{"id":20977,"date":"2013-07-02T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/imperial-inspired-splendourin-shenyang-2\/"},"modified":"2013-07-02T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T09:18:00","slug":"imperial-inspired-splendourin-shenyang-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/07\/imperial-inspired-splendourin-shenyang-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial-Inspired Splendourin Shenyang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenyang\u2019s Imperial Palace is the inspiration for one of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts\u2019 newest mainland China properties.<\/span><\/span>

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The Hong Kong-based hotel company is preparing to debut a new five-star hotel in the historic city of Shenyang, which is home to the only other existing royal palace in mainland China after the Forbidden City in Beijing.Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang will open along the city\u2019s \u201cGolden Corridor\u201d on 1 August, in time to host sports \u201croyalty\u201d during the 12th<\/sup> China National Sports Games being held there in September.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Shangri-La has created one of itsluxury oasis to care for travellers in Shenyang. The hotel\u2019s grand, tranquil lobby and Lobby Lounge are designed as if they were the \u201cbackyard\u201d of the Imperial Palace, which is famed for its 20 gardens and roses (the official flower of Shenyang).Guests enter the hotel on a marble floor that appears strewn with rose petals, which are etchingsfilled in with three different marble inlays.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The lobby\u2019s soaring 10-metre ceiling is supported by marble-clad columns depicting wind and clouds in a traditional Chinese, auspicious graphic style. Behind the reception desk, a copy of a Song Dynasty painting found in the Shenyang Museum featuresa flock of soaring cranes, representing health and flowing treasure. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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The grandeur of ShenyangImperial Palace is reflected throughout the lobby area and represented in many forms: the patterns from an emperor\u2019s robe woven into area carpets; the flowing design of the crystal lighting fixture, the intricate rose petal design on laminated glass, and the naturalistic depictions on the marble columns.All the natural elements that were thoughtfully and seamlessly used in the creation of the Imperial Palace gardens were emulated in order to create an oasis where guests can relax, rejuvenate and revitalise.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang\u2019s 424 guestrooms start from 42 square metres. Decorated with Chinese accents,the elegant and classic rooms offer panoramic city views and areoutfitted with Shangri-La\u2019s signature amenities, including complimentary high-speed broadband Internet and Wi-Fi.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Shangri-La\u2019s signature Horizon Club guestrooms are found on the top five floors of the building, and the exclusive Horizon Club Lounge on the top 30th<\/sup>floor offersrefreshing city views through nearly floor-to-ceiling windows.  The Horizon Club Lounge is accessible to all suite and Club floor guests and offers valuable privileges including complimentary breakfast, all-day refreshments and evening cocktails, and free use of the lounge\u2019s meeting room for two hours per day.  Providing guests an even more personalised level of service, Horizon Club privileges also include dedicated Club Concierge service, tea or coffee delivered to the guestroom with a wake-up call, suit pressing and late check-out until 4 p.m. on day of departure.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Also on the top floor of the hotel isShinsen, a specialty restaurant and bar.Its contemporary environment features a sushi and sake bar, teppan private dining rooms and a rooftop terrace.Showcasing Shangri-La\u2019s restaurant design and cuisine concepts, all-day dining restaurant Caf\u00e9 Liaois a dramatic food theatre with an extensive selection of Asian and internationalcuisines using both local and imported produce.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang\u2019sSummer Palace serves the finest Cantonese and Liaoning cuisine in a style that combines authentic taste with contemporary presentation.  Complementing the stylish d\u00e9cor and elegant ambience of the main dining area are 13 private dining rooms with garden views catering to VIP and corporate events as well as informal family and social occasions.<\/span><\/div>\n

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For meetings, the hotel offers 4,026 square metres of space on two floors. On level two, the grand ballroom is the largest of its kind in northeast China. The 1,900-square-metre pillarless ballroomhas a600-square-metre pre-function area with floor-to-ceiling-windows and a nine-metre-high ceiling. Additional meeting facilities include asecond 566-square-metre ballroom and seven function rooms, one of which offersa 3,015-square-metre rooftop garden.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The hotel’s contemporary style health and recreation facilities include CHI, The Spa, withnine luxurious private spa suites; a rooftop tennis court; 25-metre indoor heated swimming pool; Jacuzzi; sauna, and steam bath. The fitness centre providespersonal training in addition to group and individual exercise programmes.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Located on Qingnian Avenue (dubbed the \u201cGolden Corridor\u201d) in Shenhe District, the hotel is situated within walking distance to the city\u2019s prime shopping and entertainment area and is close to city government, consulate offices and exhibition centres. It is a 30 minutes\u2019drive to the airport and 20 minutes to the city’s two major train stations, which connect Shenyang by express trains to key cities.Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang will be the second hotel managed by Shangri-La in the city, joining Traders Hotel, Shenyang.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shenyang\u2019s Imperial Palace is the inspiration for one of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts\u2019 newest mainland China properties. The Hong Kong-based hotel company is preparing to debut a new five-star hotel in the historic city of Shenyang, which is home to the only other existing royal palace in mainland China after the Forbidden City in Beijing.Shangri-La […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}