Make a reservation at Commune by the Great Wall

Commune by the Great Wall is located by the Great Wall and operated by Kempinski group and  is a private collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 leading Asian architects like Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, Rocco Yim.  It was exhibited at the 2002 la Biennale di Venezia and bestowed a special prize.

The original 11 villas are massive, ranging from four to six bedrooms, and are essentially luxurious experimental mansions. A new partnership with the Kempinski hotel company has brought about 31 new villas — cut from the same experimental cloth as the rest of the Commune, but sized (and budgeted) for individual travelers rather than moguls.

If you’re interested in the absolute height of modern architecture and luxury hospitality, by all means, book a villa. For the rest of us, the Kempinski additions are the best sampler of China’s newest architectural wonder.

Commune by the Great Wall-Managed by Kempinski is currently comprised of forty-two villas with 190 suites and eleven Presidential Suites, four restaurants, Anantara Spa, Kid’s Club and an outdoor pool. There is a private path accessing the Great Wall at Commune by the Great Wall.
Located in the Shuiguan Mountains, at the Great Wall,  amidst 8 square kilometers of private land,  it is 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Beijing city center.

The main problem of the Commune is that although it is presented as ‘contemporary architectural museum in China’, the pieces designed by these leading architects are not the most exciting work they have done. The most impressive aspect of this hotel is its location. You are sleeping and waking up and having your lunch or enjoying the day next to one of the Seven Wonders of the world: The Great Wall.

Make a reservation at Commune by the Great Wall