My husband and i had the pleasure of staying at Tianlun Dynasty Hotel in June as a stop over during our around the world tour this summer. Last year I went to Beijing and stayed at the Crown Plaza. While the room and service was decent, I elected to go with a hotel that was a bit more inexpensive but still in same area. Having read positive reviews for Tianlun Dynasty and saw it was in same area, I decided to go with it and was not disappointed. More than a few reviewers of this hotel mention the rooms facing the atrium and their annoyance at the music from piano in atrium lobby. Its worth noting that the Tianlun and Crown Plaza both had pianos in their atrium lobbies, which came alive during dinner. They had either a singer entertaining the dinner crowd or just music playing but at both hotels, music was over at a decent time to be able to sleep comfortably overnight. I understand the lure of western style Crown Plaza , however I dont think that the asian influenced style and service of Tianlun Dynasty should be a deterrent. If they refer to themselves as a 4 star hotel its because the rooms are clean, nicely sized, sufficient toiletries, prompt housekeeping services, fitness center and in room internet access. Yes the style is dated but i think thats part of the charm. as far as it being a smoking hotel--China is a smoking country. heck, the pollution in China overall is no secret and known worldwide--you can literally see the haze. as far as finding people who speak english in China in general is a task in itself. but still, when you travel, you manage to exchange information somehow and it helps to learn a few words in their language instead of us always expecting others around the world to speak our language.

If you want boutique, chic trendy hotel, then dont stay here. Stay here if you want a hotel in a great location, within walking distance of Forbidden City, night market, shopping center and great value for your money. Furthermore, they have a killer lunch buffet. Here's where Tianlun beats Crown Plaza. The buffet has everything from grilled meats, all sorts of veggies, any fresh fruit and juices, even haggen daz ice cream. you can even have Peking duck everyday and its great--by the way the Quanjude Duck restaurant was way over-rated. Im from NY and Peking duck here is way better on any corner in chinatown. but i digress, i highly recommend this lovely hotel. also..if anyone is interested in using a private , patience and very personable driver who speaks decent english, feel free to contact me. we used him last year and again this time around. both times, he was always very professional and kind. great experience in china overall.

This is definitely not a four-star facility by any definition. Rooms were small and fixtures and furniture dated. Lobby layout and materials were old and sagging. Staff in general were fine though service and attitude were distinctly inferior to Hong Kong. Location is good. This problem of overrating hotels is endemic in the PRC. The only hotels that reasonably correspond to their ratings are those that are of western origin. I most likely will not stay here again.

Stayed in Tianlun Dynasty for a week. First few days stayed in a standard room and then stayed in deluxe for last two days. Both room types were excellent. Although got better view in deluxe, there wasn't much in it. Bathroom was slightly nicer and decor of room was bit more polished. Hotel staff were very pleasant but didn't their English was not as good as I was expecting.

If you do stay, don't forget to bring a laptop since you get free internet access in room. We didn't so used business centre downstairs for 20yuan for 10 minutes after the first 10 free minutes. We then found a "cyber bar" on side street south west from hotel where it was 3yuan / hour.

Went to Chinese opera (a trip organised through hotel) which was okay but a bit overpriced for an hour performance. Also considered the Great Wall trip through hotel for about 300 yuan pp but found a far cheaper price (150 yuan pp) at a travel agent on the side street south of the church next to the Tianlun.

If you need to call home, you need to buy an IP card (rather than an IC card) and you can then make cheaper phone calls back home from the hotel room.

Also stayed in Park Plaza hotel in Beijing - comparing the two, I would recommend the Tianlun. Although the Park Plaza is more chique and modern, the Tianlun rooms are still excellent and the hotel has more character. Furthermore, the Tianlun location on the Wanfujing High Street was extremely useful and very close to Forbidden City and other tourist things.

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.

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

I stayed here in Feb 2007. I found the location was great and the staff were really helpful. The room was very clean and spacious with the biggest bed I have ever seen. The courtyard is lovely for having a relaxing evening drink but be warned its not cheap. The same is said for the mini bar it was madly over priced but you get that in every hotel. There is a shop just across the road where you can get drinks for your room at a 10th of the price. I would defiantly stay here again.

I stayed at this hotel for 3 days on business. The staff was very friendly and could all speak relatively decent english with some staff being able to speak proficiently. I think a few of the workers went to school in canada, austrailia, and the USA. The facilities were very clean and service was excellent.

The highlight of the stay is the big open concept courtyard in the middle of the hotel. I spent a fair amount of time just relaxing and enjoying the environment.

I stayed on the dynasty floor (10th floor) which offers guests alot of vip services such as conference center, coffee and drinks and snacks, its own receptionist, english magazines and newspapers, and discounts at the restaurants.

There are alot of restaurants to choose from at the hotel. I think there was at least 3 chinese cuisine restaurants alone. shanghai style, hunan style with peking duck and an upscale cantonese restaurant with shark fin soup and abalone.

The restaurants are not cheap but the food is delicious.

