Marriott is to open its third Renaissance-branded hotel in Shanghai in mid-2007, under a management agreement reached with Summit Property Development.

The 680-room Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel will occupy the top 35 floors of a 60-story tower and will have a breathtaking sky lobby.

The hotel will be part of a mixed-use complex that will include 160,000 sqm of retail space and 24,000 sqm of office space. It will benefit from direct access to a shopping mall, a movie theater and offices, and will offer guests convenient access to the nearby Zhongshan Park metro station. Various Hangqiao business parks are nearby.

For social events and conferences, the Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel will have 1,765 sqm of space. Included will be a 1,247 sqm ballroom that will be divisible into three sections and six individual meeting rooms in varying configurations.

Marriott's Renaissance brand portfolio in Shanghai currently consists of the 370-room Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel and the 544-room Renaissance Shanghai Yangtze Hotel. The 327-room Renaissance Shanghai Yuyan Hotel is currently under construction and is expected to open in 2007.