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Reviews of Grand Skylight Catic Hotel Beijing

4 out of 5
Grand Skylight Catic Hotel Beijing
18 Beichen East Road, Beijing, Beijing

Reviews

7.6

Good

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7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Edgar, Seattle

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was always very helpful. Taxi service was good. Besides the hotel restaurants, there are not too many food options s. TGIF is by the hotel. There is a mall 1 km away, close to the convention center, with fast food and a Costa (coffee place). Metro station is close, walking is safe.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Damian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Olympic triumph
Excellent views of the Olympic park and right next to the 4th ring road so convenient for getting around
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Suites, Great Sweets
Make sure you are placed in the same type of room you have reserved and you may find yourself quite comfortable. Huge breakfast buffet makes for a great start to the day.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Nice location right beside the Olympic Park and National Stadium. The Olympic park is a great place to go for a walk after have some local hot pot!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Howe

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, but subpar location.
Experience was good. But the location of the hotel in relation to the city is kind of far. I found myself taking a cab more often than I wanted. The bike is the best way to travel in Beijing.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing.
Unfortunately changed room 4 or 5 times due to the sheer noise of the building work going on in the hotel. If I had known that there would be this building work going on, I wouldn't have stayed. One of my room changes moved me to a room which smelt like an ash tray. Absolutely terrible stay. Shower had hair in it. On my final evening. I got back to my room to find my room door wide open. Apparently the cleaners forgot to close the door!!!! All my belongings were open for the taking.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel, comfortable rooms and very good buffet breakfast, I would stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only problem was the lack of english. Otherwise the place was very nice and the staff were very nice also
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel close to Olympic park.
I was in Beijing for a conference at the China national convention centre at Olympic park. The Hotel was a 20min pleasant walk through the Olympic park each day. The Hotel was clean and neat, although most of the reception staff had limited english there was always at least one staff member close by who could. The closest subway station is also about 20min away again in the Olympic park. (The subway is a great & cheap way to get around Beijing. All the ticket machines can be changed to English, and all signage in the subway also has english on it. Overall had a gray stay at the Grand Skylight Hotel

8/10 Good

Christopher, Raleigh, NC

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location adjacent to Olympic Park
This hotel is in a great location relative the Olympic Park. Communication with the staff in english was challenging beyond the very basic. I requested a non-smoking room. While there were no indicators that the room was a smoking room (ash tray) there was a distinct odor of smoke. The room was comfortable but well worn in. The lobby restaurant was great for breakfast, many choices.

8/10 Good

Tim, MD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adjacent to Birds Nest Stadium
Currently undergoing phased renovation. Executive room was large enough. Breakfast buffet is Asian and Western, so you'll be sure to find something that suits you. Need to get get back to the hotel and don't speak Mandarin? Draw a picture of the stadium -- it helped every cabbie, even when provided with the address in Mandarin. About 1 hr. and <100 RMB taxi to/from the airport.

6/10 Okay

Dino, New York City

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice Hotel - Mediocre Service
I stayed at the hotel for 4 nights. The space was good and I appreciated the view. The staff had a limited command of English but I don't count this against the hotel (you're in the middle of Beijing after all) but I note it for non-Mandarin speakers. My main criticisms of the hotel are: 1. No 'do-not-disturb' signs. While I was adjusting to the time change, I was woken up several days/times by the maid service. I had no way to indicate to them not to clean the room and they were very persistent in ringing the bell. The first day, the maid argued with me and did not want to go away when I asked her to come back later. 2. On my final night, I spoke the concierge to arrange a cab to take me to the airport the next day. When I checked-out the next day, they had no record of my arrangements - it turned out not to be a big deal since I was able to get a cab in a few minutes but it could have turned into a real hassle.

6/10 Okay

Madmax, Japan

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel and near to olympic park
The check in was fast. At first I stay at 8th floor. However, there is construction work at the hotel. I was very noise. When I complain, they change my room to upper floor. Overall the hotel and room was nice. But if you want to buy some item at convini store, it a bit far.

6/10 Okay

Guillaume, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Balanced hotel with great view on the Olympic Stad
Stayed 3 night during a tradeshow at the nearby convention center. The location required a 20 min walk morning and evening but being located right behind the famous Beijing Olympic Stadium ("The Nest") this felt like going for a tourist tour although I was going to work. The hotel is clean and modern but is clearly aimed at Chinese business travelers. In my (business class) room, there was a full Chinese tea set, normally used when discussing business deals with customers! The TGI Fridays at the first floor makes it possible to eat Western food (for those with that type of craving) but you must walk or take a cab to find Chinese food. Finally, the only deficiency during the stay was the non-functioning air-conditioning... but I usually don't bother with it so for me it was a non-issue but could be an issue for others.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visit on 16.04,2016
Wifi signal is unstable in the room. No free breakfast is a bit pity for this trip.

