The resort is the first 5-star internationally branded hotel to open in Jinghong city, Xishuangbanna, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve home to rainforests, nature reserves and elephant parks.
XISHUANGBANNA – Nestled amidst the stunning tropical landscape of southern Yunnan Province in China, the Dai Palace-inspired Crowne Plaza Resort Xishuangbanna is an enchanting design of local culture and abounding biodiversity. The design, architecture and spectacular landscaping of Crowne Plaza Resort Xishuangbanna fully embraces this uniqueness from the moment guests arrive.
On entry, the hotel entrance combines local and neighboring Thai-inspired elements with materials such as local red and black volcanic rock and natural wood from Yunnan to create the walls. A 10-meter high waterfall greets guests inside the Thai open and high ceiling lobby implanting guests directly into their own tropical rainforest.
The vast 190,000 square-meter resort area features an array of different room designs, six food and beverage facilities, golden rice terraces, a functioning Temple for guests and over 5,000 square meters of meeting space designed by Thai Design firm, P49Deesign. The resort’s 520 rooms feature oversized balconies with views of the resort’s extensive tropical gardens and are individually designed using a number of Southeast Asian elements.
Award-winning international architect firm, Peridian, has created a peaceful blend of natural features of the area with an overarching Southeast Asian Palace look and feel to the gardens, streams and landscape. Upon entering the resort there is an immediate ascent into lush green fauna with the enchanting splash of nearby waterfalls submerging guests in the hotel’s atmosphere.
With Xishuangbanna straddling the MekongRiver, the resort’s large outdoor pool resembles the area’s streams and ponds with smooth stepping stones allowing access to the varying pool levels allowing the water to flow over from one pool to the next.
The pool has a variety of curving spaces and coves that are textured from rocks and a huge array of plants allowing guests to lounge and relax in an intimate private setting similar to that of a jungle retreat.
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