Shangri-La to Open Shenyang Hotel on 1 August 2013

Shenyang’s Imperial Palace is the inspiration for one of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ newest mainland China properties.

The Hong Kong-based hotel company is preparing to debut a new five-star hotel in the historic city of Shenyang, which is home to the only other existing royal palace in mainland China after the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang will open along the city’s Golden Corridor on 1 August 2013, in time to host VIPs during the 12th China National Sports Games being held there in September.

The hotel’s lobby and Lobby Lounge are designed as if they were the “backyard” of the Imperial Palace, which is famed for its 20 gardens and roses (the official flower of Shenyang). Guests enter the hotel on a marble floor that appears strewn with rose petals, which are etchings filled in with three different marble inlays.

Behind the reception desk, a copy of a Song Dynasty painting found in the Shenyang Museum features a flock of soaring cranes, representing health and flowing treasure.

The grandeur of Shenyang Imperial Palace is reflected throughout the lobby area and represented in many forms: the patterns from an emperor’s robe woven into area carpets; the flowing design of the crystal lighting fixture, the intricate rose petal design on laminated glass, and the naturalistic depictions on the marble columns.

Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang’s 424 guestrooms start from 42 square metres. Decorated with Chinese accents, the rooms offer panoramic city views and are outfitted with Shangri-La’s signature amenities, including complimentary high-speed broadband internet and Wi-Fi - a hugely popular brand standard.

Shangri-La’s signature Horizon Club guestrooms are found on the top five floors of the building, and the exclusive Horizon Club Lounge on the top 30th floor offers city views through nearly floor-to-ceiling windows. The Horizon Club Lounge is accessible to all suite and Club floor guests and offers valuable privileges including complimentary breakfast, all-day refreshments and evening cocktails, and free use of the lounge’s meeting room for two hours per day. Horizon Club privileges also include dedicated Club Concierge service, tea or coffee delivered to the guestroom with a wake-up call, suit pressing and late check-out until 4 p.m. on day of departure.

Also on the top floor of the hotel is Shinsen, a specialty restaurant and bar. Its contemporary environment features a sushi and sake bar, teppan private dining rooms and a rooftop terrace. Showcasing Shangri-La’s restaurant design and cuisine concepts, all-day dining restaurant Café Liao is a dramatic food theatre with an extensive selection of Asian and international cuisines using both local and imported produce.

Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang’s Summer Palace serves Cantonese and Liaoning cuisine. Complementing the stylish décor of the main dining area are 13 private dining rooms with garden views catering to VIP and corporate events as well as informal family and social occasions.

For meetings, the hotel offers 4,026 square metres of space on two floors. On level two, 1,900-square-metre pillarless ballroom has a 600-square-metre pre-function area with floor-to-ceiling-windows and a nine-metre-high ceiling. Additional meeting facilities include a second 566-square-metre ballroom and seven function rooms, one of which offers a 3,015-square-metre rooftop garden.

The hotel's contemporary style health and recreation facilities include CHI, The Spa, with nine private spa suites; a rooftop tennis court; 25-metre indoor heated swimming pool; jacuzzi; sauna, and steam bath.

Located on Qingnian Avenue in Shenhe District, the hotel is situated within walking distance to the city’s prime shopping and entertainment area and is close to city government, consulate offices and exhibition centres.

It is a 30 minutes’ drive to the airport and 20 minutes to the city's two major train stations, which connect Shenyang by express trains to key cities.

Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang will be the second hotel managed by Shangri-La in the city, joining Traders Hotel, Shenyang.