There are various grades hotels for you to choose in Tianjin. The price is lower than that in Beijing, and sometimes you can even bargain with the hotel.
You can choose the star hotels to live in. The transportation there is usually very convenient. You can also choose some economic and clean inns with the price of less than 30 RMB per person. These kinds of inns are usually near the railway station. What is more, the hotel price is usually higher near the schools and universities such as Nankai University and Tianjin University.
There is a famous “Hotel Street” in Tianjin, neat to the South Gate Wai Street. There are dozens of hotel on the street, and the price sis reasonable around 120 RMB. The Hotel Street is near the Food Street, you can walk there. If you take a taxi or a rickshaw, they will charge you more than the reasonable price.
It is quite distinctive that there are many time-honored hotels opened during the period of the Republic of China in Tianjin. Many celebrities have lived there, and of course the price is quite expensive.