PREFERRED Hotel Group has partnered Himalayas Hotels & Communities to add two hotels, Himalayas Qingdao Hotel and Himalayas Nantong Hotel, to its China portfolio.
Anthony Ross, executive vice president, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, said the partnership is a significant development, as it “exemplifies our commitment to expand the group’s brand into secondary cities across China”.
Both properties will represent the first lifestyle hotels to open in their respective cities and both are situated within larger development complexes offering shopping, dining, and entertainment options.
In addition, both properties feature paperless guestrooms, encouraging guests to pursue environment-friendly travel practices by doing everything from check-in to check-out using each property’s on-site technological offerings.
Himalayas Qingdao Hotel is scheduled to open end-March 2014, and is located in the seaside Laoshan District, just 10 minutes by car to Shilaoren Beach. It offers 208 guestrooms including 24 suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a lounge bar, a full-service Health Club and Spa Himalayas, and 1,000m2 of flexible and well-equipped function space.
Himalayas Nantong Hotel at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province is scheduled to open end-April 2014. It offers 80 guestrooms including 16 suites, and signature restaurant Jiu Jian Tang.
To celebrate the partnership, Himalayas Qingdao Hotel is offering a special free-night offer. From now through May 31, 2014, travellers can book one night and stay a second night for free. Packages start at RMB 1,388 (US$226), inclusive of breakfast for one person, service charge and tax. Terms and conditions apply.
