Xiangjiang Holiday Hotel

We chose this hotel for convenience as we were visiting our son who is working in a school nearby.I don't think many overseas visitors regularly stayed there, and we found the manager and his staff very helpful and our room of a good standard.the bed was extremely comfortable and there was always drinking water from a dispenser that boiled the water automatically Incidentally Tian Jin is a good base to visit Beijing which is 40 mins away on the bullet train and the accommodation is cheaper in Tian Jin than in Beijing.

The location is near the "Five Avenues" with lots of nice European style buildings, on a quiet street. It's also about a 10 minute walk to a shopping centre and the Yingkou Dao metro station. The room (and hotel) was oddly decorated in a faux European antique style, but this at least gave it some character! No wi-fi was provided but there was an ethernet cable which provided a reliable and fast connection. English is not really spoken by the front desk, and it's unfair to expect this as it is China after all - not America. They were able to speak enough to check me in/out and to do a load of laundry - so I was able to get by.