A great location for business people (duh, it's on Financial St), but about a 10-15 min taxi ride to the city center. Nothing to do or see in walking distance. The subway is about a mile away, not convenient - but then again, most people staying there have hired cars anyway. We chose this one over the other one in Beijing because it was newer, and just looked nicer. Beautiful hotel really, nice restaurants, very helpful staff. They arranged tours, theater tickets, and even tried to recover my camera I left in a taxi (not recovered unfortunately). Room was very pleasant, although I still don't understand the need for a "frosted" glass panel between the shower stall and the rest of the room. Why not just put in a wall? Spa was also a treat. Great facials! Overall, a very nice hotel, just wish there was a little more to do within walking distance.