I booked this hotel because it's the closest star rated facility to my conference. Still, it takes 20 mins by taxi to get to pretty much everywhere (town center, train station, my conference location). There is a shopping mall with some nice restaurants about 20 mins walk from the hotel. Other than that, the surrounding area is just office buildings in a newly developed area of Tianjin. The hotel itself is nice, clean and very spacious. Breakfast buffet is huge, and staff is courteous.