Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing ranks #20 on our 2026 list of the best anniversary hotels in the world. The case below explains why — the hotel itself, what it does specifically for milestone celebrations, and the alternatives we measured it against.
“Beside the imperial Summer Palace gates — 51 rooms in restored century-old buildings, the most cultural Beijing luxury.”
The hotel itself
Beside the imperial Summer Palace gates — 51 rooms in restored century-old buildings, the most cultural Beijing luxury.
Why it works for an anniversary
Anniversary trips to great cities live or die on the dinner of the trip. The hotel must do the celebration without the city having to do the work — a private room in a Michelin restaurant inside the building, a bar where the right toast is poured, a turn-down service that knows tonight is the one. The cities that do this best — Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Vienna — have grand-dame hotels measured in centuries, not decades.
An Aman is a particular kind of hotel. The architecture is local material — basalt in Bhutan, raw stone in Italy, bleached oak in New York — and the service philosophy refuses to perform. For an anniversary the case is structural: Aman's signature is suite-only inventory in many properties, deep-discount-free pricing, and the kind of pre-arrival communication that means the cake is on the bed before you ask. The brand exists to upgrade discreetly.
Where it ranks against rivals
For a 2026 milestone anniversary at this level, the most direct comparisons are Rachamankha in Chiang Mai (#19 on this list), Amanyangyun in Shanghai (#21 on this list), Vista Lago di Como in Lake Como (#18 on this list). Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing earns the higher rank for one or two specific reasons covered in the verdict above. The other properties are not lesser hotels — in some cases the answer for your particular celebration is the runner-up. The city-specific page below has the full local ranking.
Practical: getting in
Address: 1 Gongmenqian Street, 东城区 China, 100091. Anniversary-suited categories — the upgraded suites, the rooms with the morning view — book six to twelve months ahead. The full review at the hotel page has current rates, the room categories worth paying up for, and the dining and spa programmes worth booking pre-arrival. Use our anniversary occasion page for the broader context, or the Beijing city guide for what else to do while you’re there.