Sleek Shanghai luxury in the city's shopping core Located within Shanghai Centre, an upscale retail and entertainment complex, this luxury hotel sits on famous Nanjing Xi Lu.
The Portman Ritz Carlton's 564 guestrooms are sophisticated, with chic marble bathrooms and rosewood furnishings.
Shop, swim, play tennis, or hit the theater all without leaving the building.
The health club is one of the city's largest.
Business services are impressive at this Ritz Carlton, where Bill Clinton slept and the Vienna Opera hosted its annual ball.
The decor of the 578 guestrooms includes Ming style rosewood furniture and panels, contemporary Chinese artwork, and ceramics.
Facilities include high speed Internet access (surcharge, bedside lighting controls, large desks, multi line phones, voice mail, clock radios, laptop sized safes, bottled water, and welcome Chinese tea.
What to expect: A dramatic Chinese moongate dominates the two story lobby, where China traders, CEOs, and diplomats meet with their local counterparts over coffee or cocktails.
Fiber optic lighting and glass sculptures blend with ebony columns, marble floors, and limestone walls.
Fresh cut flower arrangements in huge ceramic pots, original artworks, and traditional artifacts add warmth.
Amenity highlights:The hotel is a culinary crossroads, with Chinese, Italian, and Japanese cuisines in settings both classic to contemporary.
Extensive recreational facilities include a 65 foot free form pool and health spa.
The business center is open around the clock (surcharges apply.
Insider tip: Dance fans of all ages converge outside the Soviet Friendship building, two blocks away, to jitterbug, waltz, and tango to recorded music daily, as the sun rises.
Six restaurants and lounges serve a wide range of cuisines, including Chinese, Italian, and Japanese, in settings both traditional to contemporary.
A health spa includes a 65 foot free form pool, half of which is indoors and half outdoors, a spa tub, steam bath, solarium, sauna, and well equipped gym, as well as tennis, squash, and racquetball courts.
A 24 hour business center offers computer and cell phone rental, as well as translation and secretarial services (surcharges apply.
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