I want to recommend the Tianlun Dynasty Hotel. It turned out to be a great choice. Location is fabulous, next to the main commercial shopping area and walking distance to Tianamen Square and the Forbidden City. It is not on the American hotel circuit, so it has an international clientele, which we prefer. Has a beautiful central atrium--complete with palm trees and fountains and soft music in the evening--which provides a lovely haven from the rigors of Beijing street life. Yes, perhaps its a bit tacky, but still a nice environment. Warning: make sure you get an outside room, with street exposure, rather than on this atrium. Other reviews have warned that you can hear the music at night, and I think it is probably true. If you can splurge, reserve a higher floor, with open views. We had a lovely view of the Forbidden City on the 10th floor. This is the Executive Floor, a bit more expensive, but you get free breakfast, so I believe it evens out. (We got a good deal on hotels.com) The staff is lovely, although not many speak much English, which is true of Beijing in general and part of the experience. But the concierge was able to write where we wanted to go in Chinese so that we could show it to the cab driver, and the travel desk was very helpful. We booked a car and guide from the hotel for days when we wanted to have an easier time getting around.

had a great 2 night stay at this hotel. Great location, very clean spacious rooms with huge bed , seating area and smart bathroom. The staff were very friendly, helpful and spoke good English.

We were only in for breakfast which had a good selection of foods.

We ordered room service the night we got there and had the most delicious club sandwiches ever!!

Unfortunately, we did not even see the pool area due to the time constraints of our trip but would definately recommend this hotel.

It is a 30 minute walk, 5 min taxi ride, from Tiananmen Square .

Tidy and neat hotel with a good location. Extremely good brekfeast!

I stayed at Tianlun Dynasty Hotel for a week during the end of February. I would recommend it to anyone!

- The service was very friendly and reliable. Most of the staff had knowledge of English and a few were very fluent.

- My room was spacious and very clean. I upgraded my room to the executive floor and the "extras" were worth it. There's a lounge with coffee and finger foods available at certain times and there's always an employee on standby to help with your room if needed.

- Hotel location was excellent and couldn't have been any better.

- I ate at the hotel restaurants a couple of times...it was a little pricey, but the quality of the food was well worth the money.

Food tips:
- Try the peking duck in the restaurant in the basement. Pricing is moderate and it tastes great!

- If you get room service, try the club sandwich!

I will stay at this hotel the next time I'm back in Beijing.