Ili hotel is the predecessor of the Soviet consulate in Iraq. Now is the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture Party Committee, the State Government reception hotel, but also regional tourism bureau designated foreign tourist hotel. Yili hotel's architectural style is the perfect combination of style and Russia, not only have there is strong local characteristics, it is a forest villa, its interior is elegant and chic, quiet and elegant, known as the reputation of North Garden Hotel.

Yili hotel is a former Tsarist Russia consulate, dating back more than a century of history. According to legend, Yili hotel was built in 1881, the Qing dynasty seven years. The museum at the beginning of Russia"s official site fancy piece of secluded jungle treasure, he made up his mind how to obtain a copy of this treasure design to the Qing government. They figure out a way to ask for a treasure, like the Qing government to put forward their own little area, only a local point of cowhide big enough, Qing officials hear secretly proud, and dark ridicule Russia"s appetite is too small, mouthful tsar promised to ask for a local leather big points. Unexpectedly, the cunning of a cowhide Tsar officials will cut one by one to connect, and thus, the tsarist government in the Qing ignorant circles under the eyes go big piece of woodland, this picture of the achievements of the Ili hotel today, though this legend has been unable to verify, but the older Ili old man will say so. Coupled with ancient trees in the Ili hotel, nice and cool in summer, the Russian civil construction also still persist in several rooms, which also have to believe the truth of this legend. In 1917, when the Russian Revolution overthrew the Tsarist regime after the government took over the former Soviet Consulate General of Russia in Ili in 1924. They began with the Russian style for this fight to them with a piece of leather treasure was building. Before long, appeared in front of people is a tin roof, red walls, unique appearance, a spacious interior, cool Russian-style buildings in the deep woods of the museum, where they stand, since then, that Yili Hotel unique exotic stationed in the hearts of people of Ili. In 1962, after the withdrawal of former Soviet consulate in Iraq handed over our house, next year, in turn changed here Ili Kazakh cadres nursing homes, only to 1982, was officially renamed the Ili hotels. Stalin had the street combined with the unique landscape of the Ili hotel, but it is particularly enchanting, charming.