The room looked like the pictures, but the city view from my room was just facing dirty old buildings, so if you don't look out the window, your stay in the room is ok. Location is close to the shops, and a busy commercial district. I just chose the hotel because of the pictures, but I didn't have a specific reason to be in that area - nothing special there. Also, don't rely on the map provided by hotels.com, completely inaccurate - I got lost for about 30mins in the opposite direction. Just follow the address.