Need to know

Rooms

26, including a spa suite and two penthouses.

Rates

Low season, CNY1,800–CNY3,500; high season, CNY2,000–4,000, 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.

Children

Urbn welcomes kids of 12 years and up.

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.

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.

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.

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Smith concierge

If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.

Urbn Hotels Shanghai

183 Jiao Zhou Road