Interstate China Hotels & Resorts Company (“Interstate China”), a joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the largest independent U.S.-based global hotel management company, and China’s leading hotel operator and developer, Jin Jiang International Hotels Company (“Jin Jiang Hotels”) has announced that it has executed an agreement to manage the 514-room JC Mandarin Hotel effective February 1st, 2012. The hotel is owned by Shanghai Jin Cang Mandarin Hotel Ltd.

“It is our great pleasure to be awarded the management contract for the JC Mandarin Hotel,” stated Chris van der Baars, Interstate China’s Chief Operating Officer. “The hotel’s great history and reputation are a tribute to Interstate China, and we are proud to provide our management and guest service systems and proprietary systems to the property. We welcome the JC Mandarin to the Interstate China family which now represents seven managed and signed hotels with over 2,500 rooms throughout China.” This activity follows an announcement in December of 2010 that the company had been named to manage the luxury J Hotel located in Shanghai Tower, anticipated to be the world’s tallest hotel scheduled to open in 2015.

Interstate China also manages five-star hotels in Beijing and Wuhan.

JC Mandarin Hotel is located at the center of the city’s business and shopping districts at world-famous Nanjing Road. Its well-established five-star service, combined with its history of providing the finest in accommodations and luxury to guests, have made the JC Mandarin one of the city’s first five-star hotels.

With 514 spacious guestrooms and one of the city’s largest ballrooms, The JC Mandarin Hotel offers its guests the finest in business and leisure facilities. From its Wine Bar & Grille Restaurant for steaks and chops to its Mandarin Pavilion Chinese Restaurant to its Cuba Cigar Lounge, the hotel provides its guests and the local Shanghai community with the ultimate in variety, quality, and service. In addition, the hotel’s extensive Fitness Centre and European Wellness Spa provide round-the-clock relaxation and stress reduction for all.