Art-will travel to Yi House
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There'll be things to enjoy for non-staying 798 patrons too; they can pop in for a drink at the Gossip Bar, which aims to liven up the district's nightlife by serving cocktails till the early hours, or try eating at the restaurant, Fennel. "Every café is the same [in 798]," Liu lamented. "Fennel is a place with a full menu, the same prices as elsewhere but with bistro quality."
Judging by the selection of canapés at Wednesday's opening party - which included deep-fried oysters with asparagus soup, crispy pork belly (with English mustard), escargot in garlic and parsley, moules marinières, roasted chicken satay and a seemingly endless array of freshly shucked Tasmanian oysters presented with garnishes including grapefruit, ginger and red chili - ex-Raffles Beijing chef Christian Hoffman's menu will be something worth visiting for alone. The theme is Mediterranean seafood, including something rare in Beijing: reasonably priced fruits de mers platters, starting at around 450 yuan for two. Lifestyle will bring you more on Fennel in our food section next month.
Boasting an array of services to rival any Park Hyatt, from 24-hour room service to flatscreen cable TV, gym and airport pickups, Yi House's 798 location has begotten some bespoke extras that seem unique, such as exclusive access to galleries, personalized tours and, no doubt, those amusingly flamboyant arty types the place is bound to attract. It seems Yi may yet live up to its grandiose name, which puns on its multi-meaning Chinese character - "a guest house" and "without equal."
Address: 706 Hou Jie No. 1, 798 Art District, Jiuxianqiao Lu 2 Hao Yuan, Lido District
Tel: 6536-1818
Prices: Single, 690 yuan; standard double, 970 yuan; deluxe, 1,300 to 3,200 yuan
Website: www.yi-house.com
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