Planning your business trip…

With such a range of hotels to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to host your meeting, conference or exhibition. Shanghai Talk therefore brings you your 2012 essential guide to planning your trip, with our tips on some of the best business facilities to be found around the mainland. 

Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao

The Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao Grand Ballroom comprises 1,700 square metres of space, and easily accommodating more than 1,000 guests, is the largest ballroom in the Puxi area. There are also seven function rooms, with a total of 2,800 square metres meeting space.

Tel: (21) 3323 6666 x 56310, Web: www.hilton.com

InterContinental Sanya

The InterContinental Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 450 guests for a cocktail business function or 300 for a banquet. 5 meeting rooms come complete with their own private gardens.

Tel: 898 8861 8888, Web: www.intercontinental.com

Kempinski Hotel Suzhou

Spread over 8,000 square meters, the MICE area of the Kempinski Hotel Suzhou includes a pillar-less 1,850sqm Grand Ballroom, a 630sqm State Ballroom, 9 meeting rooms and over 4,000sqm of outdoor garden space besides the magnificent Dushu Lake.

Tel: (512) 6289 7888, Web: www.kempinski.com

The Westin Beijing Chaoyang

The Westin Beijing Chaoyang is positioned to be one of the city’s first choices for meetings and events. The magnificent Jinmao Ballroom, 700 square metres in size, has a capacity of up to 600 seats. There are smaller meeting rooms also available, including the Chaoyang Ballroom. A Star Meeting Concierge is on hand to assist with any technology or catering support as a one-point contact for event organisers.

Tel: (10) 5922 8714, Web: www.westin.com    

Kempinski Hotel Wuxi

The 806 square metre luxuriously Grand Diamond Ballroom is able to be divided into three function rooms. Conferences of all sizes can be held in an additional 11 exclusive meetings rooms; each is equipped with state-of-the-art technology including broadband, WiFi internet access and advanced audio/video facilities.

Tel: (510) 8108 8106, Web: www.kempinski.com

Fairmont Yangcheng Lake

This five star property offers 200 luxurious guestrooms including a Fairmont Gold Executive Floor. Meeting space inside the hotel include the 1,170 square metre Grand Kunyun Ballroom, with banquet seating of 660 and an expansive pre-function area.  Four additional meeting rooms, all with natural daylight, add versatile options for small to mid-size meetings. 

Tel: (512) 5780 0888 x 6681, Web: www.fairmont.com