As a Sino-foreign joint venture, it is a luxury flagship accommodation of Shanghai Jinjiang Group's International Management Corporation and is the member hotel of both UTELLINTERNATIONAL and China Famous Hotels Corporation. It is sited in Kunming's busy commercial and financial district with shopping malls, banks, restaurants, flower markets and entertainment facilities easily accessible. Started in 1993 and renovated in 2006, the hotel offers rooms of different sizes and styles. 22 TV channels are available in 4 languages--Chinese, English, Japanese and Thai. VOD, along with HBO and the other 2 movie channels of Yunnan TV and CCTV are most popular among guests. It also has a multifunction room, 7 restaurants serving both Chinese and western-style food, as well as entertainment and conference facilities.