- The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland is opening after almost 10 years of being under construction.
- The hotel is built into a quarry 20 miles outside of Shanghai and boasts 337 rooms and suites.
- At 18 stories, the hotel has 16 levels that are underground.
- The hotel was designed by the architects behind Dubai’s famed Burj Al Arab.
A new hotel opening in Shanghai won’t be known for offering city views.
Built into a quarry at the base of Tianmen Mountain, the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland will be opening its doors later this month after 10 years of construction.
Initially meant to open in October, Departures reports that the hotel opens December 1, but, according to the hotel website, rooms will start becoming available November 20.
Sixteen of the hotel's 18 floors are underground with rooms on the bottom two floors completely submerged underwater in a 33-foot-deep aquarium. The underwater portion of the hotel will also include a restaurant, pool, and watersports center.
The property also boasts its own waterfall adjacent to the hotel. Most of the hotel's rooms face the waterfall, along with scenic cliffs and hills due to its proximity to Tianmen Mountain National Park.
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The hotel is planning to make use of the quarry's space by offering bungee jumping and rock climbing.
British architecture firm Atkins led the design for the hotel, and was joined by JADE+QA, an architecture and design firm led by former Atkins employee Martin Jochman.
Rooms willbe available on November 20 on InterContinental's website, and start from approximately $487.
A representative for Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.
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