SHANGHAI, CHINA — China's newest luxury hotel is opening its doors, with 16 of its 18 floors underground.<br /><br />The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland was built vertically along a formerly abandoned water-filled quarry near Sheshan Forest Park and contains a total of 336 rooms.<br /><br />It took more ten years for the hotel to get built, due to various technological difficulties according to reports from China Daily.<br /><br />Visitors staying in two of the 16 floors submerged 33 feet underwater will be able to enjoy an aquarium view right from their suite.<br /><br />All the rooms were designed keeping the quarry's landscape in mind. This includes the view of the waterfalls from cliffs and a green roof on top of the hotel.<br /><br />The hotel will also generate its own power, heating and lighting through geothermal and solar energy.<br /><br />It covers around 61,000 square meters and includes recreational facilities such as bungee jumping, rock climbing, water sports and even a glass floor skywalk.<br /><br />Architects who designed the hotel had previously designed buildings such as the Burj Al Arab in Dubai and Landmark 81 in Vietnam.
