Help from the experts of Beijing please...

We just found out that we will be on our own with a tour group on the first day when we land in Beijing. We will be there around 1:00 pm and will be looking for places to go and eat. The problem is that our hotel, Loong Palace Hotel is near the 5th ring on the Beijing map. Are there any recommendations for

1. site seeing places, we wil be going to the major places the following three days so something around the area would be great (malls will be fine too).

2. A good restaurant (best food for the price) for a group of 30 plus people to eat that day near the location of the hotel (don%26#39;t want to spend a fortune inside the hotel).

Address: Huilongguan, Changping District, Beijing, 102208

Thanks for any help or comments.

Help from the experts of Beijing please...

Changping distrcit is not a urban part of the city of Beijing. Why choose that area%26#39;s hotel?

Help from the experts of Beijing please...

Our hotels are set for Beijing through the tour agency. We have no choices on the locations, but we can always move around :-). Thanks for any suggestions again.

Honestly, I request that the travel agency or hotel help set something up. That is suburban and it isn%26#39;t go to be easy to arrange things for a group that size in that area on your own. You may need a bus!

On the plus side, the hotel restaurant might not be as overpriced as those in the city would be. There might be some restaurants around big enough for the group, but ordering could be interesting if no one speaks Chinese.

There%26#39;s probably no worthwhile shopping in the area.

Chanping is near to the Great Wall. There is an aviation museum--but I know nothing about it.

If you have transportation, you might want to go into town and check out the silk market, or explore the Houhai area. You%26#39;d want reservations for a restaurant with a group that size.