The tallest hotel in the world has opened atop the Shanghai Tower, which rises to 632 meters in the Chinese economic capital. The hotel has a restaurant on the 120th floor and 24-hour personal butler service, has opened in Shanghai to special guests.
The luxury hotel occupies the top floors of this 128-storey skyscraper which is the second highest building on the planet after the Burj Khalifa (828 m) in Dubai.
The restaurant is positioned within the metropolis’s monetary capital, on the prime of 632-metre (round 2,000 toes) lengthy Shanghai Tower, which is the world’s second-tallest constructing after Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
“On the day of our opening even the web page was overloaded with so many visitors with strong interest and they have such (a) strong will to come and experience our hotel,” said Renee Wu, sales and marketing director.
“Of course this is very encouraging to all of us, but at the same time, we are committed to making sure that all our guests are well taken care of.”
Friends are whizzed up within the blink of a watch. Elevators operating on the velocity of 18 metres per second take them up the intimidating skyscraper, to the J Lodge.
Elevators whizz guests up the intimidating spiral-like skyscraper at ear-popping speeds of 18 metres per second to the J Hotel’s 165 opulent rooms.
Its opening was delayed partly by the coronavirus pandemic but the hotel has now started receiving well-heeled guests who can call on the services of a dedicated butler at any hour, day or night.
Patrons can also enjoy one of the hotel’s seven restaurants, bars, spa, 84th-floor swimming pool, and all the other usual trappings of a top-notch hotel.
It does not come cheap. To celebrate its opening J Hotel is offering a “special experience rate” of 3,088 yuan ($450) a night, but prices for its 34 suites sky-rocket.
A night in a “J Suite”, complete with crystal chandeliers and sauna, this Saturday costs over 67,000 yuan.
The hotel is part of Jin Jiang International Hotels, a major Chinese state-owned group, and officially opened on Saturday.
