Shangri-La Opens the 337-room Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou on Hainan Island in China
December 4, 2012 - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts officially arrived on the shore of 'China's Hawaii' this week with the opening of the 337-room Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou on Hainan Island. Located seaside amidst a sprawling lush tropical garden, the luxury hotel offers spectacular sea views, a full range of urban resort amenities, and extensive event and meeting venues.
Hainan Island has been tapped to become a leading international tourism resort destination, and the provincial capital of Haikou is its tourism and cultural center and transportation hub, making it ideal for leisure and business travelers. The Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou caters extensively to the meetings and wedding markets with stunning venues and a convenient location adjacent to the Hainan International Exhibition Center.
One of the hotel's stand-out venues is the Hall of Splendor, which is set in the hotel's 30,000-square-meter (322,917-square-foot) tropical garden and features dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the sea. The property's 986-square-meter (10,613-square-foot) Grand Ballroom is pillar free and is the largest among the city's starred hotels. In total the hotel offers 2,400 square meters (25,583 square feet) of meeting and conference space.
In addition to Shangri-La's renowned hospitality, Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou features brand signatures such as spacious, well-appointed guestrooms; complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel; an enticing array of restaurants, and a full complement of leisure and recreational facilities, including outdoor and indoor swimming pools, natural hot spring pools, a gym, tennis court and a spa.
Restaurants range from Sirena, an Italian seafood restaurant, to the lively Cafe Kool with its chef-manned cooking stations featuring an array of international cuisine. The hotel's Shang Palace serves authentic Cantonese cuisine and Hainan specialities.
The Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou opened on November 26, 2012. The property is owned by Universe Holdings Group and managed by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Hotel Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/haikou/shangrila
About Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (www.shangri-la.com) currently owns and/or manages 76 hotels under the Shangri-La, Kerry and Traders brands with a room inventory of over 30,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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