Grand Hyatt Beijing
by the TopOfHotel team
Grand Hyatt is the luxury opener for Beijing — built into Oriental Plaza on Wangfujing, with the star-domed Club Oasis pool and six restaurants downstairs. Score 9.3.
Grand Hyatt is the luxury opener for Beijing — built into Oriental Plaza on Wangfujing, with the star-domed Club Oasis pool and six restaurants downstairs. Score 9.3.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Grand Hyatt Beijing is a 5-star hotel built into Oriental Plaza in the middle of Wangfujing shopping street, with a tall, airy lobby and live piano drifting through it most of the day. Guests describe a Grand Room of roughly 42 sqm; pull the curtains and the neon-lit length of Wangfujing spreads out below. The king bed is firm without being hard, the linens crisp, and the cream-marble bathroom splits a soaking tub from a separate rain shower. Toiletries are June Jacobs, lightly scented, and the minibar fridge gets a free bottled-water restock daily. A large TV and a solid hardwood desk round it out — a room that reads carefully maintained rather than flashy.
Food and amenities
The amenity reviewers keep coming back to is Club Oasis on level 3: a warm indoor pool under a domed ceiling dotted with pinprick star lights, ringed by wood loungers, with staff bringing free green tea poolside. A 24-hour gym sits next door and the spa runs all day. After a full day on your feet at the Forbidden City, half an hour in that water resets you. For food, there are 6 restaurants; Made In China is the one to book, carving Peking duck tableside (around $55 for a whole bird) with glossy crisp skin, thin pancakes, and bean sauce done the classic way.
Location and getting there
From the lobby you walk through to MRT Wangfujing (Line 1) in about 5 minutes; one stop east is Tiananmen East, where a short walk takes you into the Forbidden City and onto Tiananmen Square. Come evening, you drop back down into Oriental Plaza beneath the hotel to shop, eat, or grab groceries without stepping outside. Beijing Capital Airport is roughly 45 minutes by car. Being wired into the mall and the subway is the whole point here — you can spend three days without ever flagging a taxi.
Things to know before booking
The catch is price: starting rates sit around $157 and climb past $300 for the top rooms, the highest on this list, so budget travelers should look further down. Wangfujing is one of Beijing's busiest streets and stays loud and crowded most of the day, which is the trade-off for being right on it. Rooms also book out fast over national holidays and peak summer, so reserve well ahead if you want the lower end of the range. Most Western passports now get visa-free entry to China for short stays, but confirm the current rules for your nationality before you fly.
Our take
Grand Hyatt Beijing suits couples after an in-city luxury honeymoon, families who would rather walk to shopping and the Forbidden City than chase cabs, and business travelers who need meeting space with an executive lobby. We open the Beijing list with the most polished choice — pay the premium and you get a genuinely central, genuinely comfortable base. With a guest score near 9.3, it earns the top spot.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- 5-star Hyatt luxury fused into Oriental Plaza, so the mall, supermarket, and dozens of food options sit one covered walkway from your lift.
- A short walk reaches MRT Wangfujing (Line 1); one stop east is Tiananmen East, putting the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square within easy reach on foot.
- Club Oasis on level 3 is the highlight — a warm indoor pool under a domed ceiling fitted with pinprick star lights, with wood loungers and complimentary green tea brought to you.
- Six restaurants cover almost any craving; Made In China carves Peking duck tableside (around $55 for a full bird) with crisp skin, thin pancakes, and bean sauce.
- Grand Rooms run roughly 42 sqm with a firm king bed, a cream-marble bathroom split into soak tub and rain shower, June Jacobs toiletries, and a free daily water restock — real-guest scores sit near 9.4.
- The starting rate (around $157 and climbing past $300 for top rooms) is the highest in this roundup, so it is a stretch for budget travelers.
- Wangfujing is one of Beijing's busiest shopping streets and stays loud and crowded most of the day, which is the trade-off for being right on top of it.
- Rooms book out fast during national holidays and peak summer travel, so you need to reserve well ahead to lock in the lower rates.
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Insider Tips
- Take the covered walkway straight from the hotel into Oriental Plaza — you can shop the whole complex without crossing a street.
- Ride Line 1 from Wangfujing one stop to Tiananmen East for the Forbidden City; go early, before the mid-morning tour crush.
- Book a table at Made In China for the Peking duck, and ask to watch the carving done tableside the way Beijing locals expect it.