We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton for 4 nights during March of 2008. The rooms were huge, very clean and kitted out nicely (ours had a massive LCD TV!). The beds were comfortable, the staff pleasant and the facilities second to none (the swimming pool on the top floor is perfect for a leisurely dip after a long days sight-seeing!).

The only problem we encountered was that few (if any) taxi drivers new of the hotels existence!!! This is no doubt a result of the massive redevelopment currently being undertaken in Beijing and i'm sure this will change with time.

I stayed at the Ritz Carlton Beijing at Chaoyang District with 4 other friends. We booked the Club Floor - one Suite and one Deluxe Room. Both rooms were of large size, very comfortable and well appointed with all the modern amenities you would expect of a 5 star business luxury hotel.

Getting to the hotel however, can be a bit of a challenge as many taxi drivers do not know where the hotel is located. The trick is to tell them that the hotel is behind the new "Shin Kwan Tian Di" shopping mall, which is just opposite the "DaWangLu" Train Station. The Ritz Carlton stands next to the equally good looking and new JW Marriott Hotel.

The staff at the Rtiz Carlton are exemplary, always trying their best to meet all your needs and more. Perhaps this is because the hotel is still relatively new (it opened only in Dec 2007) and trying to impress.

When I was there, I was surprised to see some tour groups staying in the hotel - this made the small lobby noisy and rather chaotic at times. Perhaps the hotel management would reconsider having large tour groups stay in the hotel especially since the hotel itself is a smallish to medium sized establishment catering to a primarily upmarket and discerning clientele.

Having said that, I would definitely stay here again the next time I'm in Beijing.

Stayed in Ritz-Carlton during my recent business trip to Beijing, the hotel is the place to stay, I have been to China before, stayed in other 5 star hotels but The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing is much more luxurious than I expected, staff were so friendly and helpful, the swimming pool on the 17th floor together with the Sauna and the Gym makes it worth the stay. The restaurant on the ground floor had the best breakfast I had ever tried. I would definitely recommend it to my friends

We stayed at the Ritz Carlton Beijing (not Financial) for 3 nights and had an amazing experience there. The hotel is fairly new and we experienced incredible service. The room itself was very large and the bathroom was huge! Complimentary bottled water is left for you every day, which came in handy while touring Beijing. After a full day of sight seeing and shopping, it was always nice to know that you would be returning to a calm, relaxing, home away from home.
The breakfast buffett was plentiful with a variety of options. Service is a little too over the top, in that as soon as you are done with a plate the servers hover by to take it away. Still can't complain though.
As mentioned by another reviewer, due to the hotel being very new, taxi drivers had a hard time finding the place. The directions cards that the hotel provides are unclear somehow to the drivers, so would recommend asking concierge to write down directions in Chinese vs. English.
I definitely recommend staying here and hope to revisit on our next trip to Beijing!