The PuXuan Hotel & Spa

A purpose-built sanctuary that draws its design cues from traditional Beijing siheyuan (quadrangle mansions), The PuXuan is hands-down one of the city’s most stylish hotels.

Inward-facing courtyards create a wonderful feeling of seclusion, with windows artfully positioned to frame views of the world outside, such as the tapering eaves of hutong rooftops, or the grand pavilion atop Jingshan Park.

As a base for sightseeing, you couldn’t ask for a more central location; a subway station is just beyond the hotel’s entrance, and you can reach the malls of Wangfujing or the gentrifying alleyways of Dongcheng District on foot.