Chinese tradition meets modern comfort and style in an exclusive address for doing business or taking in the city's thriving entertainment scene, world class shopping and rich culture and heritage.
 
"Today's traveller has high expectations, and we're here to exceed them with a real passion for personalized service that only Four Seasons can deliver," says General Manager Sanjiv Hulugalle. "When I moved to Beijing with my family, we were struck by the warmth of the people and the pride they have in their city. At Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, our team of more than 600 carefully selected staff aims to offer the same sense of welcome and belonging to our guests, and to do whatever we can to make their experience in the city as fulfilling as it can be.

Located in the Liangmahe area of the Central Business District and close to the Third Diplomatic Precinct in northeastern Chaoyang – beating to the pulse of the city's business and entertainment area – Four Seasons Hotel Beijing is easily accessible to both the international airport and the Great Wall. Amid the excitement, five-star savvy travellers and the city's elite will find a refuge and place to call home, as well as a stylish meeting place for business and pleasure.

The experience begins the moment guests first approach Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. Drawing on principles of traditional Chinese architecture, the main hotel entry impresses with its wide façade, reminiscent of the city's Imperial Palaces. Inside, the lobby welcomes with energizing colours, textures and familiar motifs, such as a hint of a dragon's image in the carpet, bringing good fortune to all who enter, or the ceiling panels in gold leaf and yellow, a distinctive Imperial colour.

Overall, the look of Four Seasons Hotel Beijing is a dramatic combination of traditional themes in complete harmony with contemporary tastes for gracious simplicity and elegance. Surrounding a sky-lit atrium, the Hotel's 313 well-appointed guest rooms and suites become personal sanctuaries for business travellers and those coming to the city to explore its cultural richness. Each accommodation includes a generous living area for relaxing or doing business; thoughtful touches such as plush robes, iPod docking station and espresso machine; twice daily housekeeping, express pressing and shoeshine services; and the signature Four Seasons bed.

Sixty-six suites include oversize Ambassador Suites, Beijing Suites with large walk-in closets, and Chairman Suites that can be expanded to accommodate families. Crowning Four Seasons Hotel Beijing on the top floor is the sumptuous Imperial Suite.

At 730 square metres (7860 square feet) plus a 250 square metre (2690 square foot) balcony, the sprawling layout includes a master bedroom suite with its own living area and exercise room, two additional bedrooms, a library study, media room, staff kitchen and outdoor living space with fire pit and plunge pool. Reached by direct elevator to either the common area or the bedroom area, it may very well be the most coveted accommodation in Beijing.

See and Be Seen: Dining at Four Seasons

Leading an internationally-trained culinary team of 130, Executive Chef Martin Knaubert oversees the kitchens at the Hotel's two restaurants and three lounges, as well as banqueting and in-room dining.

Just inside the Hotel, the city's elite will mingle with guests from afar in a grand two-story Opus Lounge that is inspired by a natural aesthetic, and yet envisions the future with a fantastical landscape scaling one wall and luxurious textures of mohair, high gloss woods, rich jewel tones forming a backdrop for striking sculptures and bright modern artworks.

Those with a taste for the finer things in life will feel at home in the nearby Opus Bar. Refined indulgence including premium liquors, Champagne and cigars await in a setting reminiscent of an old-time private club, with a dark colour palette highlighted by blue leathers and a bar of tinted smoked glass and metal accents. Each Sunday, the bar will host Afternoon Tea.

Upstairs at Cai Yi Xuan, the glamorous Chinese restaurant with dramatic décor featuring up-lit floors and high gloss black zebrano wood offers visual harmony in several enclosed art gardens. The sunlit formal dining room overlooks the street from the second floor, while eight very exclusive private dining rooms – including two with secluded VIP seating areas and one presided over by the restaurant's chef – are a prestigious setting for business meetings, celebration dinners and discreet socializing.

At Italian restaurant Mio, the energy is turned up with an open, sunlit floor plan that features a bar and corners set with sofas and low tables in addition to a private dining room. In the open show kitchens, guests can see chefs in action at the grill and pizza oven, preparing regional Italian dishes from fresh imported produce.

In contrast, the sixth floor Tea Garden is the Hotel's intimate inner sanctum – cozy tables set among leafy foliage and timeless tradition, showcasing the world's best and rarest teas from China and beyond.