Hotel description Dong Fang
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.
Room description
The room categories include deluxe rooms, superior business rooms and a range of luxury suites. Guestrooms with different views are equipped with the most modern facilities to make travelling more convenient. Each room features an en suite bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer, as well as a double or king-size bed, direct dial telephone, satellite TV and Internet access. Other in-room amenities include a safe, minibar/fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, ironing set and air conditioning and central heating.
Sport activities description
The hotel's fitness centre comprises an aerobics exercise area, dancing room and ping pong room. In the Wine and Cigar House guests may choose to take a Cuban cigar, or drink a glass of wine on a sunny afternoon. There is an open-air swimming pool accompanied by the Boat Bar, wavy massage chair, massage bed and a large platform for sightseeing. The pool uses ozone-protective advanced technology to make sure the water is clean enough to reach the standard of drinking water. Squash facilities are also available.
Meal service description
Jiang Nan Si Zhu Restaurant provides different regional specialties in a romantic atmosphere and different kinds of flavours from the south to north of China can be sampled here. The lobby bar Nice is a place for relaxation and the ambience is cultured by beautiful piano music. Coffee, snacks and beverage are served there. The restaurant serves a breakfast buffet each morning while lunch and dinner are available from set menus or as a buffet.
Hotel location description Dong Fang
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.
Payment methods description
American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA are accepted as methods of payment.
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Description Dong Fang
- » Number of floors (annex building): 11
- » Year of construction: 1961
- » Suites: 67
- » Single rooms: 158
- » Number of floors (main building): 11
- » Last renovated: 2005
- » Total number of rooms: 699
- » Disabled rooms: 2
- » Apartments: 54
- » Double / twin rooms: 400
Hotel type
- » Country house
Methods of payment
- » JCB
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Diners Club
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Central air-conditioned
- » Shower
- » Mini fridge (*)
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Bath
- » Central heating
- » Safe
- » Tea / Coffee
- » Internet access
- » Disabled bathroom
- » Direct dial telephone (*)
- » Minibar (*)
- » Iron and board
- » King size bed
- » Double bed
Facilities
- » Safe
- » Medical Service (*)
- » Room service (*)
- » Cloakroom
- » Laundry service (*)
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » High chairs
- » Cafe
- » Restaurant -smoking area
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » Newspaper stand
- » Snack / pool bar (*)
- » Fresh water pool
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Number of pools
- » Outdoor pool
- » Garage
- » Car park
- » Gym
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Hairdresser
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » Breakfast room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Restaurant -s
- » Shop-s
Restaurant
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Breakfast
- » Dinner menu choice
- » Lunch buffet
- » Lunch menu choice
- » Dinner buffet
- » Bed and breakfast
Activities
- » Squash
- » Gymnastics
Interest points
- » Yuexiu park: 200m
- » NanYue Kingdom tomb museum: 400m
- » Liuhua Lake Park: 200m
Distances (in meters)
- » Town centre / Yuexiu park: 200m
- » Next big city / shenzhen: 16.3km
- » Tourist centre / beijing road: 2km