Ascott Raffles City Beijing is centrally located in Dongzhimen, Dongcheng District, one of the vibrant areas in Beijing; Dongzhimen, which means “East Gate,” is the name of one of the gates in Beijing’s old city walls. The property sits diagonally across Beijing’s largest public transportation hub (Dongzhimen), where subway lines 2 and 13 connect. From this hub, it takes about 6 kilometers to drive to reach the Beijing Capital International Airport via the newly-built light railway.

Ascott Raffles City Beijing is also near the second embassy district in Beijing, where the German, Canadian, and Spanish embassies and many Fortune 500 foreign enterprises are located. The area is rich in cultural heritage, and about 24 kilometers drive to Beijing’s top attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site – The Forbidden City. Other nearby leisure attractions include Food Street (Gui Jie) and the Sanlitun nightlife district.