Shenzhen, China (August 19, 2008) /China Newswire/ — Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen, a new five-star, US$200 million, flagship Shangri-La hotel, has opened in the heart of Futian, the bustling business district of Shenzhen, one of the largest and busiest cities in southern China.

With a population of more than eight million, Shenzhen is located adjacent to the international city of Hong Kong. The hotel itself is a mere stone's throw away from thriving retail areas and office towers and just a few minutes’ walk from Shenzhen's mass transit railway system, which links directly to Hong Kong via the Huanggang border crossing and Futian port. It also offers easy access to Shenzhen International Bao’an Airport, the Shekou ferry terminal and the city's major tourist attractions, making it ideal for both business and leisure travellers.

The new hotel, which adds a 40-storey luxury building to the city's impressive skyline, offers 498 guestrooms, 50 suites and 53 serviced apartments, as well as two ballrooms, an auditorium, function rooms, a health club, spa facilities, a business centre, wireless Internet access that is available in all public areas, including the lobby, and a wide range of restaurants and bars.

Guests at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen will find a lively yet relaxed atmosphere that is guaranteed to make the hotel the talk of the town and ensure that guests feel just as comfortable in a tuxedo as they do in jeans. International interior design company BBG-BBGM was responsible for the hotel's strikingly modern, contemporary decor.

A typical guestroom at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen measures an average of 45 square metres, and has a feel that is both classic and contemporary, while also being warm and comfortable, with the hotel's six-star quality expressed through the design, colour and textures used. The rooms also feature cutting-edge electronic equipment that is placed alongside discreet touches of Chinese inspiration that remind guests that they are in southern China. Among the facilities available are an iPod dock, a 37-inch LCD television in the room with a 15-inch version in the bathroom, wired and wireless Internet connectivity, and DVD and CD players.

The hotel's suites are particularly comfortable and measure between 96 and 288 square metres. In addition to being warm, elegant and inviting, each suite offers a large entry foyer with marble floors. Bedrooms feature a large work area with a desk, a multi-purpose fax machine and wired and wireless Internet access. The living area has comfortable seating, a wall-mounted 40-inch LCD television and DVD player with a stereo sound system. The spacious bathroom has a separate toilet and bidet, a whirlpool bath, two hand basins and a 15-inch LCD television.

In addition to the guestrooms, Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen has 53 serviced apartments located on levels six to 11 with a separate entrance, entrance lobby and lifts. The apartments, which are available in one, two and three-bedroom versions, as well as a two-bedroom apartment with a study room, offer a contemporary and elegant layout with a residential feel, yet with all the services and facilities of the hotel immediately to hand. Guests of the serviced apartments have access to the hotel's restaurants, health club, spa, indoor swimming pool and outdoor tennis court.

Food lovers throughout the city will be particularly excited about the opening of Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen, which promises to set the standard for fine dining in Shenzhen.

The hotel's all-day dining outlet on level one is a fun and comfortable restaurant that offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night supper. Here, diners enjoy both buffet and a la carte options, as well as live cooking stations serving specialties and local favourites typically found in Hong Kong's well known dai pai dong street stalls and cafes, including Dim Sum, Peking Duck, Congee, Noodles and a variety of healthy double-boiled soups. Diners have the choice of eating inside this charming restaurant or, in good weather, alfresco style on the terrace.

The hotel's Italian restaurant offers diners a warm and rustic ambience, along with authentic, traditional Italian cuisine and an extensive wine wall of some 750 wines. Diners can choose from the main dining room, one of two private rooms or the outdoor terrace seating area in which to enjoy their tasty yet simple meal.

On the ground floor of the hotel is the bar, where guests can revel in the club-like, chic and elegant atmosphere that is also warm and comfortable as the enjoy drinks and antipasti. This area also features LCD televisions on two walls to offer guests an eclectic mix of news, entertainment, sports and music throughout the evening.

The hotel's lobby lounge is open all day, offering snacks, pastries and desserts, as well as high tea in the afternoons, in an international ambience. Nightly entertainment includes a pianist or Chinese instrumentalist in the early evening, followed by professional bands playing a wide range of music, from light jazz, R&B and contemporary favourites to Latin fusions and ballads.

On level two, the hotel's Chinese restaurant, Fook Lam Moon, entices diners from all over the city with its authentic and delicious Cantonese cuisine. Open for both lunch and dinner, Fook Lam Moon also features nine private dining rooms offering a lounge-style seating area, a private bathroom and an LCD television, making this the ideal choice for both top-notch business events and warm, cosy family gatherings.

For event organisers, Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen offers a 1,800-square-metre grand ballroom with a high ceiling of 9.5 metres and a hydraulic built-in stage, as well as direct access to a huge lift that makes the ballroom ideal for car launches and similar events. Also available is an auditorium, a junior ballroom, a boardroom and a range of 10 function rooms that can meet all requirements, as well as video conferencing facilities and simultaneous translation services. A professional team of event specialists are on hand to ensure that all events are a success. In addition, the hotel is located adjacent to the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre and the city's Civic Centre, offering both organisers and delegates supreme convenience as well as access to an even wider range of events and facilities.

For extra special events, the hotel has an exclusive function venue, the Chairman's Room. Located on the top floor, the Chairman's Room offers guests spectacular views over the city and comes complete with a kitchen, making it the ideal place for small-scale private entertaining.

Guests travelling on business will find that the hotel offers a fully equipped business centre staffed by a professional team that is able to handle all requirements, including photocopying, secretarial, translation and courier services, and business information and advice. The business centre also offers three meeting rooms and four offices that are available for rent.

For guests more inclined to relax, the health club at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen is designed to be a retreat that offers a relaxing yet revitalising combination of exercise and spa facilities and treatments. The fully equipped gymnasium features the latest cardiovascular equipment and an assessment room, while the spa offers guests five single and three double deluxe treatment suites, a steam room, a sauna, a whirlpool and a wide range of services, including massages, facials and other specialist treatments. For the more active
guest, the hotel also features an indoor swimming pool with a whirlpool area, and an outdoor tennis court.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 55 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 28,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The 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. For more information or reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Meanne Dizerens-Lau
  Director of Communications
  Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen
  Tel: (86 755) 8828 4088
  Fax: (86 755) 8828 4388
  E-mail: [email protected]

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