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Shangri-La to Debut First International Luxury Hotel in Wenzhou

Alex Finkelstein

Posted by Alex Finkelstein 12/15/08 9:11 AM EST
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(HONG KONG) -- Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts plans to open its first 409-room international luxury property Jan. 16, 2009 in Wenzhou, China.

Officials at the Hong Kong-based hotel company say Wenzhou is the economic, cultural and communications center of southern Zhejiang Province. Its population is 7.7 million.

Wenzhou, China, Map.JPGThe city has been a principal trading port in China since the Tang Dynasty. The hotel is located on the southeast coast of China, between the two economic zones of the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas.  

Shangri-La Hotel Wenzhou is in the center of the new development area of Wenzhou next to the International Exhibition and Convention Center.

The hotel is a 25-minute drive from Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport and about an hour from the area's major tourist attractions, Yandang Mountain and Nanxi River.

Each of the hotel's 409 contemporary style guestrooms and suites will overlook the Oujiang River with its backdrop of mountain views and offer a minimum floor space of 42 square meters (452 square feet).

Hotel officials say O Café, the hotel's all-day dining restaurant, will serve international delicacies from live cooking stations. Shang Palace will feature a menu of Cantonese dishes and authentic local Huaiyang flavors. The Lobby Lounge will offer drinks, appetizers and high tea throughout the day.

The hotel will also offer a variety of meeting and banquet facilities, including a 1,700-square-meter (18,300-square-foot) pillarless grand ballroom with a ceiling height of nine meters (30 feet).  A 456-square-meter (4,909-square-foot) junior ballroom and 11 function rooms of different sizes will also be available.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns or manages 58 five-star hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 28,000.

The properties are in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.  

The Shangri-La group has over 50 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Japan, Macau, Maldives, Philippines, Qatar, Seychelles, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

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