The Tangla Hotel Tianjin (Tianjin Center Hotel)is located at the intersection of Nanjing Road and Guiyang Road in Tianjin's Heping District, within easy reach of the renowned shopping center Binjiang Avenue.The hotel, which has been honored with the "International Six Star Diamond Award," offers various grand suites and spacious rooms, all with spectacular night views of the city. All rooms are equipped with central air conditioning, in-room safes and modern amenities like international and domestic direct-dial telephones and free Internet.Guests can wine and dine at the bar and restaurant, which offers Chinese, Japanese and Western cuisine, located on the hotel's 49th floor.This Tianjin Center Hotel also provides conference rooms and deluxe banquet halls for all kinds of social or business occasions. Those staying at the hotel can also enjoy The Tangla Hotel Tianjin's fitness facilities, go for a swim in the hotel's in-door swimming pool or wind down at the spa.
"The location is great, just a stone's throw from Xikai Church, with several shopping malls nearby. It's really convenient for dining and getting around. I appreciated being able to extend check-out until 2 PM; otherwise, with the typhoon causing massive flight delays, being stuck at the airport would have been quite painful.
Now for the downsides. The hotel is advertised as a 6-star hotel by some organization and meets domestic 5-star standards in terms of room decor, but there are many flaws in the details.
1. The toilet space in the suite is only big enough for a single suitcase, yet the walk-in closet is disproportionately large in comparison.
2. For a 5-star hotel, there's not even a set-top box. They use an analog cable TV system with incredibly poor picture quality, let alone premium channels like HBO.
3. The front desk staff lacked smiles throughout the check-in process. We had three people staying and an extra bed was added, but they didn't even think to provide an extra set of slippers, toothbrushes, or towels.
4. I used my Ctrip membership to redeem a complimentary mini-bar feature, but I wasn't informed about it upon check-in. I had to repeatedly confirm myself to find out it was actually free.
Overall, the service still feels like most state-owned hotels from 10 years ago. In today's highly competitive market, this is clearly not enough."