Conveniently located on the east bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, northeast of the Oriental Pearl Tower, Mandarin Oriental Shanghai Pudong is just minutes from the Shanghai International Financial Center and Shanghai World Financial Center, 20 minutes from the Bund, 45 minutes from Pudong and 35 minutes from Hongqiao International Airport, and offers easy access to the city's major attractions from Lujiazui and Pudong Avenue subway stations.
Opened in 2013, the hotel is a relatively new luxury five-star hotel with a slightly understated façade, with a total of 362 rooms and suites, most of which are decorated in soothing creamy white and brown tones, decorated with wooden artwork, a tranquil and elegant atmosphere, built-in wooden furniture, a choice of Frette sheets, goose down and other pillow options, plush carpets, iPod docking stations, flat-screen TV with cable and satellite channels, sofa, minibar, refrigerator, coffee machine and electric kettle. Both wired and wireless Internet access are equipped with high-quality high-speed broadband and can support up to 4 devices to register for the Internet at the same time. The spacious private bathroom features an oversized soaking tub, double vanity area and walk-in rainforest shower, as well as luxury Ormonde Jayne bathroom amenities, Frette plush terry bathrobes and slippers.
In addition to similar Executive Rooms and Suites, Mandarin Oriental Shanghai Pudong also offers Executive Apartments for guests staying for 7 consecutive days or more. The most basic single apartment area reaches 47 square meters, the decoration and configuration are no different from the basic rooms, the price is 1,200 yuan per night, and the three-bedroom apartments with an area of up to 182 square meters and above are only 2,450 yuan per night, compared with the most basic 50 square meters of luxury river view rooms with a price of 2,000 yuan per night, which is very cost-effective, and is very suitable for business people who stay in Shanghai for a long time.
Mandarin Oriental, Shanghai Pudong offers a range of versatile business venues, including the Mandarin Ballroom for up to 500 guests, the Oriental Ballroom for up to 250 guests, five function rooms with digital signage, wireless control panels, lighting and music control systems, and an outdoor event space overlooking the Huangpu River that can accommodate up to 2,000 guests for meetings, banquets, weddings, parties, fashion shows and more.
The hotel also offers a complimentary one-hour luxury yacht cruise on the Huangpu River for more than 200 wedding guests. On the business side, Mandarin Oriental offers complimentary parking, professional meeting planners, and a 24-hour business center with private workstations and basic secretarial services such as photocopying, faxing, binding, printing and administrative services.
Mandarin Oriental, Pudong offers a wide variety of dining options, including a 58° modern French steakhouse, Yongyi Ting, an innovative cocktail bar, a Mandarin Kitchen with Asian cuisine, a riverside lobby bar for afternoon tea, and a Mandarin Cake House for dim sum, among which the Riverside Lobby Bar is on the list CNPP100 the best British afternoon tea in Shanghai.
The hotel's 2,415-square-meter spa is available from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., in addition to crystal steam rooms, thermal lounge chairs, aroma baths, saunas and ice therapy, as well as two beauty salons that can accommodate two people for hand and foot manicures, as well as foot reflex area treatments.
The hotel also has a 25-meter extra-long indoor swimming pool, fitness center, comprehensive activity room, equipped with professional coaches to provide guidance in fitness, swimming, tai chi, Pilates, Core Centric indoor gymnastics and integrated martial arts and boxing elements and other courses, and can even assess the health of guests and set up a personal training program.
