Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts today celebrated the opening of Le Meridien Qingdao as the first Le Meridien hotel in North China. The opening ceremony was held together with the Wanda Plaza opening and hosted around 300 celebrities, dignitaries, society guests and members of media. Ideally located in the heart of Qingdao, the new hotel offers ample meeting space, an array of world-class cuisine options and Le Meridien's signature programs designed to offer a journey of discovery in Qingdao. Only 30 minutes from the airport, Le Meridien Qingdao is part of the Wanda Plaza hosting a department store, supermarket, cinema, restaurants, offices and apartments, only a few minutes away from other business, entertainment and shopping areas and in close proximity to sightseeing landmarks such as Beer Street, the Olympic Sailing Centre and beaches. The hotel houses 348 elegantly designed guest rooms and suites which offer spaciousness with a size of minimum 40sqm and are equipped with everything for sophisticated travellers.
"We are very happy to bring the European-rooted Le Meridien into the dynamic city of Qingdao, and we believe that both tourists and business travellers will delight in the luxurious accommodations and dedicated services enabling them to enjoy an interactive and cultured experience," said Mr. Qian Jin, Senior Vice President of Operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts China & Taiwan.
During the opening ceremony, Mr. Qian Jin joined esteemed guests in a celebratory toast, with Mr. Wang Jianlin, Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, Mr. Xia Geng, Mayor of Qingdao and Mr. Tomas Hansson, General Manager of the hotel.
Carrying on Le Meridien's famous French touches and artistic connotation, Le Meridien Qingdao is designed in a most chic style featuring a luxurious decor, ambient lighting, mood music as well as elegant crystal chandeliers. Furthermore, Le Meridien's renowned services and amenities including Le Meridien Signature Bed, transitional portal, unlock art, sensory experience, elevated experience, and coffee culture, introducing a true cosmopolitan lifestyle to Qingdao.
"Wanda Plaza is soon to be "the-place-to-be" in Qingdao," said Tomas Hansson, General Manager of Le Meridien Qingdao. "With Le Meridien's innovative service and distinctive brand culture, we are confident that Le Meridien Qingdao will set a new standard of hospitality in Qingdao."
Three Le Meridien signature restaurants all arrived at Qingdao and provide a rich array of international cuisines, including authentic Cantonese and Qingdao dishes at Le Mei, delicate and creative Japanese fare at Akebono and bountiful buffets with delights from all over the world at Latest Recipe, where the guest can enjoy Le Meridien Signature Breakfast and Le Meridien Eye Openers created by reputed three-star Michelin Chef Jean-George Vongerichten. For those in search of a place for meeting friends or savouring a selection of fine wines and exotic cocktails, Latitude 36 is the perfect lounge in town.
For meeting planners, the hotel offers more than 1824 square meters of meeting and banquet space to suit every occasion. For greater flexibility, the 1228sqm pillarless ballroom can be divided into three areas and an additional seven multi-function rooms are all equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities and complimentary wireless high-speed internet access.
