On March 2, 2009, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, the leading luxury hotel group in the Asia-Pacific region, will open their first hotel in Japan. Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo comprises 202 rooms in the upper-most eleven floors of the 37-story building of Marunouchi Trust Tower Main. Is is located adjacent to Tokyo Station, the only station with connections to all parts of the country. The famous shopping district of Ginza and the imperial palace and its gardens are within walking distance, as are the newly developed business and banking district of Marunouchi and Nihonbashi, Tokyo’s historic and cultural center.

The hotel, managed by General Manager Wolfgang Krueger, offers two restaurants in addition to the lobby lounge: the typical Italian Piacere and the Nadaman, serving authentic Japanese Kaiseki cuisine. The new hotel also marks the Japan premiere of The Spa at Shangri-La, featuring ancient Chinese cures and therapies from the Himalayas. With its six treatment rooms, the spa offers the largest spa suites in Tokyo.

In an opening special, opening guests will receive a special souvenir, created by renowned German silver manufactory Robbe und Berking in a limited edition of 200 and not available elsewhere.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, based in Hong Kong, is the leading luxury hotel group in the Asia-Pacific region and is considered one of the most reputable hotel management companies worldwide. The group currently operates 59 properties with more than 28,000 rooms under the hotel brands of Shangri-La and Traders Hotels. More than 50 projects are being developed in China, France, Great Britain, India, Japan, Canada, Macau, on the Maldives, in Austria, on the Philippines, in Qatar, on the Seychelles, in Thailand and in the United States. More information and bookings via travel agencies or at www.shangri-la.com.