutianyu section of
sushi lovers’ paradise, where you can tuck a duplex penthouse with balcony. the Great Wall, where they can ride a
into Asian delicacies in funky surroundings. ■ Bars include the champagne and cocktail toboggan down the mountain. Recommend
But Sureno got my vote, boasting a wood- lounge Mesh and the club Punk, which often the nearby Schoolhouse restaurant in the
fired oven and scrummy Mediterranean hosts Beijing-based DJs. Mutianyu Village, which is a hidden gem. It
menu. If you do nothing else in Beijing, make ■ Leisure facilities include a gym and 22- serves delicious food and guests can draw
sure you have dessert at Sureno. The choco- metre stainless steel indoor swimming pool. on their place mats to be hung on the wall.
late creme brulee alone is worth the flight. ■ The hotel doesn’t have a spa but offers
Next to Sureno is the nightclub Punk, massages in guests’ rooms or in its two
which wouldn’t look out of place in Sex and treatment rooms.
the City, with intimate booths, punched
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metal screens and gothic chandeliers.
When the time came to return to
the airport, I was tempted to
book the hotel’s chauffeured
BOOK IT
Maserati, and try to pass
myself off as one of the
The Opposite House is a member of Preferred Hotels.
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beautiful people. But
even after my crash
Kuoni offers seven nights at The Opposite House in
course in cool, I
2009 from £1,639 per person, based on two sharing a
think my cow-print
Studio 45 room with breakfast. The price includes Air
suitcase might have
China flights from Heathrow and transfers.
Charlotte’s own artistic endeavour at the Schoolhouse
kuoni.co.uk
given the game away.
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