LANGHAM PLACE GUANGZHOU
NUMBER OF ROOMS 500
LOCATION CBD area on Pazhou Island next to Xingangdong metro station
DINING OUTLETS Ming Court (Cantonese), Alfresco (Western), The Open Kitchen (all-day dining), Sky Bar (cocktails and drinks)
FACILITIES Fitness centre, indoor swimming pool, and two mini golf courses
MEETING FACILITIES 5,000 sqm of flexible event space, including a 2,800 sqm ballroom – the largest in the city
WALDORF ASTORIA BEIJING
NUMBER OF ROOMS 171
LOCATION Along Jinyu Hutong Wangfujing Dongch in downtown Beijing, the hotel is located close to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
DINING OUTLETS Brasserie 1893 (all-day dining), Peacock Alley (tea and snacks) and Zijin Mansion (Cantonese)
FACILITIES Spa, fitness centre, and indoor heated swimming pool
MEETING FACILITIES A 287 sqm ballroom; two drawing rooms; and two basement event space
THE RITZ-CARLTON CHENGDU
NUMBER OF ROOMS 353
LOCATION Situated on the site of a former imperial palace in Qingyang District – the centre of Chengdu
DINING OUTLETS SPICES (all-day dining), FLAIR (Japanese/Asian), Li Xuan (Cantonese and Sichuanese), The Lobby Lounge (afternoon tea and cocktails)
FACILITIES Spa and fitness centre
MEETING FACILITIES 1,700 sqm of event space available, including the diamond ballroom that seats up to 900 guests
PULLMAN SHANGHAI SOUTH
NUMBER OF ROOMS 333
LOCATION The hotel is housed within Star Plaza – a mixed use development and is roughly a 20 minutes' drive from Shanghai Hongqiao airport, and within easy reach of South Xujiahui Business Circle, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park and Shanghai South Railway Station
DINING OUTLETS Savor (all-day dining), Yue (Cantonese), Tsubasa (Japanese), Bar 99 (drinks) and Lobby Lounge (afternoon tea and snacks)
FACILITIES Indoor swimming pool, fitness lounge and spa
MEETING FACILITIES seven function rooms, and a 1,300 sqm grand ballroom
FOUR SEASONS SHENZHEN
NUMBER OF ROOMS 266
LOCATION Ideally situated in the Futian District, the hotel located within walking distance of major shopping malls and Shenzhen's Civic Center area
DINING OUTLETS FOO (all-day dining), Yi Bar & Yi Lounge (afternoon tea, snacks and cocktails) and Zhuo Yue Xuan (Cantonese)
FACILITIES Fitness centre, sauna, steam room, two swimming pools, and whirlpool
MEETING FACILITIES 1,788 sqm of event space, including two ballrooms – one that seats up to 180 guests, and a larger one which fits 360
For more, please look out for the upcoming April issue of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific for our list of the "Top 50 new Business Hotels in China".
Clement Huang