Beijing’s contemporary art scene remains one of the world’s most exciting, and Soviet-era warehouse compound 798 Art District and collectors’ enclave Caochangdi remain the essential starting points for visitors braving the local scene, chequebook in hand.
But so you don’t have to heft that whopping canvas far, darling mod-oriental doll Grace Beijing is situated right in the beating heart of the artsy neighbourhood.
The red brick property features 30 rooms over five categories, ranging from itsy bitsy single-bed Artist Studios to the grande dame Grace Suite, all decorated in neutrals with pops of colour from hip Sino-style furnishings, plus with-it perks like WiFi, iPod docks, flat screen satellite TV, and bathrooms stocked with natural, local luxe smellies by Ba Yan Ka La. Gallery hopping can be knackering, so why not wind down at Bar 798, or give the Med-Asian dishes at Yi House Restaurant a whirl. And best of all, like all Grace Hotels around the world, you’ll be hopping out of bed for their daily champagne breakfasts. Go on then, get art and about!
Yi House, Unit 1, 706 Hou Jie, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, 798 Art District, Chaoyang, +86 10 6436 1818, gracebeijing.com
