Experience A Panoramic View From The 65th Floor Of InterContinental’s New Chongqing Raffles City Hotel

(TAN): InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City in Chongqing, China.

InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City is a part of the Raffles City complex located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. The state-of-the-art high-rise hotel is close to famed local attractions such as Jiefangbei and Hongyadong.

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The hotel occupies the top floors of one of the tallest towers, as well as part of The Crystal, an iconic skybridge 300 metres high, connecting the top of four skyscrapers on the 42^nd floor. Guests can enjoy majestic views on this fully-glazed observation deck.

Architect Moshe Safdie and his team drew inspiration from the region’s unique terrain and culture to create an image of powerful sails with the eight skyscrapers of Raffles City Chongqing. Inspired by yacht staterooms, this hotel has 380 luxury rooms and suites from the 44^th to 65^th floor that offer panoramic views and floor-to-ceiling windows. To unwind, guests can use the infinity pool or visit the fitness centre on the 43^rd floor.

Jing Dining Room & Bar is the hotel’s signature restaurant, serving a unique blend of Cantonese cuisine and Chongqing’s local specialties with unparalleled creativity. Drinks can be taken at The Maven or at Horizon, the lobby lounge, sitting at an altitude of 250 metres is dotted with trees and green plants, creating an ambience of a forest in the clouds.

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IHG has signed three new InterContinental properties this year. Fiji’s Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, the image of which features on the Fijian ten-dollar note, will be rebranded as an InterContinental by 2022. InterContinental Rome, a neo-renaissance style palazzo set on the iconic Via Veneto, close to the Villa Borghese, is also set to open in 2022. Set to open in 2023, InterContinental Halong Bay Resort will feature 175 guest rooms, while InterContinental Residences Halong Bay will have 60 apartments and 41 villas. The project draws inspiration from its beachfront location in Halong Bay, where over 1,600 islands and inlets form a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars.

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