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Hotels in Dongcheng District, Beijing
Dongcheng District is one of the 10 districts of Beijing (Wikidata: "district of Beijing, China"); population 911,000, area 42 km². Its centre is 2.6 km from the city centre. 29 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 29of 102 in Beijing's districts
- From the city centre
- 2.6 km
- Nearest station
- Dongsi0.5 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Jingshan Park1.7 km
- Population
- 911,000Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 818OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 42 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Dongcheng District
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inner Mongolia Hotel Forbidden City | 0.1 km |
| 2 | Prime Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 3 | Beijing Sheke Boyuan Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 4 | Beijing Xinxiang Yayuan Apartment | 0.9 km |
| 5 | Lusongyuan Hotel | 0.9 km |
| 6 | Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing | 0.9 km |
| 7 | Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel | 1.0 km |
| 8 | Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing | 1.1 km |
| 9 | Flowering House Courtyard Hotel | 1.2 km |
| 10 | Waldorf Astoria Beijing | 1.3 km |
| 11 | CitiGO Hotel Nanluoguxiang Beijing | 1.4 km |
| 12 | The Peninsula Beijing | 1.5 km |
| 13 | Legendale Hotel Beijing | 1.5 km |
| 14 | Grand Hotel Beijing | 2.0 km |
| 15 | Grand Hyatt Beijing | 2.2 km |
| 16 | Beijing Hotel | 2.2 km |
| 17 | Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits | 2.8 km |
| 18 | Bloosom House·Beijing Houhai Hotel | 2.8 km |
| 19 | Beijing Qianyuan Hotel | 2.9 km |
| 20 | Novotel Beijing Xinqiao | 3.0 km |
| 21 | Capital Hotel | 3.0 km |
| 22 | Zijin Hotel | 3.0 km |
| 23 | Qiuguo Hotel (Beijing Yonghe Palace,Dongzhimen) | 3.5 km |
| 24 | Hepingli Traveler Inn | 4.5 km |
| 25 | Gehua New Century Hotel Beijing | 5.0 km |
| 26 | Beijing Yuanwanglou Hotel | 6.0 km |
| 27 | North Star Continental Grand Hotel | 6.8 km |
| 28 | V-Continent Beijing Parkview Wuzhou Hotel | 6.9 km |
| 29 | Pangu Plaza | 7.3 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Dongcheng District
OpenStreetMap maps 562 restaurants, 157 cafes and 99 bars and pubs counted in Dongcheng District, and 150 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Beijing |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 562 | 2 of 10 |
| Cafes | 157 | 2 of 10 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 99 | 1 of 10 |
| Museums and galleries | 32 | 2 of 10 |
| Named parks | 41 | 9 of 10 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 77 | 3 of 10 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 10 districts of Beijing; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Dongcheng District
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Dongcheng District is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Dongcheng District: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Forbidden City | Castle or palace | 2.0 km |
| National Stadium | Attraction | 7.3 km |
| National Museum of China | Museum | 2.9 km |
| Jingshan Park | Park | 1.7 km |
| Beihai Park | Park | 2.3 km |
| Lama Temple | Place of worship | 2.1 km |
| Wangfujing Street | Attraction | 1.4 km |
| St. Joseph's Wangfujing Cathedral | Place of worship | 1.3 km |
| Imperial Ancestral Temple | Place of worship | 2.4 km |
| Temple of Earth Park | Park | 2.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Dongcheng District
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Dongcheng District, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dongsi | metro | 0.5 km |
| Zhangzizhong Lu | metro | 0.6 km |
| National Art Museum | metro | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Dongcheng District is from Beijing's main sights
| Sight | From Dongcheng District |
|---|---|
| Jingshan Park | 1.7 km |
| Forbidden City | 2.1 km |
| Beihai Park | 2.3 km |
| National Museum of China | 2.9 km |
| Tiananmen Square | 3.0 km |
| Mausoleum of Mao Zedong | 3.3 km |
| National Centre for the Performing Arts | 3.5 km |
| Temple of Heaven | 5.0 km |
| Niujie Mosque | 6.5 km |
| Summer Palace | 14 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Dongcheng District
Sights in Dongcheng District: 12 of 49
- Forbidden City · palace · 2.1 km
- National Museum of China · national museum · 2.9 km
- Jingshan Park · urban park · 1.7 km
- Beihai Park · urban park · 2.3 km
- Yonghe Temple · palace · 2.2 km
- St. Joseph's Church, Beijing · cathedral · 1.3 km
- Temple of Earth · temple · 2.7 km
- The Palace Museum · national museum · 2.1 km
- National Art Museum of China · art museum · 0.7 km
- Prince Gong's Mansion · palace · 2.8 km
- Shichahai · park · 2.3 km
- Dongsi Mosque · mosque · 0.6 km
The 12 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions.
Nearby
Areas next to Dongcheng District
Questions
Dongcheng District: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Dongcheng District, Beijing?
29 places to stay in this guide are counted in Dongcheng District: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 10 districts of Beijing. The nearest to the area centre is Inner Mongolia Hotel Forbidden City, 0.1 km away.
How far is Dongcheng District from the centre of Beijing?
2.6 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Beijing.
How far is Dongcheng District from Forbidden City?
2.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Dongcheng District. The nearest of Beijing's main sights is Jingshan Park, 1.7 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Dongcheng District?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Dongsi (metro, 0.5 km), Zhangzizhong Lu (metro, 0.6 km) and National Art Museum (metro, 0.6 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Dongcheng District?
OpenStreetMap maps 562 restaurants, 157 cafes and 99 bars and pubs counted in Dongcheng District (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 10 districts of Beijing that Wikidata records as a district of China located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 102 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Dongcheng District on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.