Beijing luxury hotel to become ultra-premium nursing home

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  Legendale Hotel Beijing has closed to guests and is set to become an ultra-premium nursing home.

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  Admission requires an insurance premium of more than 18.88 million yuan, according to a source cited by SCMP.

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  Beijing’s Dongcheng district housing authority said it brought Ping An Life Insurance on board to help redevelop the hotel.

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  The hotel is near Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the Forbidden City.

Who

Legendale Hotel Beijing is being redeveloped with help from Ping An Life Insurance.

What

The hotel has closed to guests and is set to become an ultra-premium nursing home.

When

The Dongcheng district housing authority recently disclosed its involvement; no exact date was stated.

Where

Legendale Hotel Beijing, in Beijing’s Dongcheng district, near Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the Forbidden City.

Why

The hotel is being redeveloped as a premium retirement home; the sources do not state why the change was made.

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