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<p>A cigar-colored façade and tobacco-leaf leitmotifs adorn the exterior of this 328-room Pudong palace (it's no coincidence that the owner is a tobacco baron). Set back from the river, it's close to the Lujiazui business district and so caters to a corporate crowd. The facilities and services are exemplary: a 24-hour butler caters to guests' personal whims, and there's an on-site global-cuisine restaurant, Saints, that's also open around the clock. (On Friday evenings, the Champagne Sabrage event sees a bottle of Bollinger ceremonially opened using a saber). Even standard guest rooms are a spacious 516 square feet, dressed in rosewood and light gold, with plasma-screen TV's, fluffy pillow-top mattresses, and sleek bathrooms with rainfall showerheads, plush spa robes, and slippers. </p>

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From Travel + Leisure , OCT 2005

The Ladies Floors at the St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai proved so popular that the property added a third. Each is staffed with a female butler who can recommend safe dining options....MORE>>

– T+L 2005 Women's Travel Special

Last updated January 2008