Guangcai

About Guangcai

At the South gate of Worker´s Stadium, Guangcai is a short stroll to cafes, restaurants and shopping at Sanlitun. Interior styles of each apartment at Guangcai varies greatly. Sky-lit lap pool and mid-sized gym. Also home to the French Cultural Centre.
*Pros: Walking distance to Sanlitun. Beijing´s large French Cultural Centre is at Guangcai.
*Cons: Small garden area. At a busy corner of Worker´s Stadium.
*Note: Apartments at Guangcai were sold bare-shell so quality of interior fit-out and style varies.

Selection of Homes at Guangcai

Apartment 3bed 2bath 217sqm RMB23,000-27,000/month

Apartment 4bed 2bath 272sqm RMB30,000-35,000/month

Apartment 5bed 4bath 505sqm RMB55,000-56,000/month

This is only a selection of the many homes for lease at Guangcai. For a full list of homes please contact us

Amenities at Guangcai

Gym Gym rating 2 info

Kids Kids rating 1 info

Green Green rating 1 info

Satellite TV TV rating 3 info

Subway

Squash

Indoor Pool

Commute at Peak Hours

China World in CBD: 2km (10min)
Financial Street: 15km (45min)
Lido in northeast: 6km (20min)
Lufthansa Centre: 3km (10min)
Sanlitun: 1km (5min)
Beijing Airport: 21km (60min)
BCIS: 4km (15min)
Dulwich College: 16km (50min)
ISB: 18km (55min)
French School: 2km (10min)
German School: 3km (10min)
Swedish School: 18km (55min)
WAB: 12km (40min)

Expat Reviews

Raynaud Fabrice, 02 June 2013

Overall good choice for expat families living in Beijing.
Convenient location and nice pool.
However reactivity in fixing the problems, english communication of the staff, and finishing of the appartment are just average.

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Damien, 03 February 2009

Excellent location, especially for French families, with immediate access to the French Cultural Center and to a superb gym, while being near the metro and the French school (the school shuttle stops near the residence).

Appartments are very functional, although not always furnished with taste. The higher floors are recommended if facing inwards the residence.

Management is surely not the best, nor the worst: average +.

Play area for kids is not very friendly: either indoor in the basement or in the elevated garden which is not designed for kids' play. The swimming pool makes up for it.

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Central [8]

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Sanlitun[40]

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Sanyuan Qiao[7]

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Apartment towers lining the edge of the city's largest park house many of Beijing's expatriates. They are well served by the cafes and restaurants clustered around Chaoyang Park's West gate. To the north there's the Lufthansa Centre and surrounding office towers. The German school is here, as is the new US embassy. The area includes Lady's Street, a flower market and bazaar.

One of the older expatriate neighbourhoods with the Holiday Inn Lido at its epicentre. A leafy area with good expatriate amenities. 798, a 50s era factory turned creative hub is here. To the northeast, there's Wangjing, a large mid-tier residential neighbourhood. Some larger corporations are building dedicated office complexes here.

The busy central business district contains a high concentration of office towers with China World at it's centre. Ritan Park and the surrounding leafy embassies afford a small green lung. Preferred by those wanting easy access to amenities and a quick commute to work.

Beijing's geographic and administrative centre containing Tiananmen, the Forbidden City and Houhai. Populated by government employees and tourists, few expatriates choose to live here due to a lack of quality homes and a dearth of amenities. The area includes Financial Street, to the West of Tiananmen, a commercial area that has attracted a number of financial institutions.

Although home to the city's top universities, this is not Cambridge. Promoted as a tech development zone, it isn't Palo Alto either. There is a vibrant student scene, but expatriates working here choose to commute from the eastern side of the city.

A large cluster of leafy embassies here, but the neighbourhood is most renowned for its bars, cafes and restaurants. The Bookworm, a literary cafe, and small independent boutiques add a bohemian flavour. The Workers Stadium and French School are also here. To the north there's Dongzhimen, a transport hub that includes the airport line.

Expatriate suburbia, minutes from the airport and less than an hour's commute to the CBD. The major international schools are here. A wide range of expatriate amenities have sprung up around the villa communities. This quieter and greener area is a family friendly biosphere.

Office and apartment developments have extended north along the 3rd Ring into Sanyuan Qiao. Few amenities here, but it's a short hop to Sanlitun and Chaoyang Park. The subway and airport line allow easy access to most parts of the city.

Home to the Olympic Stadium and its surrounding facilities. The vast park area is a boon for the neighbourhood but with no quality homes, few expatriates choose to live here.

Once the wrong side of the railway tracks, the south is still underdeveloped. Low property prices mean favourable rents for bargain hunters. No amenities, but some apartments are close to the CBD.

Just outside the East 4th Ring, the area was once an industrial hinterland. Some mid to low-end residential developments here. A short commute to the CBD, but few expatriate amenities in the area.

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