The hotel was built in 1961 for senior government ministers and foreigners, and it was honoured with The International Diamond Award by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences from 2006 to 2008. The new renovation in 2006 combined historical, cultural and modern design concepts to create a brand new image. All the facilities here are specially designed for business guests: 699 brand new business-style guestrooms, the biggest hotel C and E centre in Guangzhou, over 20 medium and small function rooms, a 10 000 m² central garden in semitropical style and a 800 m² sunshine swimming pool. Fully air-conditioned, the hotel welcomes guests into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, cloakroom, lift access, newspaper stand and a hairdressing salon. Other shared facilities include a cafe, bar, restaurant, Internet access, room and laundry services (both for an additional fee), as well as a car park and garage.

This downtown country-house style hotel is located just to the east of Liuhua Lake and west of Yuexiu Hill, opposite the Chinese Import and Export Commodities Fair and Jinhan Exhibition Centre. Restaurants and shops can be found nearby, while the tourist centre and Beijing Road are just 2 km from the hotel. It is situated just a 2-minute walk from the metro, and it is less than a 30-minute drive to the airport, railway station, Guangzhou-Kowloon Express Station and Guangzhou (Pazhou) International Exhibition Centre.