The PuLi Hotel and Spa
The PuLi Hotel and Spa | |
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The PuLi Hotel and Spa's logo | |
The exterior view of The PuLi Hotel and Spa | |
General information | |
Location |
1 Changde Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040 China |
Opening | 4 September 2009 |
Owner | Shanghai Cross Ocean Property Development |
Management | Urban Resort Concepts |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 26 [1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Kume Sekkei Japan |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 193 |
Number of suites | 36 |
Website | |
www.thepuli.com |
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.
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
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Art collection
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
Date | Awards |
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2011 | Top 50 Best Hotels in the world by Sydney Morning Herald Traveller |
2011 | Top 10 romantic hotels in China by China Travel.net |
2010 | The 50 best hotels in the world by The Telegraph (UK) |
2010 | Top 40 Best Business Hotels by Wallpaper* Magazine |
2010 | The 66 Coolest New Hotels in the World by Condé Nast Traveller’s Hot List |
2010 | 101 Best Hotels in the World – Tatler Travel Guide[6] |
2010 | Top 10 Best New Hotels in the 7th Golden Pillow of China Awards by 21st Century Business Herald and Business Travel |
2010 | Best Design Hotel by Travel + Leisure China Travel Awards |
2010 | Diamond Award by China’s Most Successful Design Awards |
2010 | Grand Award by Hong Kong Design Center Design For Asia Grand Award |
2009 | Best Hotel Design - Trends Style 10 Hotel Awards |
2009 | Best New Hotel in China’s Travel and Meeting Industry Awards 2009 by readers of Travel Weekly China [7] |
References
- ↑ "The PuLi Hotel and Spa Overview" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ↑ "The PuLi Hotel and Spa joins The Leading Hotels network" (PDF) (Press release). The PuLi Hotel and Spa. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ↑ "A Phoenix to Remember: The PuLi Hotel and Spa" (PDF) (Press release). The PuLi Hotel and Spa. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ↑ Layan Design Group.
- ↑ The Flaming Beacon, Australia.
- ↑ "Tatler Travel Guide 2010". Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ "TravelWeeklyChina旅讯《中国旅游业界奖2009》". Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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Coordinates: 31°13′19″N 121°26′53″E / 31.222°N 121.448°E