Shangri-La to Manage Moscow Hotel
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts signed an agreement with China Huaming International Investment Corporation (CHMIIC) to manage a hotel in Moscow, which will be the group’s first property in Russia.
Set to open in 2012, the 400-room hotel will occupy the top floors of a 42-story tower in the Park Huaming Business Center –a new major multi-purpose development in the northeast of the city. Next to the Botanical Gardens on Vilgelma Pika Street, the property is located six miles from Red Square and 15 miles from the international airport.
The guestrooms will have a minimum size of 430 square feet and each room will have views of the development’s Chinese landscaped gardens or the Botanical Gardens. Dining outlets will include Chinese and Russian restaurants. A 12,918-square-foot grand ballroom, a 7,535-square-foot auditorium and a wide range of function rooms suited will cater to events. Recreational facilities will include an indoor swimming pool and health club.
The Park Huaming Business Centre, Moscow will include an office tower, service apartments, an exhibition hall and a lifestyle area featuring a Chinese garden with pavilions, restaurants, retail shops, as well as leisure and entertainment facilities.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 62 hotels under the deluxe Shangri-La and mid-market Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 28,000.
The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Maldives, Philippines, Qatar, Seychelles, Thailand, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and the United States.
