The Peninsula Beijing ( Chinese : 王府半岛酒店 ; Chinese : 王府半島酒店 ; pinyin : Wángfǔ Bàndǎo Jiǔdiàn ) is a 5-star luxury hotel in Beijing . It was China's first luxury hotel when it opened as The Palace Hotel in 1989. The Peninsula Hotels , part of the Hong Kong And Shanghai Hotels Group , assumed management of the hotel in 1996 and renamed it The Peninsula Beijing in 2006. In 2017, the hotel completed a US$ 123 million renovation, becoming an all-suite hotel.
11-463: The Peninsula Beijing is located on Goldfish Lane ( Jinyu hutong ) in Beijing's historic Wangfujing area. In May 1986, the foundations were laid for The Palace Hotel, the original name of The Peninsula Beijing. By late 1987, the hotel building designed by architect K.Y. Cheung had acquired its iconic Chinese hip-and-gable roof covered in traditional glazed roof tiles, which remains a signature feature in
22-461: A stick. The Wangfujing station of Beijing Subway Lines 1 and 8, is located at the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Chang'an Avenue . Beijing Department Store Beijing Department Store ( Chinese : 北京市百货大楼 ; pinyin : Běijīng Shì Bǎihuò Dàlóu ) is a major department store on Wangfujing street, Beijing , China . The department store was opened in September 1955 under
33-527: Is also one of the traditional downtown areas of Beijing, along with Liulichang . Until the late 1990s, the street was open to traffic. Modifications in 1999 and 2000 made much of Wangfujing Street pedestrian only (aside from the tour trolley ). Now through traffic detours to the east of the street. The 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests were planned to take place in Wangfujing. Some violence occurred there between police and foreign journalists. Wangfujing
44-569: Is now home to around 280 shops. Wangfujing malls include the Beijing Department Store , Beijing apm , Beijing Mall and The Malls at Oriental Plaza , and WF Central. Wangfujing snack street, (closed as of February 2024) located in hutongs just west of the main street, contains many restaurants and street food stalls. The food stalls serve a variety of common and exotic street food , including chuanr (meat kebabs, commonly made of lamb) and desserts, such as tanghulu or candied fruits on
55-622: The President of the People's Republic of China visited the hotel for an inspection. Wangfujing 39°54′40.16″N 116°24′18.99″E / 39.9111556°N 116.4052750°E / 39.9111556; 116.4052750 Wangfujing Street ( Chinese : 王府井大街 ; pinyin : Wángfǔjǐng Dàjiē ) is a shopping street in Beijing , China , located in Dongcheng District . The majority of
66-792: The Oriental Plaza, Beijing Hotel , and the Wangfujing metro station are located. The street then heads north, passing the Wangfujing Bookstore, the Beijing Department Store as well as the Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore before ending at the Beijing apm and St. Joseph's Catholic Church . The street was also previously known as Morrison Street in English, after the Australian journalist George Ernest Morrison . Wangfujing
77-618: The area today. After three years of construction, the hotel opened in May 1989. The hotel was constructed and initially owned by the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department , who transferred their shares to China Everbright Group in 1999. The first stores in Mainland China for Louis Vuitton , Chanel & Hermès opened in the hotel's shopping arcade during the 1990s. The Peninsula Hotels assumed management of The Palace Hotel in 1996, and
88-549: The following year the hotel undertook its first renovation. The guest rooms were redesigned to include proprietary in-room technology that was, at the time, unique for a hotel in Beijing. In September 2003, The Palace Hotel was renamed The Peninsula Palace Beijing. In 2006, it became The Peninsula Beijing, following the completion of a four-year phased renovation from 2000 - 2004. In 2016, 27 years after its original opening, The Peninsula Beijing embarked upon an RMB890 million (US$ 123 million) landmark renovation. The renovation doubled
99-610: The main area is pedestrianised. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities in the area. In the Qing Dynasty , ten aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after when a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wangfu" (Prince's residence), "Jing" ( Well ). Many exotic foods are served on Wangfujing snack street. Wangfujing Street starts from Wangfujing South Entrance (王府井南口, Wángfǔjǐng Nánkǒu), where
110-458: The name of Wangfujing Department Store (王府井百货商店). It changed to its present name in July 1968. In the 1970s an office building and a warehouse were built and annexed to the main building. The store offers a wide range of merchandise very similar to an American department store. In August 2019, an underground retro commercial street and immersive museum called Heping Guoju (和平菓局) opened to public on
121-411: The size of its rooms and renovated all its public spaces. The number of units was reduced from 525 to 230. Since its opening in 1989, The Peninsula Beijing has hosted a range of prominent visitors. General Yang Dezhi visited the hotel's construction site in 1986, as the hotel was constructed by what was then known as the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department . In 1990, Yang Shangkun , then
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