Accor continues the impressive expansion of its premier Sofitel brand in China with the opening of Sofitel Plaza Xiamen in China's 'Garden City'.
Sofitel Plaza Xiamen is part of the 29-storey United Overseas Bank Building located in the city's main financial district 20 minutes from Xiamen International Airport. It is near many of the Xiamen's best know tourist spots including Nan Pu Tuo Temple and the Chinese Overseas Museum. The hotel looks out on the Straits of Taiwan offering panoramic views of the ocean and scenic Gu Lang Yu Island.
General Manager, Roger Mair, said the new Sofitel would fill an important niche for top quality accommodation in Xiamen.
'Sofitel Plaza Xiamen will be the city's first five-star hotel managed by an international group. Xiamen is considered the main gateway for trade and investment from Taiwan and handles most of the cargo traffic between mainland China and Taiwan. We expect the hotel will be very well received by business travellers, while Xiamen is already a popular domestic and international leisure destination.'
The hotel's 393 spacious guest rooms and suites offer a stunning blend of Chinese traditional design with a modern European flair. Corporate travellers will appreciate the 10 Sofitel Club floors, serviced by private butlers and exclusive Sofitel Club Lounge. Guest rooms at Sofitel Plaza Xiamen offer broadband Internet access, satellite TV and Sofitel's famous 'MyBed', the highly comfortable cocoon-like bed composed of down feather mattress, down duvet and four oversized pillows.
Sofitel Plaza Xiamen has over 900sqm of meeting space plus six multi-purpose rooms, each with high-speed WiFi connections, for business functions and corporate entertaining. Other facilities include Le Spa wellness centre with private treatment rooms, modern fitness centre with outdoor pool and three mah-jong game rooms.
Restaurants at Sofitel Plaza Xiamen offer a fascinating choice of contemporary international cuisine and chic Asian dining experiences.
Caesar's on 3 - All-day dining outlet featuring international buffets and innovative western dishes.
Le Chinois - serving a mix Cantonese delicacies and Fujian seafood specialties with ten private rooms.
Tête-à-tête - trendy café and tea bar with an open-air terrace; the place to see and be seen.
The Oasis Lobby Lounge - offering a selects of Tapas, fine wines and refreshing cocktails.
The Chinese government recently designated Xiamen recently designated a model environmental city and is full of parks, lakes and man-made waterways. It is also famous for its excellent seafood restaurants and unique culinary history.
The expansion of Accor's five-star Sofitel hotel brand is part of a dramatic development that will see Accor's hotel network double in size from the current 28 hotels to 50 hotels by the end of 2007, including over 20 Sofitel hotels and resorts.
Sofitel Plaza Xiamen follows the opening this early month of Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian as part of a three-hotel complex in the heart of Xian. Other Sofitel hotels scheduled to open in China during 2005 include properties in Hangzhou, Haikou in Hainan Island and two hotels in Nanjing.
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