In a historical part of the Chinese capital, ancient courtyards in a bustling local neighbourhood have been transformed into luxury rooms
Location
In a maze of hutongs in central Beijing, the Mandarin Oriental has opened its second hotel in the capital city. Some of the residential courtyards that make up these small alleys have been transformed into luxury rooms, but they are peppered in and around courtyards where locals still live. Buggies carry hotel guests from their rooms to the restaurant for breakfast, stopping to allow locals on their mopeds or swerving around a table of elderly mahjong players.
