The Nanyuan Hotel is a five star hotel situated in the center of Ningbo. It is about 8km from the airport and 2km from the railway station. The 28 storey hotel with a 9 storey annex is equipped with 318 rooms and suites, range from standard double to presidential suite. The executive floor is on 25th floor, an ideal place for business and life. Business meeting rooms, free coffee/tea and various refection are available.

For dining the Nanyuan also provides a good selection of Western and Oriental cuisine. The best of these has to be Senile Western Restaurant which serves world-known cuisine and drinks. Other restaurants include the Imperial Garden famous for its Cantonese cuisine, the Flavor Court on the 2nd floor serves snacks from China and the West and the Lobby bar.

The Nanyuan also provides a number of other facilities including a fully equipped business center, 3 grand ballrooms and 6 meeting rooms. Extensive audio-visual equipment and lighting system are available under professional control. Others apparatuses include: simultaneous interpretation system, slide projector, multiscan data projector, LCD projector, laser disc player, portable computer etc.

For those on recreational pursuit there is a health club with a full range of fitness equipment, a massage center, gymnasiums, a sauna, a steam bath, a bowling alley, a games room, a decent swimming pool, club, disco and KTV rooms.