Mandarin Oriental is expanding its portfolio of luxury hotels in China with the opening of the Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou scheduled for later this year.

The hotel which will have 233 rooms, 30 suites and 24 serviced apartments is located at TaiKoo Hui, a 450,000-square-metre mixed-use development comprising luxury shopping, grade-A office space and an impressive cultural centre, in Guangzhou's Tianhe Central Business District.

There are five dining and cocktail venues, including a signature grill restaurant, a Cantonese restaurant and the Mandarin Cake Shop. Other facilities include a 750-square-metre ballroom, a nine-room spa, a fitness centre and a heated outdoor pool.

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