Just a few steps from the East Gate of the vast Summer Palace grounds, Aman Summer Palace offers a selection of heritage-imbued dwellings, including those once used by guests awaiting an audience with the Empress.
Built in 1750, the 290-hectare Summer Palace is picturesque retreat at any time of year. Palaces, pavilions and ornate bridges are set around Kunming Lake. This garden estate is a masterpiece of architecture, landscape and design.
Embracing traditional Chinese layouts, peaceful internal courtyards are crossed by pathways shaded by bamboo and indigenous trees. High-ceilinged rooms boast original wooden beams and floors finished in polished Jin clay tiles.
Simple, elegant and redolent of the past, the 51 Rooms and Suites reflect the traditional courtyard style of the neighbouring Summer Palace.
Rooms and Suites surround serene garden courtyards crisscrossed by stately pathways. Established indigenous trees cast delicate shadows through bamboo blinds and into the lofty-ceilinged Suites.
Polished to a deep lustre, floors are finished in Jin clay tiles, while ceilings show exposed wooden roof beams. Bathrooms are generously proportioned with free-standing island bathtubs.
The Imperials Suite’s three pavilions surround a tranquil private courtyard and include a bedroom, spacious living areas and unique features such as a spa room
and a private dining area that can become a boardroom-style meeting room for 14. Ideal for private gatherings.
The Courtyard Suites offer consummate privacy and overlook elegant courtyard gardens.
They offer a combined bedroom and living area or separate bedrooms.
Offering a spacious combined bedroom and living area, Suites provide roomy bathrooms
and aesthetic references drawing on the Imperial period.
Deluxe Suites either offer a combined bedroom and living area, or a separate bedroom.
They overlook established indigenous trees in formal gardens.
Overlooking tranquil courtyard gardens, the Courtyard Guestrooms feature elegant period furniture
with intricate wooden screens, bamboo blinds and ceilings open to wooden beams.
Housed in a two-storey structure, the Guestrooms offer Hollywood twin beds.
Situated within the same private south-facing pavilion with a large shared living area, the two-bedroom
Deluxe Pavilion is composed of two Deluxe Suites and sleeps up to five guests.
The Family Suite offers two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms by combining a Suite and a Guestroom.
Set around a serene private courtyard, the Traditional Courtyard combines a two-bedroom Deluxe Pavilion
(two Deluxe Suites with a shared living area) and two Courtyard Guestrooms.
Spread across the heritage-imbued grounds of Aman Summer Palace, the restaurants serve cuisine from across the continent and globe: the Ming Dynasty-inspired Chinese Restaurant features Cantonese cuisine as well as Imperial dishes;
Naoki’s set menus offer French-Japanese fusion; and the Grill is home to prime cuts of meat cooked with western techniques. Meals are also served in the Lobby and private dining rooms can be arranged.
The Chinese Restaurant serves imperial dishes, Cantonese and Sichuan cuisines.
There are three large dining rooms and six private dining spaces.
Naoki has an open kitchen and serves French kaiseki fare. It can accommodate 30 for dinner and 140 for a cocktail party. The Grill and Naoki can be combined.
Peking dag and szechuan chicken are cooked with great delicacy at the nine-room chinese restaurant...
Echoing ancient Imperial meals, the menus across the restaurants comprise choices for all palates, including crispy pork skin and stir-fried fish with asparagus, as well as Naoki's sea bream sashimi and green lobster salad.
The delicate flavours and aromas of a tea ceremony remain central to the centuries-old ritual. Tea itself, whether in a formal or relaxed setting,
is part of daily life and is served – in an abundance of varieties – every afternoon at Aman Summer Palace.
Enjoy a fine cigar paired with an after-dinner digestif in the cigar room, set within the bar in the reflection pavilion.
An extensive selection of liquors allows for the perfect match, be it with a single-malt whisky, cognac or aged tawny port.
Spread across two subterranean levels, the 5,000-square-metre spa is a sanctuary for body and mind. In the nine double treatment rooms, therapies that draw on Imperial traditions range from massages and scrubs to moxibustion and acupuncture.
A Pilates and yoga studio is naturally lit with skylights, and the facilities also include a 25-metre pool, large gym and two squash courts. Separate male and female changing areas incorporate steam and sauna rooms, hot Jacuzzi and cold plunge pools.
Choose the Vitality Bath to unwind and recharge or the Renew Bath to ease tired muscles, while the Revive Bath invigorates with juniper and grapefruit.
Private Pilates, yoga and tai chi sessions can be tailored to your goals, and trainers are always present to assist with personalised workouts or to partner you in a game of squash.
Aman Summer Palace can be booked exclusively. Guests staying at the Resort can enjoy its extensive facilities as well as private access to the Summer Palace. Aman Summer Palace ensures every celebration is unique. Whether managing guest lists, booking photographers or providing bespoke stationery, Aman’s event coordinators are professional, efficient and discreet.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Offering state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, Aman Summer Palace can host board meetings, conferences and retreats, arranging team-building activities and facilitating whatever is required for multinationals or boutique startups.
From product launches and cultural events to award ceremonies and lectures, Aman Summer Palace has the venues and expertise to ensure one-of-a-kind events designed to make an impact and achieve their goals.
The 2,000-year-old art of kite-making is one such craft that lives on across China, with six regional types and an artisanal tradition that involves bamboo carving and painting.
Ceremonies, whether intimate or grand, can be held indoors or out in a location that resonates with the bridal couple.
Explore the studios and shops to watch the artisans at work, or simply explore the maze-like alleyways of hutongs that provide a glimpse into the ancient communal living of courtyard residences.
The 15th-century imperial palace now houses a museum dedicated to the treasures of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Private dinners, sunset strolls within the Summer Palace grounds once visitors have departed, movie nights for two in a private cinema and couple treatments in the spa...
Presentations, lectures and screenings can be held in the private theatre. When work is done, the theatre can also inject an element of relaxation and fun with mainstream movies and popcorn on demand.
Visit remote spots on foot or with a private guide who can explain the history and theory of the fortifications, which stretch for thousands of kilometres.
Built in 1750, the palace served the Qing Dynasty as an imperial retreat and is now surrounded by gardens, pavilions, bridges and a three-storey theatre.
Conctructed in the early 15th century, the Ming-era temple complex covers 273 hectares across a symbolic combination of ornate structures and parkland that represents the composition of the universe.
AMAN SUMMER PALACE
1 Gongmenqian Street, Summer PalaceBeijing, PRC 100091China