V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou Hotel Joins Summit

The V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou Hotel has joined Summit Hotels & Resorts.

Previously known as Crowne Plaza Beijing Parkview Wuzhou, the hotel is owned by Beijing North Star, one of the biggest real estate companies in Beijing that currently also owns and manages seven other hotels in China.

Located in the north of Beijing, V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou Hotel is situated just a 10-minute walk away from the Bird’s Nest Sports Centre and the Olympic Park, where the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were held.

It is adjacent to the Beijing International Conference Centre, and the prime Wang Jing business hub where key multinational companies like Microsoft, Siemens and Mercedes Benz have located their regional offices.

The hotel has excellent MICE facilities – boasting one of the largest pillar-less ballrooms in the city with natural lighting, at an impressive 1,200sqm in size with a maximum capacity of 800 persons.

There is also an outdoor function area that is popular for weddings and other social events.

Mr. Ananya Narayan, Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Preferred Hotel Group, said, “We are excited to have V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou Hotel on board with us here in Beijing as Preferred Hotel Group forges ahead with our expansion plans into the key markets within China. Over the last few years, we have successfully migrated hotels from chain brands with management contracts to being independent entities, and helping them establish their own brand identities. We see this growing trend in China, and embrace opportunities to offer independent hotel owners the business tools and international branding power to compete effectively in the worldwide hospitality arena.”

Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies, and is a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, the Forbidden City, temples, gardens, and its art treasures and universities have made it a center of culture and art in China.