The Peninsula Spa Beijing

The Peninsula Spa Beijing is at 8 Jinyu Hu Tong. It is a twenty-minute walk from Wangfujing Shopping Street, providing a buffer from the immediate intensity of nearby landmarks like the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.

Choosing this spa over the massage parlours scattered throughout the city’s major tourist hubs is a choice of pacing. While the areas surrounding the nearby palaces are often gripped by relentless crowds and quick-turnover shops, this room runs on a deliberate delay. It provides a stillness that the streets directly outside cannot accommodate. It is worth the detour for those who prefer their recovery shielded from the heavy foot traffic of the city centre.