I stayed one night at the DickTson Hotel during my business trip in early December. The hotel is in a nice location near a big shopping mall (15 minute walk). The staff speaks little to none English, but they are very helpful. There is a nice Italian restaurant at the hotel where buffet breakfast is served. Watch out for an unofficial taxi which overcharges you (I guess the meter is modified as it runs very fast ..a short trip can be costly). I got into this red taxi in front of the hotel (which was unofficial as the official taxi in Tianjin is blue). The room is very nice and comfortable.