Palm Springs

About Palm Springs

Palm Springs is located opposite the south gate of Chaoyang Park (Beijing´s largest park). The design concept at Palm Springs is an ornate oasis theme. Layouts are good but many interiors are opulent. Palm Springs has good recreational facilities with a large indoor pool, but not many people using it. It is a short stroll to expat restaurants, cafes and supermarkets at the West gate of Chaoyang Park and quite close to Sanlitun, Beijing´s diplomatic quarter.
*Pros: Palm Springs is near Chaoyang Park. Large common garden area.
*Cons: Mediocre management. Interiors mostly ornate. Not a vibrant expat community.

Selection of Homes at Palm Springs

Apartment 2bed 2bath 136sqm RMB17,000-22,000/month

Apartment 3bed 2bath 180sqm RMB25,000-28,000/month

Apartment 3bed 3bath 220sqm RMB35,000-40,000/month

Apartment 2bed 2bath 178sqm RMB23,500-27,000/month

Apartment 3+1bed 3bath 370sqm RMB50,000-60,000/month

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

Amenities at Palm Springs

Gym Gym rating 2 info

Kids Kids rating 2 info

Green Green rating 2 info

Satellite TV TV rating 3 info

Subway

Indoor Pool

Outdoor Pool

Commute at Peak Hours

China World in CBD: 3km (10min)
Financial Street: 17km (50min)
Lido in northeast: 5km (15min)
Lufthansa Centre: 2km (10min)
Sanlitun: 2km (10min)
Beijing Airport: 19km (55min)
BCIS: 4km (15min)
Dulwich College: 14km (45min)
ISB: 17km (50min)
French School: 2km (10min)
German School: 2km (10min)
Swedish School: 16km (50min)
WAB: 10km (30min)

Expat Review

Helen, 30 April 2009

I was hoping to like this place but didn't. I mean the building is rather nice as is the entrance, lobby, so on... but across the street and all around was just rubble and dirty and places under development, or just not being fixed up any time in the future. Nearby you can walk to a grocery store, restaurants, and so on... but to get there you have to walk along some rather un attractive places. As for the unit it was great with lovely kitchen, good size, but the view was lousy because it's hidden between buildings plus there was what looked like mega construction going on outside.

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Rental Guide

CBD[39]

Central [8]

Haidian[0]

Sanlitun[40]

Shunyi[82]

Sanyuan Qiao[7]

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East[12]

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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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