Located in Kunming city, Kunming Empark Grand Hotel is financed bythe Empark Hotels & Resorts with an investment of 850 million yuan ($137.28 million). It was officially put into operation on October 1, 2006. As a five-star hotel integrating "business, meeting, dining, entertainment and resort," the hotel is located at the junction of the old town and new town of Kunming. It adjoins the ASEAN consulate area, 5A EmparkInternational Business Centerand Empark Mall . It is 24.5 kilometers away from the downtown area, 16 kilometers away from Kunming Wujiaba International Airport and 15 kilometersaway from Kunming Railway Station. The hotel has a total area of 75,000 square meters. Empark Grand Hotel Kunming boasts an ornate lobby, with a gorgeous huge crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling and interacting with the dynamic fortune ball in the lobby center. It reflects the profound Chinese traditional culture and perfectly integrates classical beauty with modern designs.

The hotel provides 746 spacious guest rooms/suites with 1,186 beds in total. The rooms are well designed and equipped. The administration floor, non-smoking floor, ordinary floor and special-purpose rooms are clearly divided to meetthe needs of different guests. All the rooms are bright, spacious and graceful. A luxury room spanning 70 square meters boasts a luxurious bathroom where guests can have a beautiful view of the garden while enjoying a Thai massage. The bathroom is equipped with an independent shower room and sunken bathtub. In addition, Wi-Fi, satellite TV, minibars and other facilities are here to serve each guest.

The Empark Grand Hotel Kunming has many restaurants, including the Royal Atrium Lobby Lounge; the Banquet Hall; Empark Cafeteria (Western restaurant); Golden Century Chinese Restaurant; 26 Chinese food compartments; executive lounge; and 16 large, medium and small meeting rooms.

The grand banquet hall on the ground floor has an independent column-less design. The 2,520 square meters banquet hall can can accommodate more than 1,000 people.

In the plain but elegant Chinese restaurant, the Yunnan and Guangdong cuisine will be enough to convince the taste buds that they are experiencing pure bliss. The EmparkCafeteria decorated with brilliant marble offers you delicate seafood. The elegant and refined Royal Atrium Lobby Lounge entertains guests with melodious piano music. With delicious food and ingenious environmental design, guests will feel relaxed in pleasure here.

The powerful Empark Grand Hotel Kunming has excellent performance in terms of its revenue and brand influence. Since its launch in 2006, the hotel has seen turnover exceeding 100 million yuan for four consecutive years, making it the leader in the hotel industry in Kunming. The hotel has received many celebrities and important government officials, including the 8th Congress of Party Representatives of Yunnan, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Laos Douangdchay Phichit, the seventh National Games for the Disabled, the Delegation of African Envoys in China Visiting Yunnan, IOC President Jacques Rogge and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone. It has also welcomed popular stars Jay Chou, S.H.E., Cai Qin, Tanya Chua, Xiong Rulin, Wang Feng, Pan Weibo, Flowers Band, Liang Yongbin, Li Xia and Jacky Cheung. It hosted the 2007 Working Conference of China Southern Power Grid, Eli Lilly, supermodels from 56 countries, Lenovo, the Third Council of the Second Session of Yunnan Overseas Economic Cooperation and Promotion Conference & Tourism and Culture Cooperation Forum between China (Yunnan) and South Asia Countries, the Schneider Electric Sales Conference, the 2007 China Mobile General Managers Meeting, Yunnan Copper (Group) Co, Eisai, the Pakistani Military Delegation, the Welcome Dinner for 2009 Global International City Miss Ambassador Contest, the 2009 National Entrepreneurs' Day, the Kunming Trade Fair, the General Election of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce, XCMG and Sanofi. The hotel has been awarded "The Year's Most Influential Tourism Investment Project" Prize - 2006 Inventory of Large Special Events for Yunnan Tourism, "Class A Food Hygiene Unit," and "Class AA Unit." It is the only hotel in Kunming who awarded such honors in health supervision and graded management in public areas. It has also been recognized as a "Demonstration Unit in Fire Safety Construction of Yunnan" in 2007, "French Cordon Bleu Cuisine Medal" for chefs of both Chinese and Western restaurants, "Contribution Award for the Seventh National Games for the Disabled," "Most Popular Award" and "Annual Golden Hotel Award" in 2007 Inventory of Yunnan Tourism Events, "Advanced Tax Paying Enterprise in Kunming," "Best Guest Room Service Award" in 2008 Annual Creative Contest of MICE Industry in China, "Top 100 Demonstration Units in Building Kunming into National Hygiene City" in 2009, "Advanced Group in Tourism industry of Yunnan," "Excellent Tourism Hotel of Yunnan,"and "Golden Chair Award" for Best MICE Hotels in China.

Surroundings: ASEAN Consulate, Golden Resources Mall, Dian Lake, bus yard, Wujiaba International Airport

Transportation:

Take Bus 161, 154, 165, 212, 205, 162, 149, 186, 904, 103, 170, C12 and C15 to Century City yard or Zhi Bu Ying (Caiyun North Road) Station and you will find the hotel there. Bus routes are as follows: