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Building 1, No. 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District
100027
The Opposite House
- Style
- Gleaming glass glamour
- Setting
- Sanlitun urban village
A shimmering glass building resembling a vast wooden lattice work, Beijing’s Opposite House is the strikingly designed centrepiece of Sanlitun village, an ultra-modern boutique hotel with three restaurants, two bars, and a lot of style.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 99, including the two-floor penthouse.
- Rates
- US$235–US$640, including breakfast; excludes 15 per cent service charge. Penthouse rates available on request.
- Check-out
- Midday (check-in, 2pm). Both are highly flexible, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Two spa treatment rooms, gym, free WiFi throughout, valet parking. In rooms: LCD TVs, Denon DVD/CD with iPod dock, French press, Ploh bed linen, rain showers and deep oak soaking tubs in bathrooms.
- Poolside
- The hotel has a 20-metre pool lined in striking stainless steel and illuminated with a ceiling of tiny lights.
- Children
- One child can stay free, and extra bed or baby cots can be supplied. There’s a kids’ menu in the Village Café.
- Eco-friendly
- The Opposite House is largely built from reclaimed materials and has a recycling programme in place.
- Also
- Some smoking rooms are available.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Light, modern, and delightfully spacious, The Opposite House’s Studios are all uncluttered apartment-style suites. There are four grades of Studio – 45, 70, 95, and 115 – increasing in size as the numbers go up. The seven Studio 95s are our top choice (although the 115s come with the added bonuses of dining tables and Jacuzzis), as they feature balconies equipped with cosy Chinese day-beds. The huge penthouse has a fully fitted kitchen.
- Packing tips
- Bring a hearty (and discerning) appetite – to ensure you try all three of The Opposite House’s eateries.
- Also
- The hotel is built at the heart of the Village at Sanlitun, a massive open-plan complex of shops, restaurants, cafés and entertainment venues, so it’s very unlikely you’ll be stuck for things to do.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- You’re spoiled for culinary choice – The Opposite House has three. With midnight blue walls and chocolate leather chairs, Sureño serves delectable Mediterranean dishes cooked in a wood-fired oven. Closer to home in both decor and menu, Bei offers up a spicy fusion of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cuisine. The Village Café offers lunch-orientated lighter bites, with an international flavour.
- Dress code
- Preen/McQueen trapeze dresses if you're dining in Bei; add a jacket for Sureño.
- Top table
- Book one of the hotel’s five private dining rooms, with lighting, music, and menu tailored to your wishes.
- Last orders
- 24 hours.
- Room service
- Sureño opens for meals between noon and 10.30pm; Bei is an evening-only affair, closing at 11pm. The Village Café is open all day, until 11pm. Both bars open beyond midnight; Mesh to 1am and Punk until 3am.
- Hotel bar
- Look to swish lounge bar Mesh for fine wines and inventive cocktails (the watermelon and chilli martini is an unexpected highlight). As the night draws on, relocate to Punk, the edgy nightclub space where local and international DJs supply the soundtrack Wednesday to Sunday.
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Local restaurants
There's no shortage of excellent eateries in the area around the hotel. Alameda (+86 10 6417 8084) is a local favourite, specialising in Modern Brazilain cuisine and featuring glass walls and rustic stone floors.
Local bars
For consistently quaffable cocktails, head to Q Bar (www.qbarbeijing.com) and a enjoy a lingering post-prandial on the low-lit outdoor deck.
Local cafes
Beijing's largest English bookshop, coffee shop and restaurant, The Bookworm Café (www.beijingbookworm.com) on Nan Sanlitun Road, not only has an exceedingly browsable library of literature, but also brews an excellent espresso, has a thoroughly respectable menu of wines and whiskies, and serves wholesome, healthy meals of all sizes.
Worth getting out of bed for
The Village at Sanlitun – the glossy new entertainment complex in which The Opposite House is located – has enough bars, shops and restaurants to keep the most avid urbanite sated. If you prefer more historic diversions, the immensely impressive Forbidden City is easily accessed.
