The location is far from perfect unless you want to be minutes away from the Beijing train station. Otherwise, it's dull and the nearby mall is a depressing "desert". First impression: the reception desk. Most of the staff barely speaks English. They laugh amongst themselves in Chinese, while you're trying to figure what's going on, and supposedly so hilarious(!!!???) This... More

Our neighbours in Edmonton, Canada were travelling to Beijing and we were travelling in Malaysia and Thailand so we hooked up with them for a week at the Howard Johnson Paragon. The rooms are pretty clean. The staff were friendly. The location wasn't that great but the good thing about it was that the subway station is just a 5... More

From a techincal & feature standpoint, this hotel has amenities and lobby fitting a 4 star. The rooms, cleanliness, & service is way down to 2 star - possibly an insult to 2-star hotels that provide good service. First of all, the air in the room is filled with invisible cigarette particles that stings your eyes after spending all nigth... More

We had a great room overlooking the main road towards the main Beijing Railway Station, not to be confused with the local station on the same side s the hotel, which will get you to local markets etc, dont go to the big one. I travelled with a friend so we requested twin beds which made the room a little... More

The rooms are a decent size and clean and the beds are comfy. I had a room which faced the atrium, it's very noisy in the morning and also I didn't have any daylight because the window is blocked so you can't see anything through it. I changed room after the first night and they gave me a room which... More

The rooms were nice, a bit of a downside is that we had a room on the atrium side of the building though, which caused some noise when the breakfast buffet was being set up. No major problems though, so still a good choice. Finding staff that speaks english is a challenge though. More

Stayed here as part of a 4 day China tour - 2 nights here - very nice comfortable beds, excellent breakfast and service. More

A school friend that lives in Beijing recommended this hotel. Actually, my friend I was traveling with wasn't very happy about it because she had a bad experience at the Miami HJ. Still, we made reservations. We arrived very late at night and we had no problem in checking-in that late. We liked the rooms very much, had enough room... More

We live in Shanghai, but took the kids on a trip to Beijing. Our room faced the Beijing main train station, thus very active and loud. Lots of honking, etc. Our kid's room faced the atrium, they said it was more quiet. However, in both cases we could hear talking from the neighbor's room well into the night. This hotel's... More