Overlooking the legendary Pearl River and facing the White Swan Pool,The White Swan Hotel (Baitiane binguan) is very convenient as far as transport is concerned. The Hotel is only 6 km from the center of the city, 11 km from the airport, 7 km from the railway station and 3 km from the port.In one of China's most hustling and bustling city of Guangzhou,The White Swan Hotel remains an oasis of tranquility from the sound and fury.
The hotel is famed for its high standard Cantonese cuisine, it has 10 dining halls and serves Chinese cuisine including Cantonese as well as Sichuan, Jiangsu, Shandong and Beijing dishes.One can also enjoy the elegant ambience of excellent Western cuisine served in The Coffee Shop and the Grill Room while appreciating the river view. . It is no exaggeration to state that Guangzhou is the city of food in China, and the White Swan Hotel is surely onre of the origins of the city's fame.
There is also a cafe, bar, clinic, discotheque, karaoke room, beauty salon, sauna, and child care service. For those intent on health and exercise, there is a bowling alley, running track, tennis court, billiard room and swimming pool. There is also an efficient business center that provides such services as foreign exchange conversion and ticket booking.
As one of the best furnished hotels in Guangzhou,The White Swan was awarded one of the first five-star hotels in China in 1990. It was selected as one of "A Hundred First-Class and Fifty Best Star Hotels of China" by National Tourism Administration of China in 1996. It has received over 40 heads of states and governments including the British Queen Elizabeth II and President Bush of the United States.