PULLMAN SHANGHAI SKYWAY

This suave brand delivers five-star luxury with attitude, encouraging its guests to “check in and chill out.” The 545-room hotel is housed in a sleek, 52-story building in the Xujiahui Business District, overlooking the Bund. Pullmans are renowned for their high-tech facilities and contemporary, chic design, and this property provides well-equipped, stylish rooms at exceptional rates.

Facilities: On top of the elegant rooms, hotel facilities include a sauna, hammam, indoor heated pool, massage services and a fitness center. Business services include typing, interpretation and porter staff as well as fax, copy and print equipment.

F&B: Lakeside Café produces international cuisine in a garden setting, Zaffraan is well known for its seafood buffet dinner and Hua Fu serves up regional specialities. At the Blue Bar, meanwhile, you can enjoy a cocktail while looking out over Shanghai’s dynamic and ever-expanding cityscape.

Price: A Deluxe Room starts from $149 (excluding tax). No cancellations and breakfast not included.

Contact: 15 Dapu Road, Huangpu District, 200023, Shanghai, tel +86 21 3318 9988, accorhotels.com dining rooms. There are also two bars and a shisha lounge.

Price: RMB800 ($136) for a deluxe room, excluding taxes and service charge.You may cancel the reservation free of charge up to the day of arrival. Breakfast not included.

Contact: 122 Liu Hua Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510015, tel +86 20 8666 6888, marriott.com