Sofitel Forebase Chongqing

Location. Sofitel Forebase Chongqing is located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone in downtown Chongqing, China, 100 meters from the Chongqing Exhibition Center and five kilometers from the Sichuan Opera.

Hotel Features. Sofitel Forebase Chongqing's exterior outline is traced with lights at night. The luxury hotel includes three restaurants. Spices offers international cuisine prepared in a display kitchen and presented on buffet islands. Bamboo Pavilion offers classic Cantonese and Sichuanese cuisine. Wafu serves Japanese cuisine and includes a sushi counter, a tatami room and a hibachi table. Complimentary buffet breakfasts are served daily. Fidel's offers cocktails, a variety of cigars and snacks. The hotel also includes a poolside bar offering cocktails and freshly-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, and a specialty coffee shop. The hotel features a day spa, an indoor pool, tennis and squash courts and a health club. A business center and conference facilities are on site, and complimentary high-speed Internet access is available in public areas. Pets are not permitted in the hotel.

Guestrooms. The 27-story hotel's 464 guestrooms offer varying contemporary décor and floor-to-ceiling windows. Rooms offer LCD televisions in living areas and bathrooms, rain showers and Sofitel's signature My Bed that includes extra-thick mattresses and feather and down comforters and pillows. Rooms also include high-speed Internet access for a fee, direct-dial phones, desks, safes, minibars, refrigerators and coffee and tea makers.

Expert Tip. Ciqikou Ancient Town, 15 kilometers from the hotel, was built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was involved in producing and trading porcelain. A number of the original kilns and courtyard compounds remain. The sleepy town includes a variety of shops and vendors selling anything from liquor to clothing and fruit along its winding pathways.