Except for the lobby, the Beijing Kai Sheng Xing Feng International Hotel is a smoker's paradise (the lobby has a "Do not smoke sign"#. I am a nonsmoker, and when I made my reservation through Expedia.com, I specifically requested a nonsmoking room. When I checked in, I was informed that there were no nonsmoking rooms at the hotel, only rooms for smokers. We had paid, and so we had to either accept the room or lose our money. When we got to the room, the air was heavy with the smell of tobacco smoke. I went to the curtains covering the window to see if I could open the window to let in fresh air, and I discovered that the window could not be opened and that on the other side of the window was a dark, unlit, apparently usused hotel corridor #very strange to find that on the other side of a hotel window!). After a few minutes in the room, I could feel the beginning of throat irritation and light-headedness. My wife and I slept poorly during the night and woke up with headaches and a doped feeling. The hotel staff was friendly, but the front desk was ineffient, confused, and even chaotic. The hotel is in the middle of an undeveloped area on a dark road. Luckily, there are a couple of restaurants within walking distance. The hotel advertises that it is one mile from the airport, but it is more like four or five miles. After we checked out, we noticed that our clothes reeked of tobacco smoke. All in all, if you are a heavy smoker, you will enjoy the rooms. If not, stay away.
