After setting up operations in Europe Brussels among the latest, and its recent debut in Africa, in BamakoThe Radisson Collection continues to expand in Asia-Pacific. The Radisson Group's luxury brand has unveiled a first hotel in China, in Shanghai, in the central district of Xujiahui, close to numerous office towers and picturesque tree-lined avenues.
" We are delighted to launch our first Radisson Collection hotel in Shanghai, a prime destination for business and leisure. This is another milestone in our expansion and in the projection of the brand's strong growth in the region." said Katerina Giannouka, President of the Radisson Hotel Group's Asia-Pacific region.
Adjacent to historic villas and 1930s Art Deco buildings, the Radisson Collection, Xing Guo Shanghai presents itself as a "hotel with a difference". an urban oasis set in a vast garden with manicured lawns. The hotel's 16 floors house 185 comfortable rooms and suites, ranging in size from 30 to 54 m2, and feature cutting-edge solutions such as an air purification system and intelligent sensors. The business travellers have a whole floor dedicated to them, the Madame Li floor, with rooms equipped with special amenities such as a Dyson Supersonic hairdryer and a lounge reserved for this clientele.
At the same time, an Executive Lounge is dedicated to all VIP guests and boasts 270-degree views of the city from the hotel's top floor. On the restaurant front, the Radisson Collection, Xing Guo Shanghai offers four restaurants and barsincluding a Chinese restaurant focusing on Cantonese cuisine and Shanghai specialities, and a chic lounge for inventive cocktails.
The hotel has the following facilities for business guests several venues reserved for meetings and events with a capacity of 1,000 people: the 360 m2 Villa Eight Conference Centre, the Li pavilion and Villa One Hazelwood. A total of eight meeting rooms, including a 12-person boardroom and a vast 180-person ballroom. The gardens are also ideal for top-of-the-range events.
This first in Shanghai will be followed in the second quarter of 2021 by a second hotel in China, the Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing. Other brand establishments are also planned in Paris, Milan, Budapest and Venice in Europe, as well as in Cairo, Sri Lanka and Queenstown, New Zealand.
