Hotel was about a 30-40mins ride away from the airport( remember to tell the taxi driver to charge by the meter. We took 3 different taxis. The one which ran by the meter charged 60, the other two charged 80RMB)
Checking in was relatively smooth, do remember to bring a 100RMB deposit per pax.
Although the rooms and hotel were rather dated and the lights were dim, the room was spacious and had adequate amenities( fridge, toiletries, big water boiler, etc)
Mingzhu Square was a 5mins walk away- jewellery was sold on the first level, woman's clothes, men's items, children and household goods and on the top level, books and handphones were being sold.
DC Electronics mall and Seaview shopping Centre was located further down. Did not explore these 2 places much as items were rather pricey.
Along the stretch of road where the hotel was, there was also another mall with a supermarket. Visited it daily to get local goods which were well priced( prices were much better than those touristy areas. Received lots of freebies too)
At the back of the hotel, theres a couple of wet makerts and small stalls that you could get a quick bite or have a nice sit down meal.
The hotel was a relatively short drive ( 10-15mins max) to Dongmen east, Nanbei fruit market, Qilou old street etc.
Would recommend the place for those who are not fussy about dated hotels.