The $24-a-night hotel catered to travelers from other parts of China.
"I generally found that hotels didn't cater to the specific needs of women travelers."
Now it is to become a hotel, catering mainly for German tourists.
There are hotels ranging from 1* to 4* catering for a vast range of needs.
The hotel will cater to families, with toys for children, including a Teddy bear to keep.
Pizza is available now only at Chinese hotels catering to foreigners.
"We think there's room for at least one higher-end hotel catering to the business and entertainment community."
Some of them have been converted into hotels catering for rural tourism.
Nowadays, the hotel caters towards the budget end of the spectrum.
The building had been a hotel during the Civil War, catering to returning soldiers.