Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
held the groundbreaking ceremony for Shangri-La Hotel, Nanchang on
Friday. The hotel is scheduled to open in the second quarter of
2013.
Shangri-La Hotel, Nanchang will be located in a
multi-use complex built in two phases in the Honggutan New
District, adjacent to the government administration office and the
city's new convention centre.
Phase I will include 319 guestrooms with meeting
and function space and recreation facilities. Room sizes will
range from 42 to 52 square metres, with the size of the hotel's 18
suites ranging from 84 to 210 square metres. 65% of all rooms will
overlook the Ganjiang River and surrounding gardens. One of the
four famous Chinese superstructures, the Tengwang Pavilion, and
the Old City are located directly across the river.
The hotel will offer various dining and
entertainment outlets including an all-day dining restaurant, a
speciality restaurant and bar, a Chinese restaurant and a lobby
lounge.
Meeting and banqueting facilities will include a
1,800-square-metre grand ballroom with a 530- square-metre foyer
plus additional function rooms.
Recreational options include a 25-metre indoor
swimming pool, health club and beauty salon. An outdoor deck near
the lobby lounge will allow guests to enjoy the milder summer
season.
Phase II of the project will include a
residential component, shopping area and office tower.
Nanchang has a population of 4.85 million, and
is the capital of Jiangxi Province in the middle and lower reaches
of the Yangtze River. It is the regional hub for agriculture and a
centre of production for traditional Chinese medicine and
pharmaceuticals. Several international companies maintain
manufacturing plants in the area. Excellent air and rail
infrastructure connects Nanchang to domestic and international
cities. High-speed railways make visits to the neighbouring cities
of Hangzhou, Changsha and Shanghai effortless.
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