Hilton Shanghai Hotel

Shanghai's first foreign-owned hotel (1987), the comparatively low-profile 43-story Hilton still rates among the city's top hotels, even as it's been eclipsed in recent years by an increasing number of ever-more-opulent luxury outfits. Renovated guest rooms are spacious and bright with firm beds and classic furniture, flatscreen televisions, bedside controlled lighting, and broadband connection. Besides a slew of fine international restaurants, the hotel also boasts the Spa at the Hilton (with reflexology, seaweed treatments, acupuncture, and more), which has few rivals. Above all, however, it's the hotel's top-notch service and highly competent staff that make it a favorite of Western business travelers. Its prime location -- within walking distance of the attractions of Hengshan Lu and the French Concession -- doesn't hurt either.

Facilities:
5 restaurants, lounge, 2 bars; babysitting; children's programs; concierge; executive-level rooms; state-of-the-art health club and spa w/Jacuzzi and sauna; indoor pool; 24-hr. room service; outdoor tennis court

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