ok not excellent hotel excellent location close forbidden city main shopping area, service excellent little old fashioned, given drink relaxed check-in process did n't drink n't sure charged, hotel set little strange sections leading atrium area bit like shopping mall, modern characterless arrangement, room like comfortable suite good looked ugly building area hotel, executive room offered free drinks early evening disappointing pay, restaurant mall area pretty good little pricey comfortable westerner travelling, booked room early received discounted rate value money ok. n't think pay usual prices, thing watch, hotel related way international hotel mile away road, showed taxi driver hotel mandarin arrived airport dropped international, tough walk 38 deg c outside,  
ok not excellent hotel excellent location close forbidden city main shopping area, service excellent little old fashioned, given drink relaxed check-in process did n't drink n't sure charged, hotel set little strange sections leading atrium area bit like shopping mall, modern characterless arrangement, room like comfortable suite good looked ugly building area hotel, executive room offered free drinks early evening disappointing pay, restaurant mall area pretty good little pricey comfortable westerner travelling, booked room early received discounted rate value money ok. n't think pay usual prices, thing watch, hotel related way international hotel mile away road, showed taxi driver hotel mandarin arrived airport dropped international, tough walk 38 deg c outside,  