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We Are Pullman

One may wonder about how a five-star international hotel in a suburban district outside Beijing's southern Fifth Ring Road can maintain a high occupancy rate. The answer lies in the fact that Pullman Hotels and Resorts hotel is located within the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), where it is surrounded by more than 1,600 corporate clients, many of which are big international companies such as Nokia and CNC.

A high-end brand of the Accor hotel management group, Pullman is positioned as business hotel whose guests are mostly single business people, but this does not imply that the Pullman has a stiff and boring atmosphere to offer its guests.

"We’re Pullman” is often heard from the lips of its Director of Sales and Marketing Barbie Takahashi. In being the Pullman, the hotel is “fresh, trendy and fashionable a thoroughly modern hotel,” said Takahashi. Pullman is the name of a successful businessman George M. Pullman, who with Ben Field initiated luxury sleeping carriages on trains referred to as Pullman sleepers in the United States in 1865. Pullman later started his own hotel brand, bearing his name, which considered luxury and personalized service as its core values. The brand name was later acquired by Accor.

As part of its delightful and relaxing business atmosphere, Pullman has named its function rooms after “sexy” international cities like Paris, Sydney and Cape Town, said Takahashi. “Instead of New York, London or other major business cities, we prefer those that are more romantic, trendy and informal.”

The largest ballroom―Beijing―is a 680-square-metre oval-shaped space that can accommodate about 300 people. Beijing and seven other function rooms come equipped with free WiFi Internet connections and complete audio visual facilities capable of serving various kinds, sizes and styles of meetings.

"'Function' is not limited to function rooms,” said Takahashi. “Every corner of Pullman is functional, with appropriate design and organization. We don’t just take orders from clients; we provide solutions for all of our guests.”

In the foyer outside the function rooms, Pullman provides a place where guests, perhaps engaged in heated negotiations, can take a rest, calm down and think without being disturbed. “We also offer various kinds of services like themed coffee breaks or even massages,” said Takahashi.

浪漫、轻松与时尚——北京兴基铂尔曼饭店

人们也许会因为一家五星级酒店选择在远离市中心的地区安家落户，也可能担心它的入住率。但是当知道它实际上是坐落在北京经济技术开发区的核心地带、周围有着超过1600家的世界以及中国著名企业，其中不乏像CNC、诺基亚这样的世界500强企业时，就知道自己的担心其实是多余的。

北京兴基铂尔曼饭店是世界知名酒店管理集团雅高旗下的一支高端商务酒店品牌，客人主要以商务人士为主。虽然是一家商务型酒店，铂尔曼却不想让自己的面孔太严肃，而是力求为客人营造一份轻松，惬意的氛围。“兴基铂尔曼这个名字本身就意味着现代和时尚”，酒店销售总监高桥千惠说。

为了淡化商务型酒店普遍的严肃氛围，兴基铂尔曼饭店在给自己的多功能厅命名的时候，选择了一些世界著名城市的名称，比如巴黎、旧金山、好望角等。“相比起纽约，伦敦这种国际商业和金融中心，我们更喜欢听起来感觉更浪漫，轻松和时尚的城市，”高桥千惠说。

北京厅是酒店内是一个680平方米的椭圆形空间，也是酒店内最大的多功能厅。北京厅以及其它7间多功能厅都配备了因特网和WiFi连接等现代商务会议所有的必要设施，可以满足不同性质、不同规模的活动需求。在举行商务会议和活动的时候，酒店还特别在多功能厅外面设置一个会议休闲区，按照客人的要求准备主题茶歇等各种服务，使客人能在紧张的会议之余得到迅速和充分的放松。

“酒店的功能不只在多功能厅里才能得到体现”，高桥千惠说。“只要进行精心的安排，铂尔曼的每个角落都可以满足客户的需求。我们不只是接受客人的指令，而是为客户的需求提供解决方案。”