http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T08:28:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/URBN%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/30/12174/9913 <![CDATA[<p><i>Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a>. Now, we present you with reader Eric's review of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Urbn+Hotels+Shanghai/ian/263105"><b>URBN Hotel</b></a> in Shanghai which he first heard about on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/2639/87026/hotels/URBN_Shanghai_Made_From_Old_Bricks_and_Tiles">HotelChatter</a>. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/URBN_Shanghai.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><p>I had just ended a long camping trip in the South of China, and arrived in Shanghai with no reservation. After this long trip, sleeping in tents and hostels, I craved a night or two of comfort.<p> I juliana 2008-07-31T12:08:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/7/2639/87026 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/URBN_Shanghai.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We said they'd be opening <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/19/64620/994/hotels/URBN_Hotels_Will_Be_So_Good_For_You_and_The_Earth_That_Spelling_Skills_Won_t_Matter">in December</a>, and they actually got there. On top of that, the whole concept of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Urbn+Hotels+Shanghai/ian/263105"><b>URBN Hotel Shanghai</b></a> is so unique that we really want to stay there. It's the first of a planned chain of carbon-neutral hotels in China and, the owners hope, the start of a new pro-environment trend in China.</p><p>The URBN Shanghai was built in an eco-friendly way by including both salvaged bricks and tiles from buildings that were being demolished, and by buying additional materials only sourced from local manufacturers. Other green factors include natural shading from living bamboo, and fluorescent lights which have been made ambient by housing them in lanterns--the result of six amandak 2008-04-07T09:26:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/19/64620/994 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/TeaAtURBN.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>No, it's not a misprint, although any search engine worth its salt will try to suggest you search for "urban" instead: but Shanghai is about to get the first URBN Hotel. The first of a planned dozen or so "design and carbon neutral" hotels, the <a href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/"><b>URBN Hotels, Shanghai</b></a> is due to open in December and should be taking bookings in November, apparently--although the reservations tab on their website doesn't seem to be functioning yet.</p><p>The concept behind the URBN Hotel is impressive: as well as being a designer hotel, it aims to be totally carbon neutral both by building and operating in a green way, and by buying carbon neutral credits to offset some of the necessary amandak 2007-11-19T10:17:59-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/