Prime choice for business trip
If you main business activity is the East / North East side of the Beijing, it is a great choice for your budget business travel.
- The staff friendly, well-trained, able to attend to your questions in fluent English; not the usual chat among themselves in Chinese for 5 minutes trying to figure out your question...
- The reception area is very western and presentable which you can hold business chat there or at the lounge nearby
- The rooms are average but very clean. Of course, they can't be measured up to a 5-/6-star hotel but it is good and got all you need. House-keeping is very responsive. Room-service is OK. The operator is very helpful and speak very good English.
- Facility is OK. I never used any of them anyway.
- There is a passage which you can walk to the mall under the China World Hotel where you will find a mall, supermarket, food court, bar, Starbucks.
- Transportation-wise, rely on Taxi; don't risk on subway / MTR even though it is nearby. Since Beijing traffic is terrible these days, give yourself a 30 min. lead if you anywhere along the East 3rd-Ring (The airport expressway entrance along the East 3rd Ring; total 1 - 1.5 hr to the airport to be safe). 45 min. to North East 3rd Ring. 1.5 - 2 hrs to the North West 3rd Ring (Beijing IT City called "Zhong Guan Cun"). 1 hr if you want to take the ChangAn Ave. to the west side.
Overall, nice price / performance hotel.