Luxury Hotels - Where to stay in Shenzhen

May have to go on business...Will need a good luxury hotel...Done some research but any recommendations from personal experience would be appreciated.

Where do you need to be in SZ? Bigger city than you night think. If in Futian by the Mrt, or the convention center, then I would recommend the Ritz Carlton or the Shangri-La. ritz is smaller, better service, but Shangri-La has more facilities, restaurant options. Ritz is closer to convention center. definitely spring for club floor in either one, gives so much value in free breakfast and meeting rooms.

Good luck!

yonex737

I have stayed at the Shangri La and the Hyatt, both in different parts of the city, both I found excellent whilst the Hyatt rooms on the club floor were unbelieveable and that food kitchen bonanza on the top floor was awesome

Currently staying at the Westin Nanshan (Futian).

Again, depending on where you need to be, this SPG property is top notch. It is attached to a high end shopping mall and across from the Window of the World amusement park. (世界之窗)

The food options and service in the executive club are good.

It is about 20-30 minutes by cab to downtown (Luohu) business district however, though it's right off the number one subway line with a stop adjacent.

Many thanks for your suggestions so far!

Looks like I will be visiting Bantian, Longgang District, if that can help you narrow down my best options...

I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the Grand Hyatt Shenzen. It was pretty much on par with the Park Hyatt Shanghai and Park Hyatt Tokyo, two of my favorite hotels worldwide. The club level rooms are truly amazing. The bathrooms are actually in the center of the room if you can believe this, and feature a glass which can become clear or opaque electronically. I had a great corner room with spectacular views on a high floor.

The buffet breakfast was better than the PH Shanghai and PH Vendome, which says a lot, at least in my book. While no Hyatt has the service of an Aman, the GH Shenzen did go well above and beyond my expectations in all categories.

I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the Grand Hyatt Shenzen. It was pretty much on par with the Park Hyatt Shanghai and Park Hyatt Tokyo, two of my favorite hotels worldwide. The club level rooms are truly amazing. The bathrooms are actually in the center of the room if you can believe this, and feature a glass which can become clear or opaque electronically. I had a great corner room with spectacular views on a high floor.

The buffet breakfast was better than the PH Shanghai and PH Vendome, which says a lot, at least in my book. While no Hyatt has the service of an Aman, the GH Shenzen did go well above and beyond my expectations in all categories.

Very interesting. Many thanks for this. If I were to choose at this moment, I would have a hard time choosing between the GH Shenzhen and the brand new St. Regis, based upon the comments thus far, and my own off-FT research...

I have stayed at the Shangri La and the Hyatt, both in different parts of the city, both I found excellent whilst the Hyatt rooms on the club floor were unbelieveable and that food kitchen bonanza on the top floor was awesome

Having something more than a mere passing interest in food, I must ask you exactly what you mean by "food kitchen bonanza"... :D Certainly has piqued my curiosity!

The Crowne Plaza near Windows of the World is actually one of my favorite hotels in all of China. When I'm there, I simply don't want to leave. But, I just checked, and it appears to no longer be a CP. New name is "Venice Hotel".

Having something more than a mere passing interest in food, I must ask you exactly what you mean by "food kitchen bonanza"... :D Certainly has piqued my curiosity!

It's an accurate depiction. The morning breakfast buffet is like an international food festival. It goes on, quite literally, forever. There must be 20 chefs cooking in open kitchens where they serve up everything from Chinese to Japanese to European to American to ... name the country's food.

Spectacular. But like most things in China, it *looks* great. e.g. it looks better than it actually is. But this is completely normal IMHO in this country.