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design, a familiar Shanghai east-west fusion
style, light and airy, and the second floor
restaurant is managed by Italian celebrity
chef Salvatore Cuomo. There are two
penthouse suites, a gym and spa, and every
room has a small kitchen. The rooftop bar
will no doubt become one of the city's
hotspots soon. The overall feel is like a
private members club for fashionistas.
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M-Suites
一号码头精品酒店
yī hào m
tóu jīng p
n ji
Grand Hyatt
上海金茂凯悦大酒店
shàng h
i jīn mào ki
i diàn
Jinmao Tower, 88 Shiji Dadao
T
50491234,
W
www.shanghai.hyatt.com.
Taking up the top
floors of the magnificent Jinmao Tower, the
Hyatt is the world's tallest hotel, with, corre-
spondingly, the world's longest laundry
chute and its highest bar, Cloud Nine (see
p.126). Rooms are undistinguished but, with
floor to ceiling windows, are all about the
view, so pay a little extra to go as high as
you can (get one overlooking the Bund,
preferably on a corner) and reserve long in
advance. Spacious bathrooms, all glass and
mirrors, are designed so that you can even
get your fix on the clouds from the tub.
There's no doubt, the place is fantastic -
great design, lots of lucky numbers (see
p.90) as well as awesome views - but, it has
to be said, the area is hardly interesting.
Never mind, you might not want to leave the
hotel anyway.
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Pudong Shangri-La
浦东香格里拉大酒店
p
dōng xiāng gé l
k i yuè dà ji
i diàn
88 Yi Chang Lu
T
51558399,
W
www.msuites
.com.cn.
Part of the leisure complex, Pier One
- which will either be a roaring success or a
ghost town by the time your read this - this
is the most boutiquey of the new small
hotels. It's in the far north of Jing'an, by
Suzhou Creek, close to hip hangout
Moganshan art district, and set in spacious
gardens so that the proles in this grimy
industrial area are out of sight. Most of the
24 rooms overlook the river and have been
designed in a funkily ostentatious style.
7
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9
Portman Ritz-Carlton
波特曼丽嘉酒店
bō tè màn lì jiā jii diàn
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
T
62798888,
W
www
.ritzcarlton.com.
With 600 rooms on 50 floors,
this is the mother ship of business hotels. The
underwhelming entrance resembles an
underground car park but leads to a luxurious
foyer. Rooms are crisply modern with Chinese
motifs in the fittings and wooden sliding panel
doors. There's a health club, two swimming
pools, tennis and squash courts and a gym,
and expat complex the Shanghai Centre next
door has good cafés (including a branch of
Element Fresh, see p.114), bars and restau-
rants. It's a good choice if you want to be at
the centre of the action and don't need a
view. Big discounts off the rack rate are
generally available at reception.
9
i diàn
33 Fucheng Lu
T
68828888,
W
www.shangri
-la.com/shanghai.
The other monster hotel in
Pudong, with almost a thousand rooms, is
popular with upscale business travellers for
comfort, convenience and of course, the
views through its huge windows. Classy,
with discreet Chinese motifs in the decor,
it's not overly corporate, which makes up for
the time it takes to get across the river. It's
worth upgrading for a Bund view. Spacious
rooms are rather better than competitor the
Hyatt and liveried staff provide more
l lā dà ji
polished service. It's also home to the
fabulous Jade on 36 restaurant, and Yi Café
(boh reviewed on p.122).
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North of Suzhou Creek
Dorure
都伦国际大酒店
dū lún guó jì dà ji
Pudong
These hotels are marked on the map on p.88.
Eton
裕景大饭店
yù j
i diàn
1885 Sichuan Bei Lu
www
.dorurehotel.com. See map, p.94.
This smart
new international business hotel, located at
the end of charming Duolun Lu Culture
Street, is one of the best mid-range options;
it's well designed with a vivid colour scheme
and subdued lighting, and staff are keen.
Though it's a little far from the centre of
town, the Dongbaoxing Lu subway stop is a
seven-minute walk away.
5
T
56969999,
W
69 Dongfang Lu
j ng dà fàn diàn
www
.theetonhotel.com.
It's quite far out in
Pudong, but this new luxury venue is stylish
(think corporate boutique chic) and offers
lavish facilities - there's even a flat-screen
TV in the bathroom - at cheaper rates than
its competitors.
8
T
38789888,
W
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