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4th May 2021
Eye-opening perspectives, personal recommendations, and unique insights for American Express Platinum Card® and Centurion® Members. Read on Departures
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The 6 Best Underwater Hotel Rooms Around the World
13th February 2020
Here in the year 2020, “the best underwater hotels around the world” is a real subject and not futuristic hypothesizing. Over the past few years, top tourist destinations around the world have been building up their underwater offerings, giving travelers and locals alike new chances to experience sea life and Read on Travel + Leisure
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Forbes Magazine
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24th May 2019
Fiorente sulla scena creativa e capitale della moda cinese, Shanghai è attualmente una delle destinazioni più dinamiche e interessanti di tutta l’Asia. I suoi designer così come la cucina ultra-moderna e la sua vita notturna sono tutti da scoprire. Vogue ha intervistato il popolo della moda locale per scoprire gli Read on VOGUE Italy
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What to Know About the InterContinental Hotels Group Loyalty Program—and Which Hotels Are Right for You
25th February 2019
With the recent acquisition of the spa-focused Six Senses brand, IHG is becoming even more of a luxury player. Here’s what you need to know to maximize its rewards program. Read on Afar
CNN
16 of Asia's most exciting new hotels
8th January 2019
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7th January 2019
An excuse to travel should never really be needed. Call of the open road, new experiences, broadening of worldview and all that.. However, it never hurts when something new and exciting and/or exceedingly rare pops up and stirs the voice inside one’s head that says “well damn, how could I possibly Read on InsideHook
Insider
Inside China's new underground hotel that's built in a quarry and has underwater rooms
10th December 2018
The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland hotel recently opened in China. Built inside of a quarry roughly 20 miles from Shanghai, the 336-room hotel took 10 years of construction to complete.. Sixteen of the hotel's 18 floors are located underground, while two floors are underwater.. Guests can expect to find unique architecture, glass walkways, and Read on Insider
Afar
The Best Underwater Hotels in the World
6th December 2018
However, this isn’t the first underwater endeavor for the hotel. The resort made waves when it opened the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant 13 years ago, which is considered to be the first of its kind.. While the Conrad Rangali Island Resort has had overwater bungalows for years, in November 2018, it debuted Read on Afar
Junkee
This ‘Ground Scraper’ Hotel In China Goes 88 Metres Below Ground Level
26th November 2018
Shanghai is usually known for it’s towering skyscrapers, with the 128-floor Shanghai Tower being the second largest in the world. But the Chinese city has taken things to a whole new level (literally!), becoming home to the world’s first ground-scraper hotel.. The new, 18-storey Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland plunges 88 metres into Read on Junkee
Latte
China’s luxury quarry hotel now open
17th November 2018
China is now home to one of the most unusual five-star hotels in the world following this week's grand opening of the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland. Located in the Sheshan Mountain Range in Southwestern Shanghai, the 336-room and -suite property has been built into the walls of an abandoned quarry. Read on Latte
VOGUE
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8th November 2018
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Insider
You'll soon be able to stay in an underground hotel built inside a giant quarry, where some rooms are underwater
8th November 2018
After 10 years of construction, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland will be opening its doors to the public. Read on Insider
Luxury Travel Magazine
The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland: Underground Hotel China
26th September 2018
The first five-star underground hotel will feature two floors of underwater rooms and is set to open at the end of this year as an InterContinental Read on Luxury Travel Magazine
Departures
China Is Opening the 'World's First Underground Hotel' Inside an Abandoned Quarry
24th September 2018
This story originally featured on Travelandleisure.com.. The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, slated to open next month, will be unique for many reasons. But the most-eye popping is that 16 of the hotel’s 18 floors will technically be underground.. The hotel was built into the side of the abandoned Shenkeng Quarry in Songjiang, about Read on Departures
Matador
The world’s first underground hotel in China is now taking reservations
18th September 2018
The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, the world’s first underground hotel, is now taking reservations. Built in the pit of an abandoned quarry about 20 miles away from Shanghai, the hotel is located in the Sheshan Mountain Range, and 16 of the luxury hotel’s 18 floors are below ground. The top floor Read on Matador
Culture Trip
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23rd January 2017
There is much to do in Shanghai. If you’ve already toured around the Bund, shopped until you’ve dropped, and enjoyed the city's more famous parks, here are a few alternatives to check out instead. Read on Culture Trip
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Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, an Ihg Hotel
5888 Chen Hua Road, Shanghai
31.059630°N 121.154220°E
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24 hour reception
Free wi-fi
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Free parking
330 rooms
Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, an Ihg Hotel
Check in: 1500 Check out: 0000
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24 hour check-in / Indoor pool / Sauna / Safe deposit box / Room service / Restaurant / Pool / Onsite laundry / Multilingual staff / Lounges/bars / Laundry/Valet service / Housekeeping - daily / 24-hour front desk / Heated pool / Free parking / Free high speed internet connection / Cocktail lounge / Children's play area / Bell staff/porter / Air conditioning / Accessible parking / Accessible facilities / 24-hour security / Spa