The Shanghai Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel is expected to be completed some time next year. It will be located in the Songjiang District in Western Shanghai City, China. It's being called a 5-star luxury resort, but it does, for some reason, look like the secret lair for a super criminal.

Here's how it looks like:

It is being built directly into the side of an old rock quary.

Many of its 380 rooms are located underneath the lake at the bottom of the quarry.

According to Atkins Global:

Shanghai Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel is located in the western suburbs of Shanghai City – Songjiang District. Songjiang is the birthplace of Shanghai and is historically renowned for the “Jiufeng sanmao-nine peaks and three rivers” in its region. Ranked as the top of the nine peaks, the Tianma Mountain and Heng Mountain are located north and west of the site.

The rocks, cliffs and water within the quarry pit resemble the miniature of the greater “Jiufeng sanmao.” The quarry pit is approximately 100m deep, 240m long and 160m wide and forms an inner lake within the pit. A future five star hotel estimated to be completed in 2015 is currently under construction like a shining crystal growing from the quarry stone.



The landscape of the hotel is divided into two parts – the ground level and the open water in the bottom of the pit. The design of the ground level uses lush and mature planting to recreate a picturesque landscape.

In addition, a walkway along the perimeter of the quarry will provide guests a closer appreciation of the “forest, mist, water and stone” than viewing from hotel balconies. Cascading water cliff walk and lake-side sunken tea house create intimate experience immersing people in nature.