Height-of-luxury property offers commanding views of Shanghai
Domestic high-end hotel brand J Hotel Shanghai Tower, the highest hotel in the world, officially opened to the public on June 19.
Located in Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in China and second-tallest in the world, the hotel has its lobby on the 101st floor, at a height of about 470 meters. At the top of the hotel is the Heavenly Jin restaurant on the 120th floor.
Colaunched by corporations including investment group Shanghai Chengtou Corp and leading travel and hospitality conglomerates Jin Jiang International, J Hotel hopes to interpret and convey a national brand concept that originated in Shanghai and move it toward the wider world.
“The hotel industry is the strength and symbol of a city,” said Zhao Qi, Party secretary and CEO of Jin Jiang International. “Meanwhile, J Hotel is also a great project carrying the national brand.”
The 632-meter-high Shanghai Tower, which cost 14.8 billion yuan ($2.28 billion) in construction, is located in the core area of Lujiazui, a financial business center in Shanghai.
Covering the 84th to 110th floor and the 120th floor of Shanghai Tower, the new hotel occupies a total of more than 55,000 square meters. It has 165 rooms varying from 62-380 sq m, including 34 suites each with distinctive design themes.
The two major designs of the guest rooms at J Hotel are the New Chinese and the Contemporary, which are separated by different colored doors.
As the hotel’s height enables a bird’s-eye view across the whole city, guests can savor the view on both sides of the Bund and the Huangpu River, and can contemplate the city’s rich historical evolution.
Moreover, the hotel is also full of artistic atmosphere. According to Zhao, the hotel is displaying more than 1,000 artworks by domestic and international artists. The 8-meter-high shikumen — the stately courtyard gates traditional to Shanghai — is one of the designs that seamlessly blends the East and West.
“The crystal red shikumen is a high tribute to the Communist Party of China and its birthplace of Xingye Road Shikumen. Besides, (being at) the height of 400-600 meters allows guests to fully appreciate the achievements that the Party has made in the country’s reform and opening-up on both sides of the Huangpu River,” Zhao added.
Intelligent technology is another highlight of the hotel. An intelligent system can detect whether there is a guest in the room so to control the room lighting, temperature and other systems. These can be tailored through an iPad, according to the preferences of the occupant.
J Hotel also features seven distinctive restaurants and bars with diverse cuisine, including Heavenly Jin, one of the world’s highest restaurants.
The 422 sq m semicircular Soiree Ballroom is set on the 105th floor, and can be divided into two smaller fan-shaped spaces, allowing for banquets, weddings and parties.