The Crowne Plaza Shanghai on Panyu Road has opened a 15-floor new wing featuring rooms of at least 40 square meters, each of which is fitted up with wooden furniture in a simple palette of buff and brown.

For business travelers there is a large working desk, complete with stationary, and an ergonomic chair. Rooms are equipped wit a 37-inch or 42-inch widescreen LCD TV and the bathrooms are equipped with a separate shower and a spacious double bathtub. The Club Premier Corner includes a super large arched window opening to an unobstructed view of Xinhua Road. The Club Suite is furnished with a separate sitting room and walk-in closet.

For MIICE there is a 500 square meter column-free grand ballroom and function rooms on the second and third floors, plus new food and beverage outlets including Circles Cafe and Yue Ting Chinese Restaurant.

(China Hospitality News April 21, 2009)