Shangri-La Asia Limited has announced the development of its second hotel in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province in China.

Scheduled to open in 2015, the 44-storey, 566-room hotel will be located in Songbei District, the city's new economic development zone and a well-established tourist area, which is a 15-minute drive to the city centre and 45 minutes from the international airport.

The hotel's guestrooms range from 484 square feet for a standard room to 2,422 square feet for the Shangri-La Suite, with most rooms offering river views. Forty-three one-bedroom to three-bedroom serviced apartments ranging in size from 969 to 2,422 square feet will also be available for long-stay guests.

The hotel's signature Chinese restaurant will offer 18 private dining rooms and the property will also feature a Japanese restaurant, and specialty restaurants such as an all-day dining café, a lobby lounge and a bar on the top floor.

Meeting facilities include the city's largest ballroom at 25,836 square feet.

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