Mandarin Oriental Signs Hotel in Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental has signed an agreement to manage a new, luxury hotel currently under construction in Pudong, Shanghai. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2013.

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai will be located in the heart of the Lujiazui Central Financial District. The property will form part of ‘Harbour City’ a 25 hectare mixed use development, comprising office towers, a residential complex, significant retail and extensive landscaped gardens that will transform the neighbourhood.

The development is within walking distance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the regional headquarters of major domestic and international financial institutions, and has direct access to the promenade on the banks of the Huangpu River.

The hotel will feature 362 guestrooms and 210 serviced apartments offering views of the city skyline and the Huangpu River.

Guests will be able to enjoy an array of dining opportunities, with a choice of three restaurants, a lobby lounge and bar, and a Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop.

For the local community, an extensive range of stylish banqueting venues, including a grand ballroom, will provide a perfect backdrop for celebrations, while a wide variety of well-equipped meeting rooms will appeal to the business community.

The hotel is ideally placed for leisure guests with direct access to extensive gardens. An all-encompassing Spa at Mandarin Oriental, will provide holistic rejuvenation and relaxation in a serene, meditative setting and there will also be 25-metre indoor swimming pool and a fully comprehensive fitness centre.

The hotel is being designed by world-renowned architect, Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica.

The project owner is Shanghai Rui Ming Real Estate Company; a joint venture between the Hong Kong listed CITIC Pacific Limited and the PRC state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai is approximately 40 minutes from Hongqiao International airport and 50 minutes from Pudong International airport.

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