I stayed here for 2 weeks with my husband and my Mum - it was ideal as we had a double bedroom, a single, a living room and a kitchen. There was plenty space for all of us and the suite had everything we needed. We even had a computer with internet access which was great for staying in touch back home without breaking the bank.

The housekeeping staff were great and tidied our messs - great as there was no washing liquid for us to do it (terrible excuse I know!) and kept us topped up with bottled water and fresh fruit. They spoke no English but a 2-way Chinese dictionary and enthusiastic sign language worked perfectly for all concerned!

The reception staff spoke limited English but were friendly and helpful (especially when my husband needed to get to a hospital at 5:30am where he was diagnosed with pneumonia! Incidentally if you get ill, there is a western clinic in the Lufthansa Centre and an amazing ex-pat run hospital called The United Family Hospital on the outskirts of the city centre - you should find phone numbers in most big guidebooks!)

The hotel location is great, just away from the touristy areas but within walking distance of Tiananmen. Mind you, the cabs are so cheap, it is easier to hail one and do your walking when you get there-Beijing is BIG!

There is a basic restaurant that serves a free breakfast and a huge food court that serves all kinds of Beijing-related fast food! If you are the sort of traveller that likes to play it safe, get a cab into somewhere like Wanfujing Street as the hotel food court can be a bit daunting-dog food restaurants and the like! We grabbed takeaway from Yoshinoya several times to eat back at our suite when we were too tired to go out again!

I would totally recommend this hotel to people who are returning to Beijing. It is not luxurious but a great budget base to explore from if you already know a bit of the city.

Stayed three times.

Good stuff:
- Location great. Shopping malls everywhere, open market across the street. KFC and fast food across building.
- Subway 5 mins walk
- Lively location, that goes quiet at 1030pm
- Traffic jam kept to minimal compared to China World Hotel area, or Silk Market area
- Apartment is clean, wooden flooring, washing machine in room, shower stand in one, bathtub in another.
- Has refrigerator, washing place, standard kitchen
- Internet broadband available. Cant recall needs to pay.

Not so good stuff:
- Quite cold in winter
- No email cofirmation, though the manager will leave his mobile in for you to call
- No proper lobby,meaning you have to lug your luggage up the 3 uneven stairs along the roadside
- No English speaking staff. I have to translate for a few AMericans

Booked from SinoHotel, thereafter, directly from hotel

Stayed in hotel in July 2006 for 4 nights
Hotel with a Good location ,not far from the subway! The staff spoke
a little english it was difficult to understand each other! Rooms were apartements with kitchen and very clean.Breakfast was poor for our standard. The pool and squash court were enjoyable. Good price quality comparatively cheap.

GREAT apartments - perfect in every way. Very large living room - comfy bed - perfect Western style bathroom. Every day there was inexpensive bottled water left in our room. The kitchen has pots & pans, silverware, microwave, teapot & fridge (don't remember a cutting board or ice tray) - pack your own dish soap & sponge. GREAT location - cooool shopping district that teams with life during the day. Walk to the subway. Because most of the rooms face a courtyard it's very, very quiet. Big pool - but it's underground - so that's kind of wierd. Big closet - 2 TVs - internet worked fine - buy beer right in the lobby - a zillion restaurants within walking distance. Would stay there again in a heartbeat - great price, too. The ONLY problem we had is that the taxi driver couldn't read the English address we had - you MUST translate the address into Chinese before you go there - when you get to the address it's still almost impossible to find - the address is for a restaurant owned by the hotel (it's next to McDonald's) - the hotel is around the corner - about five doors to the right from the McDonald's). While you're in Beijing you can meet a lot of fun English speakers if you go Lindy Hopping (Swing Dancing) - you should be able to find it on the internet.