China is renowned for its bold, brassy, unabashed architecture, but with Kengo Kuma’s striking patchwork of emerald green and gold glass panels, The Opposite House still succeeds in standing out from the scores of skyscrapers dotted across happening Sanlitun.
Roll on through with a paperless check-in and dump the trunks in one of the hotel’s 90 suave, minimalist studios or nine spacious suites. There are four different magnitudes on the wow-factor scale, but all have been meticulously finished with earthy tones, fresh white linens, an abundance of natural light, and a neat bundle of perks (from mood lighting to 24-hr room service to valet parking) that mean you won’t so much as lift a languid finger.
Perfectly pin-dropped in the midst of buzzy Sanlitun Village, there’s a host of local and international fash and foodie hotspots nearby, but why strain yourself when the hotel boasts two spa rooms, one of the city’s best duck roasters, Jing Yaa Tang, Med masterpiece Sureño, and funky cocktail crash pad Mesh. The very Opposite of arduous. Aah!
The Opposite House, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang, +86 10 6417 6688, www.theoppositehouse.com
