The "HOTEL ANDI" is inspired by the Japanese hotel brand "HOTEL ANTEROOM" by UDS. The original team from UDS which has created HOTEL ANTEROOM, with UDS' wholly-owned subsidiary UDS CHINA and Wuhan Townscape Asset Management Group LLC. affiliated with Wuhan Tourism Group are planning and preparing this new hotel. The permanent artworks and selected artworks in Art Suites at HOTEL ANDI are provided by sculptor Kohei Nawa, who has long-term cooperation with "HOTEL ANTEROOM”, and his artist team Sandwich. The design team is composed of UDS. and its wholly-owned subsidiary UDS CHINA. And the hotel is to be operated and managed by Wuhan Townscape Asset Management Group.
The hotel brand was born in the post-pandemic era. During this moment, people start to grow a new layer of understanding towards travel, public space, and communication among people. "ANDI" is still a hotel in its core, but at the same time exploring opportunities for communication between visitors and its city, creating the unique and unforgettable "Unique Art Hotel" + " Extraordinary Art Space" with the artist and senior specialists who aspire distinctive hotel dreams. Bridged with art and culture, the hotel is forging a platform connecting dreamers in various fields, renowned masters of art, designers and photographers. It displays the function of the hotel in accommodation, meanwhile giving it a new attribute of "gathering" with art, providing a place of recreation for people who adore life and art. Together to perceive, comprehend, and enjoy fabulous life experiences.
Wuhan Townscape Asset Management Group LLC. was established on September 11th, 2020. It is under the leadership of Wuhan Tourism & Sports Group, serving as the operator of Hankow Historical and Cultural Scenic Area, and as the hotel and resort management developer, responsible for the overall transformation and upgrading of the 6.02 square kilometer Hankow Historical and Cultural Scenic Area. The Group makes project implementation as the core of the mission, attracting investment from top International IP, gathering a large number of commercial brands, accelerating the construction and opening of hotels and commercial projects, so to gradually form scope of operation of six business categories, including hotel management, commercial management, bookstore management, operational support, consultation and academy training, actively building an internationally oriented modern-managed enterprise.
Wuhan Tourism & Sports Group is the largest state-owned operation platform in Wuhan that integrates tourism and sports resources. Presently, the business scope of the group covers multiple sectors such as tourism, sports, culture, and new town construction. It has created key projects such as the Light Show on Yangtze River, The Zhiyin Liner Show, the Yellow Crane Tower at Night, the East Lake Greenway, and has organized Wuhan Marathon, Wuhan Water Marathon and Wuhan Open (Tennis) etc. At the same time, it undertakes the development and operation of major cultural and tourist commercial projects such as the reconstruction of Hankow’s Historical and Cultural Scenic Area and the refurbishment of villages inside East Lake scenic area. For more information, please visit http://www.whlftjt.com/.
Kohei Nawa
Born in Osaka in 1975, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in sculpture; He then went to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the UK as an exchange student. In 2003, he received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts. In 2009, he established the Sandwich creative base. Based in Kyoto, he is teaching at Kyoto University of Arts. Since the early days of his career, Nawa Kohei's works have been exhibited all over the world. "PixCell", one of Nawa Kohei's representative works, was displayed at the He Art Museum, which was newly opened in October 2020. His works were also exhibited in both Shanghai TSUTAYA Bookstore and Hangzhou TSUTAYA Bookstore, which were opened in 2020.
Sandwich
It was originally a disused Sandwich factory located next to the Uji River in Kyoto, Japan. After being refurbished, it has now become a platform for artists with different styles. In addition to equipping artist with studios, offices and multi-functional spaces, Sandwich also provides artists (such as Nawa Kohei), designers and architects with daily necessities, such as kitchens and accommodations, allowing creators to be much more free in the space to communicate and collaborate with each other. With the assistance of staff with professional art production, art installation design, and graphic design backgrounds, young artists from Japan and overseas progress creatively on a daily basis.
Official Website:
http://kohei-nawa.net
http://sandwich-cpca.net
We are very sorry that the hotel has not yet to plan and design a swimming pool, but on the second floor there is a 24hour free Gym for all the checked-in guests.
All suites in the hotel are equipped with round or square indoor bathtubs. The party terrace suite a/b include an outdoor bubble pool with a diameter of 1.8m as well as an indoor bathtub. (TBA)
All mattresses from the hotel is world famous brand Kingkoil.
We are very sorry to say that no pet is allowed.
Currently we do not provide this type of service; the hotel is 30 km from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, with only 40 minutes of taxi drive and costing around CNY 80. Or you can take the Metro Line 2 to Jianghan Road Station, from Exit C for about 500m walk to arrive at the hotel.
All rooms are equipped with Dyson hair dryers.
Yes, all rooms have TVs that can screen mirror.
Yes, all rooms have TOTO smart toilets.
All toiletries in the hotel is the French luxury brand Karl Lagerfeld.
Yes, the hotel restaurant is also open to the public.
HOTEL ANDI TOWNSCAPE WUHAN, affiliated with Wuhan Tourism & Sports Group, is a “Unique Art Hotel + Extraordinary Art Space” by artist and senior specialists who aspire for unique hotel dreams. It is located on Jianghan Pedestrian Street, the former site of "Yongli Bank", adjacent to Hankow Customs House.
The hotel is planning to open in December 2021. Now we have several positions are available:
Bar Waiter/Waitress
Room Attendant
Steward Attendant