We stayed at Dong Fang for 3 nights in Nov. 2006 and the experience was better than expected (we were a little hesitant about staying at this hotel since we heard that it's one of the older hotel in the city). The staff speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese and are helpful and very efficient. We stayed on the 4th floor at Building 2 (the building right above the lobby reception area). Our room has been recently renovated, it's big, clean with a comfortable king size bed and the bathroom is clean and modern. One of my worry is that the room may smell because of old drapes or carpet (it doesn't at all). The hotel has a Chinese garden in the middle of the hotel that is quite pretty. We had dim sum the first morning at one of the restaurants on the 8th floor (building 2). It has good service and the food is good with reasonable prices (RMB 170 for 4 people), however, it doesn't have a separte smoking section. There's also a small travel agency at the hotel that allows you to purchase direct train or bus ticket to take you to Hong Kong or sign up for 1-day tour of the city. The hotel is also very close to the subway station, which can take you to most of the tourist attractions in the city. Also, there's always 1 or 2 taxis available outside t