It will undoubtedly be some time before business travellers can enjoy the luxury of the new Mandarin Oriental which opens on 20 January at ShenzhenThe luxury group has made the short trip from its Hong Kong headquarters to open its first hotel in the neighbouring city of the Pearl River Delta. Nevertheless, the luxury group has made the short journey from its Hong Kong headquarters to open its first hotel in the neighbouring city of the Pearl River Delta.
Housed in the UpperHills real estate complex, the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen is set in the top 79 floors of a tower overlooking the Futian business district. The hotel offers 178 rooms and suites, These are presented as some of the most spacious in the city, with panoramic views over the city centre and Lotus Hill and Bijia Mountain parks. VIP guests will be able to enjoy this panorama from the Mandarin Club lounge on the 78th floor, where discreet service is provided for meals and moments of relaxation in total privacy.
In terms of relaxation, the hotel has a spa, a fitness centre and a 30-metre indoor swimming pool. a gastronomic destination in its own right. It offers a wide range of options, with eight restaurants and bars. These include The Bay bu Chef Fei, a Cantonese restaurant overseen by a Michelin-starred chef, Tapas 77 for Spanish specialities, the Japanese restaurant Rin, combining teppan-yaki, sushi and tempura, and Opus 388, offering seafood specialities and award-winning meats. As for the M.O. bar on the top floor, it combines cocktails, elegance and exceptional whiskies.
Located in the heart of Shenzhen's business district, the Mandarin Oriental is a Mecca for corporate events. But this time, not on its floors, but at the foot of the tower, with a separate glass building entirely dedicated to business meetings. Designed by the prestigious architectural collective Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, this all-glass structure houses an ultra-bright 1,500 m² event spaceThis includes a 700 m2 Grand Ballroom and the Mandarin Ballroom and Oriental Ballroom, each with a surface area of 400 m2. All of this is extended by a 900 m2 covered outdoor area. To complete the offer, guests will also be able to enjoy views of the city from The Gallery banqueting area, located on the 77th floor. Mandarin guests will also be able to arrive directly by air, thanks to a helipad on the hotel's roof.
The Chinese metropolis will also soon see the arrival of an MGallery hotelThe new Accor hotel will be located not in the Futian business district, but in the new Dalang fashion district in the north of the Longhua district. The Accor group has entered into a partnership with Shenzhen Longhua Construction to develop the first high-end international brand hotel in this part of the city, which is home to many of the world's leading hotels. fashion designers. Designed by the architectural research department of the Harbin Institute of Technology, the Shenzhen Dalang - MGallery will offer 250 designer rooms and suites, three restaurants, an executive lounge where you can relax and work in complete privacy, and extensive banqueting and meeting facilities.
This future opening demonstrates the attractiveness of this collection of top-of-the-range hotels in China. 2021 saw the opening of several new leisure facilities with the Ocean Spring resort in Chengdu, the DongFengYun boutique hotel in Mi'Le and the mountain hotel, The View Changbai Mountain, close to the border with North Korea. The year ahead more business with two new MGallery stores in Hong Kong expected in the first half of 2022: the AKI Hong Kong, in the Wan Chai district, and the Silveri on Lantau Island. Also in the Greater Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay area, the opening of an MGallery in Guangzhou, the Blossom Retreat Guangzhou, has been announced for 2023.
