|
|
|
      
|
     
|
 
|
|
|
|
Where to Stay in Asia
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong, China
Taipei, Taiwan
Where should I stay?' is a frequent question we get from businesspeople who are traveling to Asia, many for the first time. The Vermont Chamber sponsors this page to make that information easy to find. Chris Barbieri, the Vermont Chamber's International Trade Liaison, lives in Shanghai. Barbieri is working with the different hotel properties to find great deals for Vermont visitors.
A select number of hotels are featured below as well as contact information to make the reservation.
 Shanghai Peace Hotel
www.shanghaipeacehotel.com
20 Nanjing Road (E)
Shanghai 200002, China
Tel: 011-86-21-6321-6888
Fax: 011-86-21-6329-0300
Located right in the commercial, financial and cultural center of Shanghai, the Peace Hotel is composed of two former hotels in their own right. The north and south buildings were built in 1929 and 1909 respectively. There are 380 well-furnished rooms and suites on this property including 9 national deluxe suites in Chinese, British, American, French, Japanese, Italian, German, Indian and Spanish styles, all elegantly decorated. Choose from 18 restaurants, banquet halls, multifunction rooms, and bars, preparing you authentic Chinese food specialized in Shanghai, Cantonese, Sichuan cuisine, as well as the perfect combination of French and Japanese food.
Strolling to the Peace Hotel, you may sit with a sip of coffee and enjoy the Jazz music in the Jazz Bar, or enjoy a cocktail and the excellent view of the Bund and river in the Shanghai Night Bar.
A full-range of facilities that include a fully equipped gymnasium, beauty salon, massage center, bookstore and business center.
Peace Hotel is truly a fusion of ancient and modern, Eastern and Western. The 12-storey Peace Hotel, built in the Gothic style of the Chicago School, first opened as the Cathay Hotel in1929. The hotel's granite exterior with its copper-sheathed roof rises 77 metres above ground level. The first owner of the Cathay Hotel was Victor Sassoon, an Iraqi Jew of British descent who had made a fortune trading in opium and weapons. The hotel was symbolized the most luxurious "Number One Mansion in the Far East " along the Bund for it's the milky-yellow walls, the revolving hall gate, the white floor of Italian marble, and the copper-colored chandelier.
Cathay Hotel was well known in Shanghai for its luxury and magnificence. It accommodated mostly distinguished guests from countries all over the world, including politicians, financiers, entrepreneurs, important Chinese officials and social celebrities, such as General Marshall, Charlie Chaplin, Bernard Shaw. And it was in the Cathay Hotel that Noel Coward completed his famous play "Private lives". After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the hotel reopened as Peace Hotel in 1956. And after recent renovation, all the rooms and restaurants are furnished with first-class facilities to provide guests with the best comfort and convenience.
Peace Hotel owns 380 standard rooms, superior rooms, superior suites and deluxe suites. All rooms, after recent renovation, are furnished with first-class facilities to provide guests with the best comfort and convenience.
Please mention the Vermont Chamber of Commerce when you make your reservation.
 The Mayfair Hotel Shanghai
www.mayfairshanghai.com
1555 Ding Xi Road
Chang Ning District
Shanghai 200050, China
Tel: 011-86-21 6240-8888
Fax: 011-86-21-6240-7777
The Mayfair Hotel is the largest International Hotel in Shanghai and rising high above the bustle of the city, the Mayfair is a haven of tranquillity boasting the ultimate in elegance and prestige. Comprising of a total of 860 rooms and suites as well as exclusive Food and Beverage outlets in her two towers, this complex processes a 20,000-sqm shopping mall and 261 service apartments as well.
A total of 1500 sqm meeting space that consists of a 400-sqm Grand Ballroom and 10 additional meeting rooms with a full range of facilities can satisfy every single need of your meeting or banquet requirements. Mayfair Hotel Shanghai renders state-of-the-art facilities and exquisite services to provide a memorable experience to business and leisure travelers.
Be pampered in our spacious, well-appointed rooms or enjoy a veritable feast at any of our fabulous restaurants. Unwind at our 900sqm fitness center for a soothing sauna or simply swim a few leisurely laps in our swimming pool.
From goose down duvets to personalized stationary, the best of everything is always at your fingertips. The Mayfair's state-of-the art facilities in a spacious environment plus our firm commitment to individual service, offers our guests the ultimate in material comfort.
Please mention the Vermont Chamber of Commerce when you make your reservation.
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!
|
|
|
|
|
|
