“Top quality /price”

VERY NICE HOTEL , GOOD LOCATION , GOOD PRICE

“Good Overall”

Hotel was nice. The people at the pool seemed a little too eager to help you and it kind of felt like the hoovered at times. The hotel is a little farther from Tian'an Men Square and The Forbidden City than I anticipated but a quick 5minute walk to the subway station fixed that. Overall i was very satisfied with this hotel.

“Good Location”

Plenty of staff yet it seemed difficult to get assistance at times. The food service was fairly expensive and below average in quality.

“Good location”

This hotel was not the best that we stayed in but we did have excellent service and it was in a very good location for walking to many local attractions.

“It was OK”

Staff speaks English, but with heavy accents. It took several attempts to ensure I understood what they were trying to communicate to me and vice versa. This hotel is close to Wangfujing, Tiananmen and a few subway stops, but I wouldn't say any of these are within walking distance for most Americans unless you live an active lifestyle. There are bikes for rent at this place that only cost you the deposit, thus making your "rental" free as long as you reasonably take care of the bike. Warning about these bikes: they aren't your super expensive Fuji mountain bike, they're the cheap, "just get me from Point A to B" kind of bikes. These are certainly great for short excursions. Beijing is a very bike-friendly city as long as you don't mind riding with traffic or with the heavy smog. There are bikes everywhere and the city is, for the most part, very flat. The water from the shower cut off after a few minutes for me. I've since come to understand that water ration limits were imposed during my stay. My showers were only about 5-10 minutes long. There is a tour desk for those who want to visit places like the Great Wall and Ming Tombs. The Great Wall tour was reasonably priced and lasted about 10 hours, with various stops along the way. Again, the guide was knowledgable, but hard to understand at times. Overall, I was generally pleased with the hotel, but didn't spend much time there because I was out and about most of the time.

“Very good for the price”

There was some confusion as to whether we had reserved a double room or twin - it seemed that what we call a double is considered to be a twin. However, we did end up with a double bed in an upgraded room as they didn't have any available standard 'doubles'. I'm not sure if there was a confusion or not over the room type but we were certainly happy with what we ended up with!

“More training needed”

Very good location for the city center and the central train station. Very polite staff but need some more professional training.

“More of a 3 star hotel”

The hotel is very fancy on the outside, but the actual rooms are standard quality. We received a room with two single beds, and the beds were extra-firm -- which was fine by us, but may be an issue for those preferring softer beds. The bathroom was clean, but warning -- the shower is an Asian-styled shower, where the shower head should not be turned on full-blast, or else water may leak all over the bathroom. Instead, the shower head should be used more like a hand-held spray.

“Not impressed, but the price is very reasonable”

Location is good. Hotel staff are friendly. Room is spacious and clean. Priced reasonably.

“Average hotel”

Staff was friendly but have limited ability to speak English. The bellboy had a better grasp of English than the reception's staff (including the manager). The bellboy had also helped us to grab a taxi off the street to get us to the Beijing South Railyway station on the day we're leaving. I can say the staff was very friendly and helpful. Room was clean but the bed was hard. The daily room 'cleaning' service wasn't great as the bath gel and shampoos were not replaced or topped up. Towel wasn't changed all the time. We stayed there for 5 nights. The hotel was close to a police station and the area seems to be quite 'safe'. However the hotel is a bit far away from any of the Beijing Subway stations. If you don't mind taking taxis all the time, then this shouldn't be a problem, otherwise I would recommend finding a hotel that is a lot closer.