I had two stopovers here on my way from Copenhagen...

I had two stopovers here on my way from Copenhagen to Tokyo and back. This is by far the worst airport i have ever been in. There is no kiosk, only a Starbucks, two duty free stores (liquor and make-up) and a KFC. All the vending machines only support CNY or some weird Smartphone payment system that no one except the Chinese have ever heard of. The Airport has no active Aircondition whatsoever, and it smells everywhere. The toilets are dirty and there is nothing at all to do or see in the airport. I will give them one star for having a small playground for kids.

Also, during a stopover you still have to go through a ridiculously thorough security check with typically unfriendly chinese staff. This airport is absolutely despicable. I will never land here again, or fly with Air China.

It does seem that stopovers land in a different part of the airport and not in the main Beijing airport. So your mileage may vary.