Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is to manage a new five-star hotel in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China…
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is to manage a new five-star hotel in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. The Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo, is scheduled to open early 2007.
Designed by Hong Kong-based Wong & Tung International Company, the 550-room Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo will be located in the city`s major commercial district in Jiangdong Street, only a 20-minute drive from the airport, and will feature spectacular views of the junction of three rivers. The hotel will be the group`s second property in Zhejiang province following the opening of the Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou in 1984.
Contemporary yet classically styled, the hotel`s guest rooms will measure a minimum of 45 square metres, and will provide guests with the full array of Shangri-La services and facilities, including 24-hour room service, same day laundry and valet service, satellite TV, data ports and broadband internet access. In addition, there will be wireless in the hotel`s public areas. There will be five floors of Horizon Club accommodation which will offer a host of special amenities and privileges, as well as an Horizon Club lounge for daily breakfast and cocktails, meeting rooms, express check-in and check-out services.
The Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo will also provide a selection of bars and restaurants including a lobby lounge, a coffee shop, a Chinese restaurant, an innovative speciality restaurant, as well as a rooftop restaurant and bar featuring stunning views of the city and the rivers.
The hotel`s meeting and banqueting facilities will boast a 2,000-square-metre grand ballroom, complemented by other function rooms to cater to different event requirements. Other major hotel facilities will include a business centre, spa and health club with an indoor swimming pool.
Commenting on the new hotel, Shangri-La`s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Giovanni Angelini, said: `Mainland China remains the key focus of the group`s expansion plan in Asia. The Shangri-La Hotel, Ningbo will complement and strengthen the group`s growing presence in mainland China, where it is the largest luxury hotel company, operating 17 hotels and with more than 15 projects under development.`
Located in the centre of China`s east coastline and in the south of the Yangtze Delta, Ningbo is one of China`s major trading ports since the Tang dynasty. This bustling city has a population of more than five million, and is an ideal base for visits to the nearby Putuo Mountain, one of China`s premier tourist attractions.
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