I would come back here on vacation in beijing. There are many historic sites and shopping districts very close to the hotel.

pricing listed on their website is pretty high but u can book the hotel for a fair price on most online hotel booking websites.

i wish i brought my camera to take pictures of the hotel. There was a few special events happening and the decorations were unbelievable.

The Tianlun Dynasty Hotel is located centrally in the center of Beijing on Wangfujing Street. Our tour guide claimed it to be a 5-star hotel, which perhaps for China, it is; however, it is definitely not a 5-star hotel. It IS a good hotel - comparable to a Sheraton and the likes and has most of the standard hotel amenities. The staff is cordial and the biggest plus is that hotel guests get 10 minutes of internet access at the business center free (after that, it's 2 yuan per minute or about 25 cents per minute).

The buffet breakfast at the hotel is ok - has your standard western breakfast (eggs made to order, cereals, various breads & danishes, bacon, sausage ...) as well as some Chinese food (rice porridge, dim sum, etc). But overall, the breakfast isn't as good as some other breakfasts at hotels in China.

Overall, a good hotel for tourists looking for a central location and decent rooms (clean, decently appointed, enough Chinese & international TV stations, private bath, mini-bar, etc.).

We spent 4 nights here and it was the perfect base for our stay in Beijing. Great location in the heart of busy shopping district. Room was really comfortable and all the staff were very friendly. Music from the courtyard was noticeable at first but we soon blanked it out. Good breakfast buffet too. Nice calm hotel in very busy city !

We were a group of four people and we reserved for a good price through expedia. I had chosen the hotel based on the reviews on tripadvisor and also on their website. The rooms looked modern and nice and everyone seemed to like the hotel and it's location. We got there after a grueling 30 hour trip from Miami and we had reserved one king-size room for me and my husband and two double beds for our firiends. The check-in was too long,there was only a reservation for two king sizes and it took a while to clear that up. They said they had upgraded us to an executive room (we had booked a superior room) and I felt satisfied. Upon reaching our room,however, I found out that the upgrade was only for our friends and that we had gotten a room staright from the Mao era: dingy,worn out...just plain UGLY! As we were spending 9 nights there,I called reception and asked them to change our room. I had to speak to about three different people before I got the manager.5 minutes later, the bellboy was at our door and showed us to our new room: much much nicer.Smaller, but at least it was renovated.Regarding the noise , that's another problem: Yes, there is music every night in the central indoor courtyard,but it finishes at 10:30 pm.However, and due to the design of this courtyard (really high roof,very beautiful but also great at carrying sound) just the noise of people having dinner/drinks carries up to the rooms when the music is over. I'm not sure how much of that noise can actually be heard inside the rooms that face the inside,since our room was facing the outside and, truth be told, the dingy inside-facing room at least has double wiondow-panes,but when we went to get the elevators you could really feel the way sound carries. Perhaps I am over-sensitive to noise but the outside facing rooms were also a bit noisy due to the traffic outside.Nothing that couldn't be remedied with a good pair of earplugs,though. The other noise complaint comes from the corridors themselves. If what you want is to sleep in, forget it;when people use the corridors and speak, you can hear everything from inside your room...there are no double doors,which would have helped. Another thing I did not like was the massage service: I went down and had one and the woman did not leave the room as I was undressing but rather stood there looking at me.During the massage, her hands went uncomfortably near areas which they should not have gone near,all very awkward and not at all relaxing.The beds were alsop rock-hard in the rooms...I personally like softer beds.

All this said, the location is great, walking distance from tianamen,forbidden city and shopping.the pool was nice, the breakfast buffet was also good and for the price we paid it was a good value for money.It was a comfortable hotel, safe and clean with western style bathrooms and rooms,nice people working there,oriental service.

Spent 6 nights at the hotel. Great location close to restaurants, shopping and 10 min walk form TS. Hotel is well run. Room was very comfortable. The courtyard (center of the hotel) is very nice in the evening when they serve a buffet and have live classical music. The staff was very friendly and helpful. My only complaint is the breakfast buffet. It is decent but not nearly as sumptutious as I found in some less expensive hotels.

I would definitely stay there again.

Was offered by Crowne plaza to stay in this hotel after Crowne plaza failed to open on 1/11/05. This hotel is directly oposite the Cowne plaza. Stayed for 3 nights in TianLun Dynasty. A very good hotel, excellent rooms, specially requested prior to booking, twin beded room and was given 1 large bed (5') and 1 large single (4') which was fine with us as we have 2 adults and 1 child. Their standard twin beded room is 2 no of single beds. Front desk is very helpful and efficient, Concige was strong and house keeping is very good. Plus point, in room dining is 24 hours ordered a very good Hainan chicken rice for supper. Location is very good, Macdonalds, Bakery is a short 3 minutes walk away in Tong An market complex. The hawker street is just 3 minutes walk away. Would recomend anyone to stay there. Only minus point is that there is no direct access to this hotel from Wang fu zing. you would have to walk to a side lane to enter through the main entrance.