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We also like . . . The Peninsula: scheduled to open in
Pudong Shangri-La: great restaurants, September, the 235-room hotel will offer a
Bund views, outstanding service and one riverfront location, ESPA Spa and in-room
concierge
Shanghai
of the best spas in Shanghai. technology to rival a NASA spaceship.
33 Fu Cheng Lu; 00 86 21 6882 8888; 32 The Bund; 00 86 21 2327 2888; When to go Useful contacts
shangri-la.com peninsula.com/shanghai
Spring and autumn are China National Tourist
best for seeing gardens Office (020 7373 0888).
and parks in all their glory. All visitors must apply
The Langham Yangtze Boutique: the URBN: a 27-room design hotel that has
for a visa at the Chinese
new art deco, 96-room property is just scooped awards for its carbon-neutral
Getting there Visa Application Service
yards from People’s Square and has a interiors of spartan exposed-brick, recy- British Airways flies five Centre (020 7842 0960;
Michelin-rated restaurant. cled woods and bright lozenges of colour.
times a week from
visaforchina.org.uk).
740 Hankou Road; 00 86 21 6080 0800; But it is not that centrally located.
Heathrow, with fares from
£547 (0844 493 0787; Time
yangtzeboutique.langhamhotels.com 183 Jiaozhou Road; 00 86 21 5153 4600;
ba.com). Virgin Atlantic, GMT+8
urbnhotels.com
Cathay Pacific and China
The PuLi Hotel and Spa: bringing Eastern also fly from Cashflow
contemporary chic to the up-and-coming
How to book
Heathrow. Shanghai £1 ≈ 9.7RMB (Chinese
north-west Jing’an district. The 229-room Kuoni offers a five-night trip to Shanghai
Pudong International is 25 yuan/renminbi).
miles east of the city. The
PuLi boasts the 32-metre Long Bar, while from £1,482, staying at the Four Seasons
Shanghai Maglev “bullet In touch
the restaurant and zen spa pool overlook Hotel Shanghai in a superior room. Price
train” reaches the city in The dial code is 00 86 21.
Jing’an Gardens. includes breakfast, economy flights with eight minutes. International calls are
1 ChangDe Road; 00 86 21 3203 9999; British Airways and private transfers.
costly. Mobile coverage
thepuli.com 01306 747008;
kuoni.co.uk
Getting around can be poor. Many five-
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Yellow taxis are cheap but star hotels offer free WiFi.
drivers can be erratic and
passengers are advised to Culture and etiquette
ask their concierge to Tipping is not required.
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write their destination and Offer your business card
hotel address in Chinese with both hands,and look
The Peninsula
characters for them. attentively at any card re-
The Langham
ceived. English is spoken
Yangtze Boutique
Who goes only in tourist areas and
The Four Seasons hotels. Advise clients to
JIA Shanghai
Bund
Oriental
URBN Pearl Tower Shanghai and St Regis offer half the asked-for
Peoples Pudong
have traditionally wel- price when starting the
Four Seasons
Square Shangri-La comed celebrities. Paris haggling in markets.
The Puli Hilton reputedly stayed at
Barbie Store
Park Hyatt the Hyatt on the Bund and Ones to watch
Xintiandi Yu Yuan Gardens
Jude Law at the Park Hyatt. Among the many new
restaurants soon is
Yongfoo Elite
PUDONG
Wow factor the T’Ang Court at the
PUXI
Recommend the JIA glamorous new art deco
Fabric Market Shanghai’s penthouse Langham Yangtze
Dong Tai Market
suites. Guests can sweat Boutique. Foodies will
E
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out their jet-lag in their love The PuLi’s Jing’An
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en suite gold-tiled steam Restaurant restaurant,
room. The huge living which serves Asian-
To Maglev
Train Station
rooms feature a cocktail fusion fare overlooking
bar. Jing’an Gardens.
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