Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced that the five-star Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai has completed its US$138 million expansion programme, unveiling a 36-floor new glass tower featuring 375 rooms and suites.

With the opening of Tower 2, Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai, with a total room inventory of 981, has become the largest deluxe hotel in Shanghai and the largest of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts' 48 properties.

More than 600 guests from around the world, including top government officials from the Shanghai municipal government, gathered in the hotel's China Ballroom to celebrate this grand occasion on 26 September.

We truly appreciate the significant contribution the hotel has made to Pudong's development since its 1998 opening, said Mr. Du Jiahao, party secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Pudong District. With the opening of Tower 2, I am sure Pudong Shangri-La will attain new levels of excellence.

The new tower was designed by New York-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). Its Premier rooms, the largest in Shanghai, offer a minimum floor space of 54 square meters (581 square feet) and views of the historical Bund or Pudong's cityscape. All rooms offer the full array of Shangri-La amenities, which includes WIFI, broadband, data ports and IDD, satellite TV, in-room facsimile and 24-hour room service.