Before both the W and Waldorf-Astoria come and wave their flags on both sides of the Huangpu River, The Peninsula will have a good solid year of being the premiere new luxury hotel in. Scheduled to open in autumn of this year, The Peninsula on the Bund will sit right on a throne of land right at the bend in the river, affording awesome views of everything from the highrise-filled neighborhood across the river to the former British Consulate gardens below.
With decor inspired by the Art Deco era, we can expect the Peninsula Shanghai to surprise with little unnecessary, yet appreciated, additional touches of pomp. For instance, all 235 guest rooms will be subdivided into separate living spaces, so as to give the feeling of a suite even if you've booked a regular room. This extra space will function as a dressing room, yes a dressing room, because having a designated space for storing your shoes and all your black-tie ensembles is the epitome of extraneous luxury.
It seems like only yesterday that we were in Shanghai, gawking at the few stories they had built and wondering how this hotel could possibly match the unprecedented luxury available at both the Grand Hyatt Jinmao and Park Hyatt. But in a bustling city growing daily in international jetset cache, there is always room for the five-stars.
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