Fodor's Expert Review Fairmont Beijing

Glowing inside and out in rich shades of bronze and gold, the Fairmont Beijing, close to the Silk Market and the diplomatic district surrounding Ritan Park, stays just on the right side of tasteful, with guest rooms that mix marble floors and deep carpets, Japanese tech toilets, bathtub TVs, iPod players and a pillow menu. The Cut restaurant serves some of the finest (and priciest) steaks in the city, and the hotel's Wellstream Spa, located on the futuristic-sounding "skybridge," is a fine spot for posh pampering.