The Palace Hotel renamed as The Peninsula Palace Beijing

The Palace Hotel was officially renamed as The Peninsula Palace Beijing, September 1st, whilst the Chinese name “Wang Fu Fan Dian” has remained unchanged.

A commemorative event, which is to be attended by The Hon. Michael D. Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, and Mr. Wang Ming Quan, Chairman and President of China Everbright Group, will take place September 18th to mark this milestone in the history of the hotel.

Since the hotel’s opening in 1989, The Peninsula Palace Hotel Beijing has been a premier hotel in the Chinese capital for business and leisure, and a venue of choice for important events and celebrations. The Peninsula Hotels has managed The Peninsula Palace Hotel since 1992, and with the completion of the joint venture restructuring and a US$27 million renovation, the hotel is once again in the spotlight in the capital with a strategic refurbishment program giving the hotel a totally new look while the name change aligns it with sister Peninsula Hotels.

A new Chinese restaurant Huang Ting, redesigned club floors and a dramatic new entrance have been added to the hotel, in addition to a range of new facilities. These new features include the opening of the award-winning JING western restaurant, a new lobby lounge, remodeled hotel lobby, expanded commercial and retail space featuring 50 of the world’s top brands, new banquet facilities and newly renovated rooms and suites equipped with state-of-the-art in-room Peninsula technology.

“The booming economy and attraction of China as a long-term, high-frequency destination together with the promise of the 2008 Beijing Olympics has been drawing global attention to the country. The name change, along with the rebranding of the hotel is perfectly timed,” says General Manager Donald J. Harrington.

“Over the eleven years of Peninsula management, we have successfully embodied Peninsula operating and cultural standards with a very active staff cross-training programme between The Peninsula Hong Kong and The Peninsula Palace Hotel Beijing, enabling us to offer our guests experiences of exceptional quality. The name change benefits the hotel both locally and abroad – the instant name recognition of ‘Peninsula’ puts us in an excellent position to expand in overseas markets, while ‘Wang Fu Fan Dian’ enables us to continue to capitalise on this well-established nationally-famous brand in the domestic market,” says Mr. Harrington.

In conjunction with the renovation and name change, The Peninsula Palace Beijing will soon enjoy better accessibility than ever. Already just a short walk away from the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Wangfujing  shopping district, the centrally located Peninsula Palace will connect directly to one of Beijing’s new main roads - the Second Ring Road - later this year, enabling guests to travel to all major districts of the city easily and rapidly.