Friendship Hotel Lanzhou (Youyi Binguan)

Friendship Hotel Lanzhou, known in Chinese as Youyi Binguan, is an older state-style hotel at No. 16 Xijin West Road in Qilihe District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province. Its location close to the Gansu Provincial Museum is the main reason visitors choose it, since the museum houses the famous Bronze Galloping Horse and a large collection of Silk Road artefacts and Yellow River fossils. Qilihe lies west of the central Chengguan district, and the area around Xijin Road has a mix of government offices, residential blocks and older institutional compounds. The hotel belongs to the generation of Chinese guesthouses built for official delegations and foreign visitors in the late twentieth century, and it has the spacious grounds, broad corridors and solid, practical architecture characteristic of that tradition. Accommodation is offered in standard rooms and suites, which tend to be larger than those of modern budget chains, though the furnishings are more traditional. The property features a garden, which gives a quiet green setting in an otherwise busy part of the city, and an on-site restaurant serving Chinese dishes and breakfast. The service character is old-fashioned and courteous, with a focus on groups, delegations and individual travellers who value space and calm over contemporary design. The phone number listed for the hotel is +86 931 233 3051 for enquiries. Visitors should note that some facilities may feel dated compared with newer international hotels, but the location and price are the main attractions for museum-focused itineraries. The Yellow River waterfront and central sights are reachable by taxi or metro.