At the edge of Beijing's Central Business District, where the ring roads converge and the skyline thickens with towers competing for altitude, a 26-storey curtain-walled block rising from a low stone podium has served the district's deal-making class since Kerry Hotel Beijing opened in 2012. The facade's horizontal banding — pale stone spandrels alternating with floor-to-ceiling glazing — gives the exterior a measured cadence against its more aggressive neighbours, the building presenting as deliberate and corporate rather than showy, which suits its brief precisely. Inside, the interiors strike a balance familiar to Shangri-La's Kerry tier: warm walnut millwork and tray ceilings in the guestrooms, headboards set into textured panel surrounds, floors dressed in patterned carpet that absorbs the scale of rooms built generously for a business clientele. Traditional ink-wash paintings appear as framed artwork against the pale gold wall panels, threading a Chinese cultural reference through what is otherwise a comfortable international idiom. The jazz bar carries a different mood entirely — deep amber leather club chairs, tufted wingbacks, brass pendant clusters above a performance stage with a grand piano, the whole room shifting register toward a 1950s supper-club atmosphere. The indoor lap pool, set beneath a vaulted ceiling of curved aluminium panels and travertine columns, gives the leisure floor an almost civic scale, its arched geometry softening what could have been purely functional. With 487 rooms across its tower floors, the hotel functions as a self-contained quarter within the district's relentless vertical grid.

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Kerry Hotel is part of the Shangri-La Group with a belief to have “More Room for Life”. A contemporary hotel in Beijing's central business district with extensive facilities for the youthful and spirited travelers, the hotel is close to major cultural, shopping and entertainment sites. All 486 guestrooms are functionally designed and well-appointed with amenities that include minibar, Wi-Fi and automated washlet in every room. Spreading across 3-levels, Kerry Sports features a 24-hour gym with over 100 workout machines, 35-meter long heated indoor swimming pool and over 30 fitness classes each week. An outdoor jogging track and multi-purpose court that accommodate tennis, badminton and basketball games are also available. The gourmet savant will delight in the hotel’s restaurants that feature international cuisine and the wood-fired Peking duck. An iconic bar and lounge that never sleeps, Centro transforms from an ideal meeting venue by day to an entertainment hub by night.