| Commune by the Great Wall (00 86 10 6567 3333; www.commune.com.cn) is an arrestingly modern development of 11 spacious villas in a valley in the Shuiguan mountains, 65km from Beijing. Managed by the husband-and-wife team of Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, the villas have interiors by Matthew Hilton, Karim Rashid, Mark Newson and Philippe Starck and overlook a handsome stretch of the Great Wall at Badaling.
The Club House contains a restaurant, pool, gallery and cinema. Rates start at US$1,500 per night for a four-bedroom villa.
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