Oriental Plaza

About Oriental Plaza

Four towers of serviced apartments within the Oriental Plaza mall and office complex at Beijing´s main shopping thoroughfare, Wangfujing. The Hyatt hotel is also here.
*Pros: Oriental Plaza is of the few serviced apartments near Tiananmen. Quite well managed.
*Cons: Apartments are very hotel-like. Amenities at Wangfujing are targeted at provincial tourists. No quality amenities besides the Hyatt and adjoining mall. Tropical themed basement pool is dark.

Selection of Homes at Oriental Plaza

Apartment 2bed 2bath 123sqm RMB18,000-20,000/month

Apartment 3bed 2bath 165sqm RMB22,000-24,000/month

Apartment 1bed 1bath 95sqm RMB15,000-17,000/month

Apartment 3bed 2bath 251sqm RMB35,000-38,000/month

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

Amenities at Oriental Plaza

Gym Gym rating 3 info

Kids Kids rating 1 info

Green Green rating 1 info

Satellite TV TV rating 3 info

Indoor Pool

Commute at Peak Hours

China World in CBD: 4km (15min)
Financial Street: 12km (40min)
Lido in northeast: 9km (30min)
Lufthansa Centre: 6km (20min)
Sanlitun: 5km (15min)
Beijing Airport: 24km (65min)
BCIS: 5km (15min)
Dulwich College: 20km (60min)
ISB: 21km (60min)
French School: 5km (15min)
German School: 7km (25min)
Swedish School: 21km (60min)
WAB: 15km (45min)

Expat Review

Beth Hinton, 04 February 2009

We have lived in Oriental Plaza Tower Apartments for 7 months. The apartments are serviced twice weekly. We have lived in both towers, and moved to Centennial Heights because Millenium Heights didn't have any open kitchens. It is a perfect facility for business people, the club is just amazing. The staff are very helpful and all speak English. I was sick one night, and the staff escorted me to the hospital which I thought was a really nice touch. After, they sent me a huge fruit basket as a get well gift. I guess the only downside is there are not many families living here, it is more of a business oriented place. They do cater for kids however, the children's room is lovely, but is often empty. There is a supermarket in the basement but it is hugely overpriced. You have to travel quite a distance to get to any of the reasonably priced supermarkets. So, in a nutshell - this place is perfect for the business traveller, single person, but not so great for families.

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CBD[39]

Central [8]

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Sanlitun[40]

Shunyi[82]

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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