The Xiyuan Hotel (Xiyuan Fandian) is managed by the Cathay International hotel group and is located in the center of western Beijing. It is in an excellent location and easily accessible. It takes only 15 minutes to drive to the downtown area and the hotel is only 36 km from the Capital Airport. The Xiyuan Hotel is adjacent to Beijing Zoo, Beijing Exhibition Hall, China Import and Export Negotiation Mansion and the financial district. This Beijing hotel has a 24-hour business center, conference rooms and dining halls as well as as a swimming pool, a fitness center, a beauty parlor and an entertainment center. Each month the Xiyuan Hotel hosts a festival of international cuisine. Xinjiang food in the Al Sultan Muslin Restaurant, Malaysian food in the Carousel Revolving Restaurant, and French food in the Coffee shop have all been featured in the past. Any trip to Beijing should include a taste of the various food available in the city, and what better place to do this, than at the Xiyuan Hotel.