Tianjin Imperial Palace Hotel
CLASS: ★★★
The Imperial Palace Hotel (Tianjin Huanggong Fandian) is centrally situated in the business district of Tianjin. The hotel was built in 1923 by a British merchant in impressive oriental design. In 1995 a Sino-Singapore joint-venture worked to refurbish (翻新) the hotel, so that now it features both Oriental and Western styles. The 108 rooms in this three-star hotel include standard, superior, and deluxe rooms and suites, each equipped with air-conditioning, satellite TV, in-house video, IDD telephone, refrigerators and mini-bar. For the business traveller, there is a business centre that provides equipment for typing, photocopying and faxing and a 24 hour limousine (豪华轿车) service. The hotel has a variety of restaurants, the best of which is the Fragrant Garden that offers a wide range of authentic Thai and Vietnamese dishes, as well as traditional Chinese cuisine (伙食).
Distance from the airport (km): 18
Distance from the railway station (km): 2
ADD: 177, Jiefang Bei Road, Tianjin
TEL: 022-23190888   FAX: 022-23190222
ZIP: 300040
Fujin Hotel
CLASS: ★★
The Fujin Hotel (Fujin dajiudian) is located in the center of the city, about 10 minutes drive from the railway station and 45 minutes from the airport. This is a basic two star hotel, which offers standard rooms to suites. All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, television, a direct dial phone and fridge.
The hotel has a Chinese restaurant, business center, meeting rooms and bar. This is a basic hotel which enjoys an excellent location.
Distance from the airport (km): 40
Distance from the railway station(km): 3
ADD: 4 Qingdao Avenue, Jianshe Road, Tianjin
TEL: 022-23138668   FAX: 022-23122808
ZIP: 300040
Homeinns-Tianjin Train Station Inn
CLASS: ★★
The hotel has 125 guest rooms including standard rooms, and queen-sized bed rooms. Other facilities are free Internet access, 24-hour hot shower, air conditioner, TV, telephone, and bike rental. The hotel is located near the Hai River, and Heping Road, a commercial street Dahutong and the Food Street.
Distance from the airport (km): 17
Distance from the railway station(km): 5
ADD: No.5 Ziyoudao, Tianjin
TEL: 022-58199388-9   FAX: 022-58199399
ZIP: 300010
Tianlun International Hotel
CLASS: ★★★★
The Tianlun International Hotel (Tianlun wanyi dajiudian) is located in the Tianhe District, an ideal destination for business travelers. The hotel is within 50 minutes to the convention center and the airport, and 8 km from both the city center and railway station.This is a five star hotel with many modern facilities. There are 395 rooms, either standard rooms, suites or deluxe suites. All the rooms contain IDD telephones, individual air conditioners, in room safe deposit boxes, satellite TV, Internet access and minibar.This hotel is well equiped for business people. There is a fully equipped business center complete with private meeting rooms, secretarial services, interpretation and translation, facsimile and telex, photocopying, word processing, courier services, Internet and e-mail services. Different conference rooms and other facilities are also available.The restaurants of the hotel offer a variety of domestic and international cuisine. On the Chinese side, there are two restaurants that serve many regional dishes. For those wanting a bit of foreign style cuisine, there is a coffee shop and Japanese Restaurant.
Distance from the airport (km): 40
Distance from the railway station(km): 8
ADD: 172 Linhe Zhong Road, Guangzhou
TEL: 020-83936388  FAX: 020-38824162
ZIP: 510610
1. The four hotels all above have ______ in their rooms.
A. satellite TVs   B. air conditioners     C. IDD telephones      D. mini-bars
2. If you want to stay in a western style hotel, you should go to _________.
A. Tianjin Imperial Palace Hotel      B. Tianjin Fujin Hotel
C. Homeinns-Tianjin Train Station Inn       D. Tianlun International Hotel
3. You are on a business trip and you want to stay in a hotel which is nearest to the airport. You should call ______ to book a room in advance.
A. 022-23138668   B. 022-23190888   C. 020-83936388   D. 022-58199388-9
4. If you were required to arrange an international business conference in a hotel that provided services and varied cuisine you can go to ______.
A. 4 Qingdao Avenue, Jianshe Road, Tianjin              B. No.5 Ziyoudao, Tianjin
C. 172 Linhe Zhong Road, Guangzhou            D. 177, Jiefang Bei Road, Tianjin
5. On which site would you find the above information?
A. http://www.chinatravelclub.com/index.asp
B. http://www.chinatravelclub.com/tool/tools-map.asp
C. http://www.chinatravelclub.com/tool/tools-customs.asp
D. http://www.chinatravelclub.com/tool/tools-time.asp