IHG introduces Shanghai Snow World Hotel, Vignette Collection

IHG Hotels & Resorts has introduced Shanghai Snow World Hotel to its fast-growing Vignette Collection, a family of one-of-a-kind hotels in destinations to remember.

The property is now open within the Guinness World Records-certified “World’s Largest Indoor Ski Facility” – Shanghai L+SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort – and has 272 rooms and 17 suites with direct access to more than 90,000 sqm of authentic indoor year-round snow.

Shanghai Snow World Hotel is the first new build Vignette Collection property in China and alongside Crowne Plaza Shanghai Snow is one of two IHG brands to open within the Shanghai L+SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort development. 

Shanghai Snow World Hotel, Vignette Collection is a destination for year-round ski getaway inspired by the tranquility and invigorating spirit of the Nordic lifestyle. Just 30km from Shanghai Disney and Pudong Airport, the hotel caterers to both skiing enthusiasts and snow seekers alike with fast-track access to ski slopes, indoor and outdoor water parks, and a tournament-level ice rink all within reach of its rooms. 

Shanghai Snow World Hotel has four unique restaurants and bars, eight versatile meeting rooms, a state-of-the-art fitness center and an indoor heated swimming pool, and is an example of the many one-of-a-kind hotels joining Vignette Collection in 2024 and 2025. Just three years after the brand’s introduction, Vignette Collection has surpassed the halfway point in its initial aim to reach 100 open and pipeline hotels in 10 years. 

Emblematic of a collection brand, Shanghai Snow World Hotel sits in juxtaposition to properties like NOKU Maldives, a 50-room private villa resort, CIEL Tower, soon-to-be the world’s tallest hotel when it opens in Dubai, and RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, one of the city’s oldest and most sought-after hotels with over 90 years of history. 

Tom Rowntree, Vice President of Luxury & Lifestyle Brands at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “The creation of the Vignette Collection brand has allowed us to grow a family of properties that offers guests one-of-a-kind experiences at hotels filled with individuality and character. The brand is a demonstration of both future innovation and hotels filled with rich history.”