Luxury Peninsula Shanghai hotel opens for bookings

The exclusive Peninsula Hotels group, which runs luxury lodgings in just eight cities including Hong Kong and Beverly Hills,  has begun taking reservations for its ninth, opening Oct. 19 on the waterfront Bund in Shanghai. Nightly rates start around $470 for a superior room and top out at $12,430 for the 4,305-square-foot Peninsula Suite.

Paul Tchen, general manager of the new 235-room hotel, said it will blend high-tech perks borrowed from the Peninsula Tokyo,  such as in-room fax/copiers and unlimited VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) calls around the world, with retro touches such as Art Deco design and traditional Sunday tea dances in the lobby.

The hotel will also add an innovation or two of its own, such as a 24-hour travel agency and around-the-clock laundry service that guarantees a six-hour turnaround time.

Under development for a decade, the imposing structure, next to a park, is the first major build on the historic Bund in about 60 years, according to Tchen, who also said it will have the largest standard rooms (starting at 581 square feet) of any major hotel in Shanghai.

Reservations can be made online or by phone, (866) 382-8388.

—Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor

[Photo: Guestroom bath at the Peninsula Shanghai; the Peninsula Hotels]

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