I visited the Grand Mercure Xidan Beijing hotel yesterday. It is an elegant hotel offering a friendly service. It belongs to the international group Accor, from French origins.

The Grand Mercure Xidan just located in the commercial and business district of Xidan.

Shopping in the Xidan area is very popular in Beijing. It features a very big clothing market which is mostly frequented by young Beijingers.

Xidan is close to Tian An Men Square and the Forbidden City.

The Grand Mercure Xidan Beijing made the decision to offer our personal shopping assistance service as a favor to their guests. If you book this hotel, I hope you will enjoy your time there, and call me while you are in Beijing. (Even better: call me before so we can plan ahead!)

--by Cathryn, your tour guide in Beijing

Here are some good news about my team: more and more large hotels in downtown Beijing want to offer my personal assistance service to their guests!

The latest one is the Luxury Serviced Residence Beijing. It is the Somerset Group's flagship property in Beijing. It’s not  traditional hotel, but more like an apartment hotel.

The establishment is located near a number of business and leisure areas, most notably the China World Trade Center, Tian An Men Square, the Lufthansa Shopping Center and the Forbidden city, to name but a few.

--by Cathryn, your personal shopping assistant in Bejing