A hotel of four star facilities, there are a total of 200 rooms in this old building, and room types range from standard rooms, either with or without a lake view, to executive, deluxe, and executive-deluxe rooms. All of the rooms are provided with room service, IDD/DDD telephones, colour TVs and central air-conditioning. The business center offers standard services including fax, IDD, photocopying, typing and Internet access. The hotel also boasts conference hall and meeting rooms, ideal for business travellers. For recreation there is a bowling alley, a gym, a massage room, a sauna, a billiards room, a shopping arcade and even a mah-jong room. There are a total of nine restaurants here, so that both Western and Asian food is available. The highlight is the "Leadership Banquet", composed of some homely dishes favored by Chairman Mao and Comrade Chen Yun and some exquisite dishes served in the state banquet for visiting foreign heads of states and VIPs including Dr. Kissinger, former Secretary of State of the United States and Helzog, former President of Germany. The dishes are both elaborately prepared and tasty. Famous dishes include Beggar's Chicken, Dongpo Braised Pork, West Lake Water Shield Soup and Steamed Soft-Shelled Turtle with mutton.