Commune by the Great Wall

Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 Asian architects. It was exhibited at the 2002 la Biennale di Venezia and awarded a special prize. Commune by the Great Wall was named “A New Architectural Wonder of China” by Business Week in 2005.

The “Walnut Valley" of the Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski includes 11 villas with 46 guest rooms and 1 Commune club which opened in October 2002, and the “Stone Valley" includes 31 new villas with 190 guest rooms, the Commune of the Children (Kids’ Club), 1 Anantara Spa, 1 fitness room and the conference centre, which opened in September 2006.

The Great Wall Exit at Shuiguan, Badaling Highway, Beijing
Located in the Shuiguan Mountains amidst 8 square kilometers of private land, 1 hour drive away from Beijing International Capital Airport, 20 kilometers away from the main train station (Qing Long Qiao station) and 50 minutes’ drive from Beijing city center, the property enjoys an easy access via the Badaling Expressway. 15 minutes’ drive from Badaling private airport, available for Helicopters (20′ minutes transfer from Beijing Capital Airport) and small aircrafts on the 800 metres long runway.

Accommodations

Furniture House
There are four bedrooms, two of which have built-in bathrooms. The living room communicates with the dining room. Sitting in the open-air courtyard at the center of the house, you sure have a sense of having the panorama of mountains at your fingertips.
Each of the four walls of the house has a door, which hides a wardrobe behind to keep the space spruce and complete. Both the appearance and interior space with their consistent simplicity and liveliness render the house into a modernistic Siheyuan (traditional house with a square courtyard in the Beijing area).
The Furniture House can be used to hold parties, board of directors meetings and seminars or new product launches, small concerts or other shows and performances.

Distorted Courtyard
Picturesquely arranged three storeies, two levels of open-air courtyards with a small terrace, are neatly composed. There are four bedrooms. The host bedroom on the third floor has no wall or door, just like a lonely-elevated stage. Closely connected with the outside, the bedroom has an excellent broad view.
The interior of the house is decorated in a simple and elegant way. The white walls, wooden floor and stone covering remind you of country life. You may enjoy gardening, breathing fresh air and basking in the sun on the terrace that are rare in cities.
The Distorted Courtyard is a nice venue for private meetings, small news briefings and high-level meetings. Barbeque parties and other outdoors activities can be hosted on the terrace or in the open-air courtyards.

Airport
The house has four bedrooms and a sauna with a natural stone-made bath. Three living rooms extend to different directions just like the boarding corridors at an air terminal. There is also a half-underground private room that contributes much to the polygon style.
Two walls embedded in the hillslope seem to echo the Great Wall in the distance, as if yearning for returning to nature. Behind the walls are rooms with a row of windows opening onto the hill with flowers and trees growing within your hand reach. A 14-metre-long corridor serves as a place for repose and sightseeing.
Suitable activities: themed parties, private gatherings, various exhibitions, artistic performances, fashion shows, new product launches, etc.

Cantilever House
There are four bedrooms each with a different view, with the host bedroom and one guest room respectively having a built-in bathroom. The bedrooms are floored with light-coloured wood that is compatible with the sights and sunlight outside the windows. The light and spacious and living room is decorated in nostalgia-inspiring pink and has a balcony attached to it. An independent kitchen helps keep smoke from spreading. The Great Wall valley can be seen from the second floor terrace. The roof yard overlooks the whole Commune.
By a zigzagging path behind the Canteliver House, you may climb to the Great Wall in ten minutes. How about having a cocktail party on the ancient wall? It must be terrific.
Suitable activities: various parties, wedding ceremonies, barbeque or cocktail parties, corporate high-level meetings or parties for colleagues.

Shared House
The Shared House has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The dining room is connected to the living room. An extra-large table is especially useful when you dine with several friends.
The Shared House stresses communication and the sense of sharing. In the second floor bedroom is a row of beds. One large bathroom has two big bathtubs for you and your friend to chat while taking a bath. In the roof of the living room there is a protruding oblong-shaped glass window that makes the room transparent. The designer of the Shared House, Kanika R’Kul, is the only female architect among the 12 designers.

Suitable activities: new product launches, fashion parties, young people’s parties, wedding ceremonies and fashion launches.

