The nine properties listed below have each launched in the last 18 months.These newest hotels to hit China"s capital are seen as ambassadors of the new Beijing.

　　Leading up to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing went on a hotel building frenzy. Unlike in other Olympic cities, however, long after the medal winners moved on the tourists kept coming.

　　The newest hotels to hit China"s capital are seen as ambassadors of the new Beijing.

　　The nine properties listed below have each launched in the last 18 months.

　　1. Hotel Éclat Beijing

　　Like Hotel Éclat"s Taipei property, this new 100-room Beijing hotel (opened March 2013) is big on art and design.

　　Masterpieces on display are created by Western artists famous enough to be known only by their last names -- Dali, Warhol. There"s also work by talked about contemporary Chinese artists, including Gao Xiaowu.

　　More than half of the rooms feature terraces, including two suites with private jet pools measuring five or 10 meters.

　　Exclusive to guests, Éclat Lounge offers all-day refreshments on the house.

　　Other standard amenities include mini-bar and Internet access, and 3D flat screen TVs that can be enjoyed from in-room massage chairs.

　　The hotel is located in Beijing"s Parkview Green complex, which also houses an upscale shopping center.