PRICE:
Frommer's Recommended

This is the chain's 50th property and its first new opening since 1983. Touted as the first true international hotel in Guangzhou, Shangri-La will have its work cut out as all the super-luxury brands start to arrive in Guangzhou at once. There will be a Hyatt, a Westin, a Sofitel, and a Mandarin Oriental opening in 2008, to say nothing of the 25 other five-stars that are opening in the province before 2010. Shangri-La is currently fending off the competition and rates as the biggest and best so far in the city. Rooms are some of the largest you'll find in Guanzhou, and each has fantastic views of the Pearl River. Ostentatious gold-leaf and hardwoods give the rooms a traditional Chinese air. Still, ultra-modern features such as large flatscreen TVs and sleek leather swivel chairs ensure that international travelers will feel right at home. Facilities: 8 restaurants and bars; indoor and outdoor swimming pool; tennis and squash courts; fitness room; sauna; children's playground; tour and ticket desk; limousine service; forex; 2 conference centers; shopping arcade; salon; babysitting; dry cleaning; valet

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Hong Kong, 10th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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