The Twins
The Twins consists of a main house and an appended house. The entrance to the main house lies at the end of a slightly elevated stone path. The appended house is built on a ground whose left side is a bit higher. The main house is made up of four bedrooms, one living room, and one study. The bedrooms are large and high in space. The high-ceilinged living room has a fireplace. To one side of it is a concealed courtyard. The study is on the second floor, where in the roof of the bedroom’s bathroom there is an oval skylight that allows you to enjoy bathing under the starlight.
In the appended house are a dining room and a kitchen. From the dining room, you can see the Great Wall in the arms of mountains. The dining room has two large glass French windows on two sides and a small outdoor balcony where you may watch beautiful sunsets over your dinner.
Suitable activities: Private gatherings, small meetings, fashion events, open-air barbeques on the flat roof.

Other Accommodations

Room amenities:
TV, minibar, air-conditioning, phone, fax on request, Video/DVD, Hi-Fi, wireless-LAN, balcony or terrace.

Room types:

Events & Conferences

Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski, supreme for conferences and business events.
Are you tired of unchanging conference arrangement? Is it troublesome to find a premium and unique conference place? We have all kinds of meeting facilities and meeting places available in various styles. You can breathe the nature in short breaks during the meeting. After an intense meeting day, you can enjoy our SPA treatment. We have professional meeting planning teams for you to arrange your agenda. Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski is your best choice for your valued business trips. · Different styles of conferences rooms.

· Complete multimedia meeting facilities.
· Large banquet seating up to 600 people.
· Outward activities based on Commune landscape.
· More than 200 rooms in different standards.
· Dining of Chinese, Western, and Southeast Asian cuisines.
· World-class SPA.
· Ubiquitous access to wireless internet and mobile network.

Spa

Set amidst the mountains of Beijing’s Great Wall, the spa provides a sanctuary of privacy and tranquility for guests to indulge in exhilarating sensory journeys. Delightfully indulgent treatments include the Anantara Spa Journeys, exotic body treatments and various massage therapies and facials all flavoured by the world’s timeless and rejuvenation secrets of the East and West.  If balance, energy and a sense of peace are being sought, Anantara Spa is your ideal journey’s end.  Designed on three levels, the spa facility offers 15 luxurious spa suites with a choice of both single and double occupancy offering breathtaking views of the sinuous landscape.

Private Parties

Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski, classic for private parties
Run away from the hustles downtown into the nature, totally relaxed in arms of ancient and modern classical architectures. Feast on delicacies, sunrises, and sunsets. Leave with beautiful memories of friendship and romance.
· Taste wine and enjoy sunset on the Great Wall
· Open-air barbeque at featured villa
· Natural SPA
· Enjoy worldwide delicacies
· Enjoy world classical movies
· Karaoke
· Deluxe suite
· Natural beauty

Children’s Commune

Commune of the Children (Kids’Club at the Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski) is designed for children between 2 and 12. The furniture and facilities are designed according to children’s heights and the interior deco is bright and colorful. We offer a wide range of activities including natural trail hiking, gardening, cooking, arts and crafts, star gazing, outdoor swimming and camping.

Liberary-Poplar Kids’ Republic Picture Bookshop
Poplar Kids’ Republic Picture Bookshop is the first children’s bookstore which offers a wide range of books from around the world in languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English. The books with illustrations are from some of the world’s top publishers. The bookstore is also a library where activities like storytelling and happy reading are arranged.

Cooking Class
Playhouse is a favorite game of almost every child growing up. How about letting them cook with real food? At this cooking class, children learn how to work with their friends, and their interests in cooking will be well cultivated.  In the end, they will feel very rewarding and proud of their cooking skills when they serve their friends with the food prepared by their own hands

Hiking to the Great Wall
Outdoor activities are almost always fun for children. Commune of the Children offers special opportunities for them to learn in the Nature. Climbing up onto the Great Wall and trace the star map sounds like a good one. What’s more, they will surely fall in love with the Great Wall and Chinese culture.

Other programs:
* Arts & crafts
* Gardening
* Infant Care
* Movie Watching
* Outdoor swimming pool & Splash

For more details, please call us on 1300 30 80 81 or email travel@firstclass.com.au.