The most luxurious hotel suites in Shanghai
A staycation at a five-star, executive presidential deluxe despot hotel suite is like cheating on your apartment. No matter how nice and familiar your real apartment is, there’s a unique thrill to eloping with a larger, more luxurious and more equipped suite that runs for six figures a night.
The Peninsula Shanghai
The Peninsula’s fully equipped presidential suite is 400sqm – and that’s not including an optional deluxe room connection for three bedrooms total. Can’t forget the private gym, grand dining room, full kitchen, pantry, fireplace and balcony with views of Pudong and The Bund. Before you start dreaming sweet staycation dreams, you should know it’s also 135,000RMB per night.
But don’t stop there. Charter the Peninsula’s luxury yacht (from 8,000RMB to 12,000RMB an hour). Up to ten passengers can turn their Azimut 47 yacht into a classy booze cruise, with extra charges for onboard food, drink, and spa service.
The Peninsula Shanghai 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Beijing Dong Lu (2327 2888).
Fairmont Peace Hotel
For those that want a trim of history to line their luxury, the Fairmont Peace Hotel on The Bund has suites to serve your nostalgia. The hotel’s main structure was finished in 1929 and has changed hands over the years, but the original Art Deco details remain the same – if not restored and updated with WiFi functionality.
The hotel’s Nine Nation Suites offer 178sqm of space for 12,000RMB a night, and they are styled with the aesthetic ephemera of nations that have shaped Shanghai’s history and identity. If you’re really looking to splash the cash, the Sassoon Suite (pictured), named after the hotel’s founder, is a 268sqm space that runs for an auspicious 88,888RMB a night.
Fairmont Peace Hotel 20 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu (6138 6888).
The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi
A more reasonable 60,000RMB per night at The Langham’s top floor Chairman Suite gets you two levels, 345sqm, floor-to-ceiling views of the city and all the other amenities you should expect out of a room that costs ten times the average monthly salary in Shanghai. Ultramodern aesthetics are sleek but warm, and the hotel’s prime Xintiandi location can’t be beat.
The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi 99 Madang Lu, near Taicang Lu (2330 2288).
Park Hyatt
Going lower in price but higher in height, a modest 40,000RMB per night Chairman Suite at the Park Hyatt gets you 194sqm of space, 24-hour in-room dining with a personal chef and a view of the world nearly 100 floors up. But if one of the world’s tallest hotels feels too high, the room has a foyer art piece of puppies on astroturf to help keep you grounded.
Park Hyatt Shanghai World Financial Center, 79th-93rd Floors, 100 Century Avenue, near Dongtai Lu (6888 1234).