Beijing, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hefei Shangri-La, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Grand Opening in Central Hefei, Anhui Province, Unveiled Today. The 27-story hotel is located on Suzhi Road, which connects the business district and major attractions, offering convenient transportation and making it the first choice for both business and leisure travelers.
View of Hefei city
Hefei is situated between the Yangtze River and Chaohu Lake, historically known as Luzhou or Luyang. It takes only one hour by high-speed rail from Hefei to Huangshan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its mountains and lakes. With a history dating back to the Qin Dynasty, Hefei is an ancient city with over 2,200 years of heritage, famed as the “Home of the Three Kingdoms, Birthplace of Bao Zheng, and Cradle of the Huai Army.” The opening of Hefei Shangri-La brings the brand’s legendary heartfelt hospitality to this historic capital.
Hefei Shangri-La features 401 spacious guest rooms and suites, ranging from 45 to 135 square meters. The rooms are exquisitely designed, blending luxury with elegance and incorporating local Anhui elements inspired by the region’s landscapes and flowers. All rooms and suites, including those in the bathrooms of suites, are equipped with flat-screen TVs, offering sweeping views of Hefei’s picturesque cityscape through floor-to-ceiling windows. In line with Shangri-La’s signature style, complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the property, ensuring high-speed internet access whether in your room or the hotel’s luxury limousine. Hefei Shangri-La is also the first hotel in the city to adopt the brand’s “paperless check-in” technology. Many design elements and dishes at the hotel are influenced and inspired by the local Huizhou culture.
Deluxe King Room
Executive Suites and Specialty Suites are located on the top floors of the hotel. These suites offer luxurious living spaces, comfortable bedrooms, and floor-to-ceiling windows with city views. Their spacious marble bathrooms feature separate walk-in showers and bathtubs.
The hotel boasts the highest Executive Lounge in the city. Guests staying in suites or Grand Club rooms can enjoy exclusive privileges at the 27th-floor Grand Club Lounge, including expedited check-in and check-out, complimentary buffet breakfast, evening cocktails, and full concierge services.
Hefei Shangri-La also offers a diverse selection of dining options. The Chinese restaurant Yangzi Xuan presents an elegant and distinctive setting, serving authentic Huizhou cuisine, northern dim sum, hot pot, and Cantonese classics. The culinary team selects the finest ingredients to provide an unparalleled Chinese dining experience. Nine individually styled private dining rooms offer the perfect setting for family gatherings or formal business banquets.
The buffet restaurant Wan Café offers an extensive à la carte menu and buffet featuring international cuisines, including Western, Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian, and local specialties. Exquisite plating, fresh ingredients, and live cooking demonstrations by chefs deliver a stunning visual and culinary experience akin to a gourmet theater.
The Lobby Lounge, located on the first floor, creates a relaxing atmosphere with sparkling crystal chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling windows, and garden views. It serves a variety of beverages and light snacks, making it an ideal spot for business meetings, friendly gatherings, afternoon tea, or evening cocktails.
Shangri-La’s CHI, The Spa offers a thoughtfully curated range of massages and treatments tailored to different needs, all rooted in traditional wellness philosophies. Through energy flow and breath regulation, guests can find their own peace, bliss, and comfort, achieving perfect harmony of body and mind. The spa features two double treatment rooms, five single treatment rooms, a spacious relaxation lounge, as well as herbal steam rooms and showers.
The fitness center at Hefei Shangri-La provides state-of-the-art facilities for recreation and exercise. Whether you seek intense workouts or gentle activities, the fitness amenities cater to all levels, making exercise and relaxation enjoyable. The 24-hour gym includes a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, fitness equipment with TV entertainment systems, and personalized training sessions.
The hotel offers nearly 3,000 square meters of banquet and meeting space, including the 1,400-square-meter pillar-less Shangri-La Ballroom that can accommodate up to 900 guests for banquets, suitable for various styles and scales of events. Notably, all banquet and meeting venues feature natural lighting, eliminating the dullness of conventional meetings. Additionally, Shangri-La is the only international brand hotel in Hefei where vehicles can drive directly into the ballroom.
To celebrate the opening, Hefei Shangri-La is offering special opening promotions with rates starting from RMB 550 per room per night (plus 15% service charge), valid until October 7, 2015. This rate includes one night in a deluxe room, dining privileges, and triple Membership Rewards points for Gold Circle members. Reservations can be made at http://www.shangri-la.com/hefei or by email at reservations.slhf@shangri-la.com.
Guests can choose to arrive at Hefei Shangri-La via Hefei Xinqiao International Airport or Hefei Railway Station and Hefei South Railway Station, both within a half-hour drive. High-speed rail connects Nanjing to Hefei in just one hour and Shanghai in three hours.
For electronic images of the hotel group, please visit the official website:
http://www.shangri-la.com/imagelibrary