China (PRWEB) December 18, 2007

Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu opened this month as Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ initial hotel in Southwest China. A lot more than 400 VIP guests gathered to commemorate the occasion, such as acclaimed Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi.

Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu is a 25-minute drive from Chengdu International Airport and a practical 15-minute walk to the Chunxi Road Pedestrian Precinct shopping location. It is positioned in the city centre in the historic web site of the Swell Entertaining, the oldest wine lane in the planet according to Guinness Globe Records. Portraying the excellent mixture of colourful history and contemporary style, the hotel overlooks the Jinjiang River and is subsequent to Hejiang Pavilion – constructed in the course of the Tang Dynasty and now deemed a lucky web site for neighborhood residents.

The 593-space hotel offers the biggest guestroom size in the city centre with a minimal size of 42 square metres and up to 276 square metres for suites. Each and every room consists of a spacious functioning location, a full marbled bathroom and wall-mounted LCD Television. The deluxe rooms characteristic views of Jinjiang River. In addition, 26 serviced apartments cater to the specific needs of long-expression guests.

The Horizon Club rooms and suites provide visitors panoramic views, personalised service and in depth privileges, this sort of as use of the meeting area and business centre, a dedicated concierge, complimentary American buffet breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails at the classy Horizon Lounge.

The hotel’s four restaurants and bars include Cafe Z, which showcases nine open “meals theatres” that provide creatively presented and enticing international dishes. Shang Palace, Shangri-La’s signature Chinese restaurant serves fine Cantonese and Sichuanese cuisine and gives 17 private dining rooms that cater for groups of 4 to 40. Mooney’s is the most traditional Irish Pub in town and the lobby lounge gives refreshments and reside music.

Inspired by the legend of Shangri-La in the novel Lost Horizon, CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La – Shangri-La’s signature spa brand – offers treatment options and therapies based mostly on Chinese and Himalayan wellbeing rituals and traditions. With 11 remedy rooms set in an area of around 900 square metres, Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu functions the biggest spa among the city’s 5-star hotels. In addition, the hotel’s well being club facilities consist of a health club, indoor swimming pool, outside tennis court and sauna.

A array of banquet and meeting facilities are also accessible. The grand ballroom, with a floor space of two,a hundred square metres and a 9-metre-substantial ceiling, is the largest of its form in the city centre, and provides direct access by way of a large lift – creating it even possible to drive a vehicle within for exhibits. For a lot more intimate events, a variety of 16 extra function rooms and an auditorium are also accessible.

Chengdu is not only the hometown of the panda, but is also home to the only panda breeding and study centre in the planet. One particular of China’s top rated tourism cities, Chengdu gives many Planet Heritage listed scenic regions and numerous direct transportation into Tibet. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province and was designated by the State Council as Southwest China’s centre of science, technology, commerce, trade and finance and hub of transportation and telecommunications.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts presently owns and manages 54 hotels under Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 27,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring in depth luxury amenities and companies. Shangri-La hotels are found in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has more than 48 tasks underneath advancement in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Japan, Macau, Maldives, Philippines, Qatar, Seychelles, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. For much more information or reservations, please get in touch with a travel specialist or access the web site at http://www.shangri-la.com.

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