Situated downtown, the Waika Hotel (Lijiang Weijia Guoji Dajiudian) is just a three-minute drive from Lijiang's historic, UNESCO World Heritage-listed old town. Opened in 2009, this Yunnan hotel has 179 guestrooms, ranging from deluxe rooms to superior rooms. In on-site restaurants, guests will find both Chinese and Western cuisines on the menu. For business travelers, there is a 60-seat conference hall and a modular 200-seat multifunctional conference hall which breaks down into three small meeting rooms, all equipped with audiovisual systems and LCD projectors. This hotel provides a great variety of recreational facilities. Guests can relax in private KTV rooms, play a game of billiards, table tennis, chess, cards, or enjoy snacks and soft drinks in the lobby bar.