Skeptical about Air China's Free Transit Hotel Layover? Here's My Review

Might sound too good to be true. Come on! A free night at a hotel with free transportation to and from the airport! Is it possible to get out of the Beijing Airport? I ventured to try since I had a 22 hour layover in Beijing and this is my experience.

Just know that I had to sign up to take advantage of this before even getting to Beijing. Calling Air resulted in many calls on hold, so I went to their office in person. This got the job done quickly and I knew even the name of the hotel (after asking).

Upon arrival I had instructions to go to the line that is for the 72 hour Visa. I showed them my boarding pass for the next leg of my trip and got through inspection.

After picking up my luggage, I was taken to a waiting area. Then went to the hotel.

By this time I was hungry. So I ate at the restaurant next door and used Chinese RMB. The room was not bad and overall pretty good for no extra charge.

Fried Rice

Room

Bathroom

Breakfast

The next morning I got my free breakfast and went back to my room. Then, I got a wake up call at the schedule time and was taken to the airport. Just make sure you know which terminal you want to be dropped off at. :D

I know there are multiple hotels that I could have be placed at and this one was not bad. If I fly Air China again, I wouldn't mind taking advantage of their transit hotel service.

Ever experience Air China's Transit Services? How was it?