grand metropark is right on the 2nd ring rd of beijing city. it is about 20-30mins away from the center, but still accessible via subway station, there are few nearby restaurants near the hotel so if you are not availing of breakfast the hotel offers, you better take it as it is very difficult to find a nice restaurant near the hotel. aside from location, everything is perfect, the staff is courteous and we had a very relaxing stay. everything was taken cared of. this is a new hotel (2008) so when taking the taxi, some drivers don't know the hotel or not familiar with it, you just tell them to drop you off at "mei lan fang da ju yuan" the theater house adjacent to the hotel. or else some taxi drivers won't recognize the name of the hotel.