A historic hotel gives guests a chance to stay in a building recognised with an official historic designation. Historic hotels throughout the world have had many former lives and uses, such as castles, stately homes, palaces or even pubs, lodges, old police stations or skyscrapers --- any building that's been identified as being of special interest. These types of hotels in Nanshan District often preserve original characteristics like traditional architecture and period features in their public spaces or guestrooms.