The hotel was opened in 1995 and offers a selection of conference rooms, 10 meeting rooms and a 24-hour business centre providing secretarial services together with telex, fax and photocopying facilities. There is also a currency exchange desk on the premises. The 300-room hotel features a café, bar, restaurant, hairdressing salon and lobby. The building is air-conditioned and also includes a 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, cloakroom and lift access. Guests can make use of WLAN Internet access, plus room and laundry services are provided for a fee.

The hotel enjoys a prime location in the centre of Harbin city. It is about a 30-minute drive from Harbin International Airport and 1 km from Zhaolin Park, home to the annual Ice Lantern Festival, and 4 km from the railway station.

The café's relaxing atmosphere, early breakfasts and late night snacks mean guests have a nice, quiet place to go to read and meet or socialize with others at almost any time of day. The menu features both Asian and Western cuisine. A continental breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner à la carte and set menu lunch and dinners are served.