1. Prime Location: the hotel sits at the northern (quieter) end of the mile long Wangfujing Street, opposite Jia De auction house and overlooking the National Art Gallery of China to the northwest. It is also 3 min away on foot from the renowned Capital Theater. Metro No. 8 is downstairs across the street and No. 5 and 6 are roughly 500 yards away. Forbidden City, Tiananmen square, the Lama Temple, the Confucious Temple, the Houhai bar district, etc etc are all a couple of metro stops away. The Capital Airport can be easily reached by taxi or Metro.
2. Service: front desk and attendants are professional and very helpful.
3. Ambience: exterior is modern with an oriental touch. interior was redone quite recently with acceptable taste. My floor was quiet and room soundproof.
4. Cleanliness and final touch: the room was clean at the first sight yet the details were not impeccable. There were water stains on the faux marble floor and bathroom fixtures, spots on the mirror, visible dusts at the nooks and corners. I asked for a recleaning and the housekeeping came quickly. The lady did what she could but explained that the stains were mostly permanent and not removable. The incident seemed to be a combination of ill-chosen remodeling material, lack of maintenance, and a bit slip on the housekeeping standard.
Overall I was happy with the hotel and stayed for 3 nights.