China World Hotel, Beijing

China World Hotel, Beijing
中国大饭店

An orchestra performs in the lobby of the China World Hotel, Beijing
General information
Status Complete
Type Hotel
Address No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing, 100004, China
Coordinates 39°54′34″N 116°27′34″E / 39.909580°N 116.459552°E / 39.909580; 116.459552Coordinates: 39°54′34″N 116°27′34″E / 39.909580°N 116.459552°E / 39.909580; 116.459552
Opening August, 1990[1]
Owner Shangri-La Hotels
Management John Rice
Design and construction
Architect Nikken Sekkei (Japan) and Fougerolle of Société Auxiliaires des Entreprises, (France)[1]
Other information
Number of rooms 716[1]
Website
China World Hotel, Beijing official website
Hotel Exterior of China New World Hotel, Beijing

China World Hotel, Beijing (Chinese: 中国大饭店) is a five-star hotel of the Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group (Chinese: 香格里拉酒店集團) group.

It is located next to The China World Trade Center in Chaoyang District, the central business district of Beijing, China, and attached to the China World Mall.

History

The Shangri-La China World Hotel was built in 1989 and opened in August 1990[1] next to Guomao Subway Station in Beijing’s Chaoyang District.[2]

The hotel has a 2,000-capacity Conference Hall, and an 800-seat Grand Ballroom.[1]

Design and construction

The interior design was developed by LRF Designers Limited and renovated in 2003.[1] Wilson Associates, led by Trisha Wilson, handled the renovation and employed “contemporary Asian artwork, soothing earthtone fabrics and rich furnishings [to] unify traditional style with local character.”[3]

Features

Golden Bamboo mural at China New World Hotel, Beijing

Rooms and suites

The rooms of the hotel were developed by LRF Designers Limited and number 716, of which 622 are guest rooms, and 94 are Suites.[1] Suites include the Premier (38), Executive (44), Grand Garden Suite (6), Specialty (4), Beijing Suite (1) and China Suite (1), which measures 280 square meters.[4]

Restaurants

The hotel holds four specialty restaurants serving a variety of international cuisines under Executive Chinese Chef Kenny Chan, as well as one bar, The Lobby Lounge,[5] where live classical music is performed nightly.[2]

Aria is a European restaurant within the hotel that has been recognised by domestic and international media such as CNN,[6] Time Out, Tatler and Wine Spectator as one of the finest in the city. Led by Chef de cuisine David Pooley, it was previously run by then 27-year-old Australian chef Matthew McCool[7] who won "Chef of the Year" at the 2011 Time Out Beijing Awards. The restaurant includes elements of molecular gastronomy[8] and is split into three areas – a dining and bar area on the first floor, private rooms on the second floor, and an alfresco space on the terrace.[9] Pooley, also from Australia, joined the restaurant in June 2012, at the age of 28, having previously taken an apprenticeship at Sydney's multi-award winning Quay restaurant under celebrity chef Peter Gilmore.[10]

Scene a Café operates eight separate stations aimed at the diverse international guests of the hotel. Chef Li Yunfeng previously held figure art making classes from dough, at the café, where he would make figures such as The Monkey King Sun Wukong, Hello Kitty, the Goddess Guanyin and Doraemon.[11]

A dessert creation at the high-tech bakery Sweet Spot

Opened on January 8, 2014 in lobby of the China World Office, The Sweet Spot is a bakery of European style food.[12] Its technology allows it to “print in color on chocolate,” allowing the store to custom make greetings cards as desserts.[13] To inaugurate the store, a two-meter high cupcake tree made of 1,100 cakes was erected.[12]

Run by Executive Chinese Chef Kenny Chan of Hong Kong and Sous Chef Hou Xin Qing of Yangzhou,[14] Summer Palace was picked as the best restaurant in the city by the Beijing Tourism Administration in 2013, and restaurant of the year by Timeout Beijing in 2012.[15] Described as a “tasteful affair,” [16] it serves two of China’s most well-known regional cuisines, Cantonese-style and light food of Huiyang.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fast Facts". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Pooley's poetry on plates". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. ↑ "China World Hotel". Wilson Associates. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Hotel Fact Sheet" (PDF). Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Dining". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  6. ↑ Tom O’Malley (2013-05-27). "Eat here now: 20 best Beijing restaurants". CNN. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  7. ↑ Heather Jacobs (2012-01-25). "The Aussie chef making Aria Beijing hot". Australian Trade Commission. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  8. ↑ Larissa Paschyn (2010-11-26). "Aria (China World Hotel, Beijing)". Best Food In China. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  9. ↑ Larissa Paschyn (2013-02-05). "Aria (Ālìyǎ) Review". Fodor's Travel Guides. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  10. ↑ Ye Jun (2012-08-11). "Pooley's poetry on plates". China Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  11. ↑ Liu Lu (2009-03-25). "China World Hotel Showcases Dough Figure Art". Conde Nast Traveller. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  12. 1 2 "China World Hotel, Beijing Opens Another New Sweet Spot Shop". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  13. ↑ Ye Jun. "Hitting the sweet spot at Guomao". China Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  14. ↑ "Masters of Chinese cuisine". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  15. ↑ "The art of Chinese cuisine". Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  16. 1 2 Gabrielle Jaffe. "The art of Chinese cuisine". Jetsetter. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

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