We stayed four nights here in a standard room on the club level. We appreciated the larger room since there were three of us, my husband, myself and our daughter. We had a great view of the ring road and it was good to gauge the density of the traffic to choose whether to get around by subway or by taxi. Subway is usually better and this hotel is well located right alongside the subway.
There are better locations in Beijing, perhaps around Wangfujing st, but being close to the subway overcomes other disadvantages and gives some choice in where to go day or night. The hotel has a good gymnasium and a nice pool - that could be anywhere in the world.

Spent a week here for a business conference which was also held in the hotel. From the outside this hotel seemed impressive, the reception staff and bellboys were all very friendly. The room itself however was average at best, certainly nowhere near the standard of the Swissotel in Chicago where I have also stayed. The airconditioning
only ran hot, not cold so in desperation I opened the window but noise
from the adjacent building site was constant with scaffold clanking until at least 11pm. Most of Beijing seems a building site at present (no doubt due to the upcoming Olympic Games). My only other real gripe was that I couldn't connect to the internet in my room despite repeated efforts.

The view from my room at the rear of the hotel was limited to a view of other buildings through the smog (I did not see a clear sky all week).

You can't drink the water here and the 'complimentary' bottles of water were priced at 35 yuan. The restaurant and bars were what I'd expect from any good western hotel and the staff were very attentive.

If you go there expecting a western 5 star experience you may be disappointed however overall not a bad experience.

Good location -- great local eating places across the street, and a few steps from subway. Hotel is five star, therefore you can expect no less than everything clean and nice. The only thing is they charge for internet facilities. From PEK airport, take cab and run by meter, should be about RMB70-75 including toll only!

I stayed at this hotel with a group of friends. It's interesting that we had a mixed view of the experience. Half the group had the executive rooms; half did not. Of those who had the executive rooms, half had problems with the airconditioning. When the head of the group rang up the reception, he was told to open the window. Uh oh.

The executive room I had came with a small sitting area near the door. There was a larger TV there and a smaller TV at the foot of the bed. I think it is a nice idea but impractical because the bathroom opens into the sitting area. I was alone and never used that space.

Otherwise the room was fine, no complaints whatsoever.

The bathroom and bathroom accessories were good, all boxed and neatly tied with a ribbon. They even had a ribbon around the plastic slip-proof bathmat. The wastebasket was not lined--a sign of an upscale hotel.

Service quality at the executive lounge and the cafe could be better. Overall, apart from the airconditioning that seemed to have afflicted some of my friends, this was a decent hotel.