 The Swissotel Grand hotel is located in Jing An, the leading business district of Shanghai, and lies a few steps from the famous Nanjing West Road, home to some of the city's high-end commercial properties and exclusive shopping venues such as Jiu Guang City Plaza, Plaza 66 and CITIC Square. It is right next to the Jing'an Temple and Kun Sjan is an hour's drive away.
This city hotel offers all travellers the convenience and elegance of state-of-the-art technology, superior amenities and services that cater to the needs of business and leisure guests. The hotel comprises a total of 467 luxury rooms spread over 29 floors. Facilities on offer to guests include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, a cloakroom, a cafe, a hairdressing salon, a bar, a restaurant and conference facilities as well as a car park. The 575 m² Grand Ballroom, 390 m² Junior Ballroom and six multi-functional rooms of 285 m² provide the ideal venue for all kinds of business and social events. Guests may also take advantage of the 24-hour room service.
Amenities on offer in the rooms include dual phone lines with international and domestic direct dialling and voice mail service, high-speed Internet access, an LCD TV with satellite channels, a desk, a radio and a laptop safe. They are also equipped with a minibar, tea and coffee making facilities, centrally regulated air conditioning and heating, an iron and ironing board, a full-length mirror, a private bathroom with separate shower and bathtub, a coat brush and a hairdryer. Furthermore, ladies' beauty amenities, a king-size or double bed and daily newspapers are provided in all accommodation as standard. Rooms for non-smokers and disability friendly rooms are available.
The hotel features a sauna, a steam room, a spa pool and cold and hot water pools. It offers an indoor swimming pool with a children's section and a poolside snackbar and guests can enjoy aqua aerobics (charges apply). It is also possible to try banana boating, water skiing, jet skiing, motorboating, diving, surfing, windsurfing, sailing, catamaran sailing, canoeing and pedal boating all for an additional fee. Tennis, table tennis, squash, aerobics, archery, riding, cycling/moutainbiking, basketball, handball, volleyball and billiards may also be enjoyed (charges apply to all). There is also darts, bocce, bowling, mini golf, golf, badminton and rowing and the hotel organises a programme of entertainment for both adults and children (all for an additional fee). Sports enthusiasts can enjoy a work-out in the gym (charges apply).
The Chinese restaurant serves authentic regional dishes. Guests may experience the culinary wonders of China including the well-loved Cantonese fare and local flavours.
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(5 stars)