In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Rooms 2 and 3 come with a wonderful sense of space, cosy wraparound sofas in the sunken lounge and sublime garden views. The Courtyard Suite, however, is the one for serious hedonists with its private courtyard and spa treatment room.
- Packing tips
- Bring an exercise book for your Mandarin language notes – Urbn staff give lessons for beginners.
- Also
- Try your hand (and foot) at Tai Chi or yoga – Urbn can arrange classes – or spice up your culinary skills with a Chinese cooking course.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A one-hour massage each
Urbn Hotels Shanghai
Shanghai, China[view map]
- Style
- Contemporary carbon-neutral cool
- Setting
- French Concession quarter
Amid the everyday bustle of Shanghai’s Jiao Zhou road, the high wooden gates of China’s first carbon-neutral boutique hotel promise unexpected tranquillity in exclusive, sophisticated surroundings. Fashioned from reclaimed materials, including hardwoods, house bricks and even antique leather suitcases, Urbn Hotels Shanghai offers a glimpse of yesterday’s Shanghai, but in terms of outlook and design, it’s as modern as they come.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 26, including a spa suite and two penthouses.
- Rates
- CNY1,450–CNY8,800, excluding breakfast and 15 per cent tax.
- Check-out
- Noon, but flexible, depending on availability.
- Facilities
- Rooftop gardens, in-room spa treatments, gym, DVD/CD library, WiFi throughout (CNY150 a day). In rooms: flatscreen TV, iPod-compatible sound system, minibar.
- Eco-friendly
- Built out of reclaimed brick from old Shanghai houses, the hotel’s carbon neutral offsetting everything from lighting to staff commutes, and recycles wherever possible.
- Also
- In keeping with the hotel’s impressive eco-credentials, you can buy carbon credits directly from Urbn to offset your flights.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- There’s a modern Danish design feel in RoomTwentyEight, partially thanks to the countless white lampshades in various sizes swinging from the ceiling. Urbn’s cuisine has an Australian flavour, with comfort-food classics such as sausage and mash and sticky date pudding on the menu.
- Dress code
- High-street chic (preferably in eco-friendly fabrics).
- Top table
- For the best views, book a table beside one of RoomTwentyEight’s floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the courtyard.
- Last orders
- Urbn’s restaurant is opening throughout the day, from a blinkingly early 5.30am until the kitchen closes at 11pm. Drinks are available in the lounge until 2am.
- Room service
- A 24-hour snack selection, with RoomTwentyEight meals available in your room during restaurant opening hours.
- Hotel bar
- As well as the slinky cocktail area adjoining the restaurant, there’s a thrillingly Bond-ish guests-only lounge on the rooftop accessed through a code-locked door in an innocuous concrete wall.
Other facilities
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith card offer
A one-hour massage each
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Urbn Hotels Shanghai
183 Jiao Zhou Road