The Dong Fang Hotel is located in the political, economic and cultural center of Guangzhou. The hotel has a fine view of Yuexiu Hill to the east, Liuhua Lake to the west and is rather near Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre facilities to either side.  The strategic location of the hotel includes the nearby Metro, a distance of only twenty-five minutes to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, easy access to the Guangzhou Railway Station, the Kowloon-Canton Direct Railway Station and Pa Zhou Exhibition Centre.

The Dong Fang Hotel was the first Five-star hotel of Guangzhou and was built in 1961. Since it's inauguration forty three years ago the hotel has received many famous people from the political arena, the literary world, business circles at home and abroad as well as political figures such as Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher and others.

The Dong Fang Hotel has an established reputation in Asia as the largest meeting hotel capable of catering for up to 2,000 people. The Dong Fang is also equipped with simultaneous interpretation systems and a multi-purpose conference meeting room. Over 800 guest rooms are equipped with high-peed internet access and mobile phone. In addition the international ambiance includes an elegant Chinese Restaurant, a French restaurant with notable cuisine, a cafeteria and underground parking for 500 cars. Its 10,000 square courtyard garden includes garden pools, a Spa, squash courts and other professional-level recreational fitness facilities for guests