Central hotel with 24 hour restaurants across from metro steps from shops dining guests love the visitor friendly location of novotel beijing xin qiao 2 km west of forbidden city and surrounded by local shops and eateries just across the street is chongwenmen metro stop and beijing railway station a major transport hub is a 9 minute stroll tiananmen 5 minute drive tiananmen square 20 minutes west on foot or by metro is the most visited place in beijing at its north end is a gateway