The Renaissance Tianjin Hotel (Tianjin Binjiang Wanli Jiudian) is huge. A three-storey portico greets you from the street, and the lobby is sure to impress with gleaming marble and large vases of flower arrangements. There are views of the river from many rooms and access to Tianjin's five major avenues right outside. If size matters, the Renaissance boasts an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool and the restaurants provide all manner of regional cuisines if the hugeness of the space deters you from heading outside to face bustling Tianjin (you're right in the thick of it here).