Guests who choose historic hotels have a chance to stay in a place that's been officially recognised with a national 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 place of special interest. These types of hotels in Xihu District typically preserve original characteristics like traditional architecture and period features in their communal spaces or guestrooms.