The PuLi Hotel and Spa

The PuLi Hotel and Spa (Chinese: 璞麗酒店; pinyin: Púlì Jiŭdiàn; literally: "beautiful un-carved gem") is a luxury hotel in the Jing'an District of Shanghai, China, situated between Nanjing West Road and Yan'an Road. The PuLi Hotel and Spa is the first hotel of Urban Resort Concepts and is the sixth member hotel of The Leading Hotels of the World^[2] in China. In March 2010, the hotel was included in Design Hotels network as a member hotel. The Chinese name of The PuLi Hotel and Spa The hotel logo was inspired by a phoenix and the flame tree (鳳凰树).^[3]

Urban Resort Concepts is a brand created by Zeitgeist Projects. The hotel restaurant is located on the second floor while other hotel facilities, including gymnasium, sauna, steam rooms, jacuzzi, swimming pool and the hotel's spa operated by Anantara Spa Group, are located on the third floor.

Architecture and design

The interiors of hotel's public areas, guest-rooms, as well as garden and landscape around the hotel are designed by Australian design firm Layan Design Group^[4] and Indonesian design firm Jaya & Associates. The hotel lighting is designed by Australian lighting design firm The Flaming Beacon.^[5]

Bamboo block planting and shallow reflection ponds are used for the hotel's landscaping. In the hotel lobby, a 32-meter solid Teak bar is used as reception desk, concierge as well as bar (called Long Bar). Next to the main lobby, there is a library with bookshelves that is 5.0m high with collections of over 2,500 books and with a fireplace in size of 290 cm width by 109 cm height by 72 cm depth.

The PuLi once hosted "The Nob of Nob Hill", James Eyton.

Building materials

Chinese materials, including dark local timbers, cast bronze, air dried clay tiles, grey Shanghai brick and local flamed and handmade stone were used as building materials for hotel's public areas and guestrooms.

Examples of building materials application in the hotel:

• Stingray leather panels above the Library fireplace in size of 309 cm width by 218 cm height by 83 cm depth
• Bronze wall at the end of the swimming pool
• Beijing Hutong Bricks are re-used as the Jing'An Restaurant wall paneling

Stingray leather panels above the library fireplace

Beijing Hutong Bricks

Art collection

Li Jingbin's painting

There is a collection of paintings by artist Li Jingbin (李景斌 1970–) in the hotel lobby commissioned by the hotel. The drawings outlining the female body are pierced by a fragment of blue and white porcelain. Another collection of paintings by artist Yi-Zhou (一舟 1968–) is located in the Jing'an Restaurant.

Different artifacts such as a brass incense burner, timber foo dogs, stoneware headrest, porcelain plate, and bronze mirror can also be found in the hotel.

Book collection

The library has a collection of over 2,500 English and Chinese books including The collected Lu Xun manuscripts of works (鲁迅著作手稿全集) (publisher: Fujian Education Publisher, published: November 1999, Edition: No. 1820 edition in 2000 limited editions.) and Chinese Antique Handbook (古玩宝典) (published by BS Book Publisher).

Awards

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 31°13′19″N 121°26′53″E / 31.222°N 121.448°E / 31.222; 121.448