6/10 Okay

mark, Qatar (UK national)

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
perfect location
eating in the restaurants is a bit pricey, and service takes a bit too long for my liking; TFI Fridays adjacent is a good bonus for Westerners needing a taste of home location is great, I found I could get to where i needed very quickly Westerners tend to get given the smaller rooms; I have a Chinese wife and found on our second visit there she was given a much larger room (separate sitting area) at the same price (room) cleaners are really helpful and friendly - the reception staff could learn a thing or two from them

6/10 Okay

junmin

Attitude of receptionist was terrible

8/10 Good

JIA, Wuxi, Jiangsu

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
It's OK.
The staff don't speak English and there isn't a bar inside the hotel.

6/10 Okay

Sunil, Fiji

Skylight
Not very good hotel and customer service is poor

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value hotel
Booked for just one night (passing through Tokyo), but I enjoyed my stay! Room was spotless, modern, with very good room service for a foreigner (reception spoke some English and was very accommodating).

8/10 Good

Teresa, Minnesota, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient to Olympic Park with pleasant staff.
This is a mid-level hotel with rooms comparable to Holiday Inn in the states. The wifi connection is free and stable. The personnel at the information desk are unfailingly pleasant and have limited but sufficient English. I stayed two weeks so the hotel upgraded me to a suite. The bathroom had a tub and stand-alone shower which was nice and large, and the water pressure was always good. The king-size bed was comfortable, although it takes some getting used to not having a top sheet with only the comforter on top. The living area was furnished with a small love seat, chair, desk, and bar area with small refrigerator.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was wonderful and staff great
The hotel and staff are great, they provided wonderful service.

8/10 Good

Tao, Boston

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice location, but far away from public transit.
Good hotel for business trips. Not great for family though.

10/10 Excellent

Michiel W.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Business Trip
The Shaft was friendly, they took care of any issues.

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

6/10 Okay

Kerry, Parker, CO

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Eh.. it's clean.
I booked the skylight for a conference and it was clean but otherwise, just okay. Definitely skip the food (there is a underground mall near by with a lot of selection) and the internet is so slow it's practically non-existent. The fact that they sold condoms in my rooms bathroom made me wonder what kind of hotel I was in. Several of my friends booked the Intercontinental hotel that is attached to the CNCC and it's a better hotel. The plus was I had a nice view of the formula E practice.

8/10 Good

solar engineer, R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant hotel next year to birds nest
17 min walk to convention center Comfy bed Great view Elegant ambiance English pretty good

8/10 Good

AP, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent for Price
I stayed in this hotel for 5 days during my visit to China for a conference. just 20 min drive from Beijing int airport and located in the Olympic park, it's easily accessible to anyone. It's right next to the bird's nest stadium and the view was great although that was the only one view from my room. I'd recommend getting rooms at higher floor. The staff were friendly and spoke English. only issue I had was that the mini bar was way expensive and the hotel charged me $10 for watching "classic videos" in the TV that was already loaded onto it. That was completely weird. The subway was 15 min walk from the hotel and taxi's were easily available 24 Hrs. All in all it was a great stay in this hotel and I recommend it to everyone, specially for conference.

8/10 Good

Jon, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
good location and room is clean. It's a good choice for attending a conference at Beijing international conference center.

8/10 Good

jingbo, beijing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenience location
overall is good

8/10 Good

Rick, Palmerston North NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in the best part of Beijing
Great hotel in the best part of Beijing. Only 80 RMB ($16) taxi ride from the airport due to it being in the North East part of Beijing. 10 mins walk to one of the biggest Mall (underground) in the city. 10 mins walk to subway. 4 Restaurants.

8/10 Good

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Mariette, Beirut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good location and friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Australia - QLD - Townsville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Affordable; Service: Courteous; Cleanliness: Beautiful; My family and i were looked after well, thanks, Jason

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Decent hotel with an excellent restaiurant
Clean room, good room service. Poor front desk service. Restroom sucks. Living area is great. Side perk - Restaurant "Red Tomato" is awesome.

10/10 Excellent

Detroit Mark, Detroit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Nice Room - Great Price
The room was very nice, the bed very comfortable and it was very quite. Only complaint was that our bar wasn't restocked everyday and the used glasses wern't replaced everyday. The staff's English wasn't great but neither was our Mandrin. We always managed to get outr point across. The staff was patient and polite. Great location next to Olympic Park and subway.

8/10 Good

Sayyed Masud, Pakistan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Location to attend conference at the Conventi
Found the hotel to be very reasonable value for money, very good view of the Birds Nest. The room and the bathroom were well maintained. Only point was that storage space was not available as there were no cupboards. Was able to find taxis at all hours, the convention centre was about 10/12 minutes walk as the most direct route through the Stadium area was closed.

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel close to Olympic Stadium
The hotel is good, a nice place to stay. A pool and a larger gym would have been better, but otherwise pretty good. Good for the price.

10/10 Excellent

John Thomas, Melbourne, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice for Convention Center
Room was very spacious and clean. Staff very helpful and friendly. Enough staff speak some English to make communication for western travelers not a significant issue. The hotel is a 15 minute walk to the convention center but it is easy to get to. Olympic Park is right behind hotel which makes for morning walks nice. Must take a taxi to get to other Beijing attractions, restaurants, etc. but taxis are readily available outside of hotel or driving by. I had breakfast buffet every morning and found the quality of food good with many choices between western and traditional Chinese. If you are attending an event at the convention center, this hotel is a good choice, especially for the price.