Detailed Review
The award-winning Shangri-La Hotel Beijing, which opened in 1987, is set among 3000-square-metres of beautiful landscaped gardens in Beijing. The Shangri-La Hotel Beijing offers a complete range of facilities including 5 new and exciting restaurants and bars, a fitness and recreation centre. It has extensive conference facilities making it ideal for the business traveller. The Shangri-La Hotel Beijing has completed its incredible renovation with brand new guest rooms, public area, restaurants and bars, and the Hotel garden.
The Shangri-La Hotel Beijing comprises the 24-storey 528-room Garden Wing and the recently opened, 142-room Valley Wing. The Valley Wing includes the Blu Lobster restaurant (a contemporary restaurant and lounge), a new, state-of-the-art health club which includes a 25-meter heated indoor swimming pool, and a rooftop garden.
The new wing is also home of one of the most luxurious spa facilities in Beijing: Chi, The Spa at Shangri-La. The function spaces feature an expansive Grand Ballroom and 13 elegant multi-purpose function rooms, making the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing a premier location for conventions and events.
The River Dragon
The River Dragon, a 38-person touring boat, moors at the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing. From April to November, the boat offers 4 cruises daily to the spectular Summer Palace, including a guided tour.Exclusive to the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing, the boat trip recreates the imperial route that many past Chinese Emperors and Empresses enjoyed. The one-hour ride on the Kun Yu River offers views of old bridges, temples and traditional Chinese courtyard houses on the riverbanks. In today's modern Beijing, the tour showcases a slice of Beijing local life that appears virtually frozen in time.
Condé Nast Traveller 2008 Gold List
