"If Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore were the rehearsal halls where the big hotel chains put in the long years perfecting their craft, Shanghai, Beijing and the rest of mainland China are where the performance is finally taking place. There’s a sense of exuberance on display in hotels like the Sofitel Beijing Central, and it’s contagious — a place like this can’t help but get you a bit excited about the great Chinese economic experiment." - Tablet Hotels
