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The 119-room Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver Expected to Open
in Early 2009;
First North American Hotel for Shangri-La Hotels and
Resorts
 July
24, 2008 - The Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver � the city�s tallest building
� has been �topped off� at 61 stories or 197 meters (647 feet). The
July topping-off coincides with the six-month countdown to the January
24, 2009 opening for the luxury hotel, which will be the first North American
property for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.
The 119-room Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver will bring the essence of Shangri-La�s renowned Asian hospitality to life in North America. Set in the downtown core, the hotel will occupy the first 15 floors of the landmark building, a multi-purpose complex built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver green building standards, incorporating innovative residential living, high-end retail shopping, creative restaurants and an outside public art space curated by the Vancouver Art Gallery. The hotel will integrate British Columbia�s West Coast style and Shangri-La�s Asian heritage. Shangri-La �Tigers,� a group of young hoteliers trained at Shangri-La properties throughout Asia, will lead and train the hotel�s staff to deliver Shangri-La�s style of service, from welcome tea awaiting guests upon arrival to wireless in-room check-in. Guestrooms and bathrooms � averaging 55 square meters (592 square feet) and 14 square meters (150 square feet) respectively � will be among the largest in Canada, and nearly half the guestrooms will have balconies. The in-room entertainment system will be the only one of its kind in a North American hotel and will offer state-of-the-art digital technology presented on 40-inch SONY LCD flat screen televisions. CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, the group�s signature spa brand, also will make its North American debut. The 650-square-meter (7,000-square-foot) spa will feature five individual suites and one couple�s suite, all with a fireplace and private bath, shower, changing and vanity area. CHI offers a range of therapies based on the ancient healing traditions, philosophies and rituals of China and the Himalayas. The hotel will also have a 1,524-square-meter (5,000-square-foot) fitness center with a yoga and Pilates studio and an outdoor heated pool. A �Modern Pacific� dining destination on the third floor will provide four distinct experiences � a casual dining bistro, a covered outdoor terrace, a bar and lounge, and a fine dining area with two private rooms. Additionally, there will be a lobby lounge with two-story floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Georgia Street and the art galleria. Meeting venues will include three rooms accommodating up to 130 people, a canopied outdoor terrace, The Library, and the 42-seat Blue Moon theatre. The hotel is being jointly developed by Vancouver-based Peterson Investment Group and Westbank Projects Corp. Together, Westbank and Peterson Group have developed or have under construction more than $5 billion in projects representing approximately 1.39 million square meters (15 million square feet) of residential, retail, office and mixed-use projects. Their notable Vancouver icons include Living Shangri-La (The Living Shangri-La Residences are owned and are being developed, offered and sold by Peterson Investment Group and Westbank Projects Corp.), Shaw Tower and adjoining estates and the development of the legendary Woodward�s property. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 55 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 28,000. |
| Contact:
Jill Killeen
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| Also See: | Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Signs Areement with the Westbank and Peterson Group to Manage the 220-room Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto Opening 2011 / February 2007 |
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