The location is near the "Five Avenues" with lots of nice European style buildings, on a quiet street. It's also about a 10 minute walk to a shopping centre and the Yingkou Dao metro station. The room (and hotel) was oddly decorated in a faux European antique style, but this at least gave it some character! No wi-fi was provided but there was an ethernet cable which provided a reliable and fast connection. English is not really spoken by the front desk, and it's unfair to expect this as it is China after all - not America. They were able to speak enough to check me in/out and to do a load of laundry - so I was able to get by.