We stayed in this hotel for three nights with a tour group. The hotel
had no money to convert currency for the first two days and then once
they had currency they refused to cash travelers Checks even though their own in room information portfolio said they did so. The people at the front desk were rude and indiffirent. All other hotels in China had no problems with travelers checks. This put all of our tour
group in a bind as this was the first few days in China and in the country's largest city with no local currency. Also, the location is very poor for visiting the Great Wall, Forbidden city, etc. and caused us to spend up to six hours per day in horriffic Beijing traffic.

This hotel got us to a great start in China: We were totally surprised the first morning by the bountiful breakfast bar, featuring an abundance of Western and Chinese food (see photo). The rooms and public areas are nice, clean and generously proportioned. The hotel also features a business tract, enabling us to get the ever so important first impression of Chinese business people in their own environment, without us being noticed. We found a very large shopping center, several good restaurants and other businesses nearby. Our recommendation: two thumbs up!

Used Elong to book. Property is quite far from the major sights. For a 4 star, international hotel no one spoke English and that's not good. Received little to no help with sightseeing. Concierge was worthless with the exception of holding our baggage. Breakfast price was outrageous!! Room was nice, clean, and large. Lobby and restaurant was nice, perhaps elegant. Porter did not help with bringing bags into hotel. Would not stay here again, what with all the choices in Beijing. Found a better place when we returned for our departure (Tian Rui Inn Hotel). Close to Forbidden City, Silk Market, metro, etc.