Originally built by the British in 1863, the New World Astor Hotel (Lishunde dafandian), is a great four star old colonial hotel. It is built overlooking the river and has housed many visiting notables, including US President Herbert Hoover. Although expanded in 1924 and 1987, this hotel is still a place for people who like history, the old building still an impressive sight, as are the English plaques on the walls and the stunning lobby mural. It is also in a fairly good location on the river for a walk around the various concessionary areas, and even in walking distance of the shopping areas around Binjiang dao.
The best of the 223 rooms here have to be the 94 big rooms in the charming old wing. The other sections have standard rooms, suites and an executive floor. Despite some old surroundings, the rooms are all fairly well equipped, with satellite TV, air conditioning, minibar, IDD telephone and in-room safes. Non-smoking rooms are also available.
For recreation the Astor has both a fitness center and a massage and beauty salon, while for the working guest there is a business center and conference rooms. Other facilities here include an airline desk, money exchange, a coffee shop, a bar, various restaurants and a shopping arcade.
Address:33, Tai’erzhuang Road, Tianjin
ZipCode:310040
Telephone:022-23311688 , 022-23311112
Distance from the airport ( Km ):18
Distance from the railway station ( Km ):3
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