This 174-room hotel was built in 2001 and operates a 24-hour reception service. The hotel's conference room is one of the largest in the city with a capacity of 1000 m² and can accommodate up to 500 guests. The conference room is backed up by a full range of audio/visual equipment and is supervised by a team of professional meeting service experts who make sure functions always run smoothly. The hotel offers diners two fine restaurants and a range of cuisine designed to appeal to all tastes. There is a gift shop located on the 2nd floor of the hotel, which offers major deals on imported food, craftworks and Hangzhou specialty silk clothes. Currency exchange facilities, a hairdressing salon, room and laundry services, bike hire and a garage are all also available.

This hotel is conveniently located on the north of the West Lake, adjacent to the culture and education area and the high technology development area. It is less than 100 metres from the Hangzhou government building and the business centre and just a 20-minute drive from Hangzhou railway station. The hotel is befitting for an ancient city that Marco Polo once called ?Paradise on Earth'.

In the 3000 m² Chinese restaurant, a combination of exquisitely prepared dishes served in traditional surroundings makes for a memorable dining experience. While the relaxed atmosphere of our coffee shop and the hotel's lobby lounge is sure to prove popular with lovers of fine wine and South-East Asian, American and European specialties throughout the day and late into night. Breakfast and evening meals are provided in buffet form.