The Peninsula Beijing

Beijing, China. Located on Goldfish Lane (Jinyu hutong) in the historic Wangfujing district, a short walk from the Forbidden City.

The Peninsula BeijingBeijing, China

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Practical information

Address: The Peninsula Beijing
8 Goldfish Lane, Wangfujing
Beijing 100006
China
Telephone: +86 10 8516 2888
Official website: www.peninsula.com
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230 suites since the 2017 renovation, which doubled the size of the rooms.
Restaurants include Huang Ting, serving dim sum, Cantonese and Beijing specialities.
The Peninsula Spa, a fitness centre and a luxury shopping arcade, plus a fleet of Rolls-Royce cars.
Located on Goldfish Lane (Jinyu hutong) in the historic Wangfujing district, a short walk from the Forbidden City.

10 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

May 1986
Foundations are laid for The Palace Hotel, built by the People’s Liberation Army General Staff Department; General Yang Dezhi visits the site.
Late 1987
Architect K.Y. Cheung’s building receives its Chinese hip-and-gable roof of glazed tiles, still a local landmark.
May 1989
The Palace Hotel opens after three years of work as China’s first luxury hotel.
1990
President Yang Shangkun visits the hotel on an inspection.
1990s
Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermès open their first mainland China stores in the hotel’s arcade.
1996
The Peninsula Hotels takes over management; a first renovation follows in 1997 with in-room technology unique in Beijing.
1999
The army transfers its shares to China Everbright Group.
September 2003
The hotel is renamed The Peninsula Palace Beijing, during a phased renovation running from 2000 to 2004.
2006
It takes the name The Peninsula Beijing.
2016 – 2017
A US$123 million renovation doubles room sizes, cuts the count from 525 to 230 and makes it an all-suite hotel.