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82 Xinle Road; tel: 5403 9888;
www.chinamansionhotel.com
; $$$$
The Mansion is a grand hotel in miniature, small in stature but large in palatial trappings and
old-world charm. The 1920s-era building has just 30 rooms, but its garden courtyard, high-
ceilinged lobby and dressy doormen evoke images of classic grandeur, while the rooms fea-
ture wood floors, antique mirrors and chandeliered ceilings.
Okura Garden Hotel
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Okura Garden Hotel
58 Maoming Road South; tel: 6415 1111:
www.gardenhotelshanghai.com
:
$$
An old-meets-new property managed by Japan's Okura group, featuring a modern high-rise
tower perched adjacent to an historic base: the public areas of the hotel occupy the renov-
ated Cercle Sportif Français (French Club), with many of the historic details and sprawling
gardens still intact.