This hotel is perfectly located in the centre within close proximity to everything. On the map, it looks quite far from the shopping streets, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square but it isn't. Very pleasant walk. It has a self-service laundry room and provides you with detergent too.
The hotel is adjacent ( and behind) to the Regent Beijing with Dengshikou metro station (Line 5) almost next to it.
In front of Park Plaza is JinBao Tower with a Starbucks cafe and a bank. There are several restaurants just meters away. One of them ( the large one opposite the JinBao Tower) on the side street is good and cheap too. I can't remember the name - something like Soup or Sunshine Kitchen. Their roast duck and food was far better than the over-hyped and overpriced Beijing Da Dong restaurant which is in the Jin Bao Place ( Shopping centre) just across the road. There is a good supermarket in there. 10-12 minutes down the road - is the main shopping area and lots of dinning choices ( in the APM shopping centre).
We walked everywhere but taxis are very cheap if you don't mind the traffic. The metro was super cheap, clean and fast.
Ask your concierge to book your tickets to the different attractions for you. When we went (December 2023) you had to book everything online, at least 1 day before. Andy our concierge was super helpful. He used his WeChat account to book everything for us. Also arranged a private transport to the Great Wall and Summer Palace. Much cheaper than a tour.