Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort () is a luxury hotel and resort located in
Huzhou,
China. It has nicknames such as "Horseshoe Hotel" and "Doughnut Hotel" due to its
Torus
In geometry, a torus (plural tori, colloquially donut or doughnut) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle.
If the axis of revolution does not tou ...
geometrical shape. The horseshoe-shaped hotel, 27-story structure lies on
Lake Tai
Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. Wi ...
between Nanjing and Shanghai. The 4½-star resort has 321 rooms, 37 villas, 40 suites, a presidential suite, parking facilities, fitness & wellness center, four restaurants, a café, a children's pool, and rooms with terraces. The design was conceived by architect
Yansong Ma and constructed by the Shanghai Feizhou Group. It is a franchise of
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts.
Completed in 2013, the building was awarded 3rd place from the
Emporis Skyscraper Award
The Emporis Skyscraper Award was an award for architectural excellence regarding the design of buildings and their functionality.
The award was presented annually by Emporis, a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany ...
s,
siting it as the third best "new skyscraper for design and functionality" completed that year.
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2013 establishments in China
Buildings and structures in Huzhou
Hotels established in 2013
Hotel buildings completed in 2013
Hotels in China
Sheraton hotels
Skyscraper hotels in China
Ma Yansong buildings