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URBN Hotel, 上海, 中国
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地址： No.183 Jiao Zhou Road, Jing'an District
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地址： No.183 Jiao Zhou Road, Jing'an District (18 票 )
Ranked #5 out of 334 in 上海
平均价格：301 美元
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I had a milestone birthday in October and this was our trip to celebrate -- and what a celebration. This is a gorgeous hotel, centrally located, with quite lovely amenities. The rooms are gigantic, with their own seating areas, and a lovely view of bamboo through courtyard.
A few oddities to mention: first, the bathroom design. It's very glamorous but you do have to pay attention to where the water's going -- we found the floor wasn't canted quite as much as it probably ought to have been. The TV does indeed only get a few channels. When we arrived, the hotel included a notice explaining that the government had cracked down on satellite service and that the management was trying to find alternatives. I'm not sure they've been able to; here in Hong Kong, this bit of Olympics-driven paranoia was pretty widely covered so it hardly surprised us.
But the pluses were so many. There's a nifty little bar on the fourth floor, quite nice, and the restaurant is quite beautiful (although expensive so we decided to eat elsewhere).
The service was quite competent, if not super-warm. That, from what Chinese friends who've lived in Shanghai have told us, is rather part of Shanghai's culture.
Oh, and the location really is tough to bit, right near a subway station and on the border between the International Settlement and the French Concession. Walking around was itself a huge pleasure.
When I arrived at URBN, I was exhausted and irritable from my 20 hour flight from Canada, couldn't wait to set my things down. My taxi pulled up in front of this huge, beautiful wooden gate and URBN staff was actually there waiting for me. As I walked into the courtyard, I knew instantly that I had found an oasis within the hectic city. There were several fountains that drained out the noise from the streets and more greenery than I thought possible in Shanghai. The lobby and rooms were even more impressive. The service was friendly and quick -- I was in my room before I knew it, relaxing in my sunken lounge while running a bath in the japanese style free-standing tub.
As a nice touch, I received a phone call a few hours later from someone at the hotel's management, inviting me to enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the private lounge. I ended up in there till late and met tons of interesting people. THe next day, I got another call, inviting me to an exclusive art exhibit opening, Yoko Ono's art debut in China. That had to be my favourite part of the hotel. It's small enough that you feel like you get special attention and are well taken care of. The front desk was very useful when I had questions about where to go in Shanghai, they suggested restaurants, shopping and wrote down addresses for me.
All in all, I had a great experience at URBN and will be back whenever I get another chance to go to Shanghai.
Stayed at URBN for four nights while on vacation in Shanghai the last week of October. All the press and reviews of this hotel are mainly true - the rooms are beautifully designed and a soothing oasis within the hectic city. We stayed in an Atrium room, and the all black bathroom was quite unique and impressive. The location of the hotel is good - in a bustling, more residential part of the city.
Unfortunately, our stay was tainted by the terrible service we received from staff during our entire stay. From the moment that we checked in, we were treated with a total lack of interest to help us. There were always several people behind the front desk at any given time, but they always seemed more interested in talking to each other and surfing the web than greeting us or answering our questions. In a city as overwhelming as Shanghai - it would've been nice to feel like we were being taken care of. We didn't have a safe in our room upon check-in and the staff did not have interest in placing one in there until I requested it twice. The common excuse I got when I asked a question (my missing safe, no more than 3 Chinese TV channels, no more than 5 outdated DVDs available from their "catalog") was that this is a new hotel. Since this hotel has been open for almost a year, I didn't find that to be a good reason.
And lastly, on our very first morning, we were given a very chilly warning by hotel management for bringing outside breakfast snacks to eat in the hotel outdoor dining space since that was "commercial space". I understand that we shouldn't be eating our own food in the hotel restaurant, but it was 8am and we were sitting there for no more than 5 minutes. Since the manager hadn't met us before, I think it would've been nice to warmly welcome us to the hotel first before scolding us to please eat our own food in our room. This unfriendly encounter is not something I expect to have when we are only one of 26 guests staying at a hotel?! it was disappointing.
The design and location are great, but I would not go back or recommend URBN to anyone else.
The URBN in Shanghai was exactly what my husband and I needed after a grueling 3 days the bamboo forest, Yellow Mountain, and Suzhou. We spent two nights here in hopes of catching a glimpse of Shanghai on our whirlwind China trip. The staff was very helpful and arranged dinner reservations as well as hailed taxis for us. They spoke excellent English and were always willing to help at any time. The beds were perfect. Everything was very clean. The smell was fresh and nice. Our room was closest to the street but we didn't even hear the sounds of the Shanghai traffic. The elements of color and design inside this hotel are very pleasing. The only thing we did not like was the restaurant at the hotel. Though they served us an excellent western breakfast in our room, the dinner the night before was very mediocre. The preparations were fine but the specific food combinations did not please my palate. If we go to Shanghai again, we would stay at the URBN.
I've stayed in a thousand hotels, in 15 countries. I've never had a GM sit with me and my travel companion at breakfast twice to write out suggested place to visit and help us plan our travels.
I've never had a hotel staff walk with me to local restaurant and help me order dinner in a restaurant that has no english menu.
At truly unique experience. I will be shocked if i ever stay in a different hotel in Shanghai.
just came back from a weekend at the Urbn hotel, got in after midnight from a delayed flight, the hotel whether in the day time or at night is quite a little oasis from the hustle/bustle of Shanghai, the courtyard dining area, check in area & overall design of the public areas & rooms are really nice/hip
I liked my room's simple, stylish & spacious design (didn't bring a camera this time), for a studio room I wasn't expecting much but the room was was really spacious (felt around 800 sq ft) well designed & definitely green & hip at the same time
food was healthy & tasty, service was in general quite good
only 2 reasons not a 5 /5 rating
1) booked a 2 hour in room massage, they use an outside company, and the masseur was 1/2 an hour late
2) not the easiest place to get a cab, waited quite a bit on Sat (with myself & a hotel staff on each side of the street)
3) while a nice hotel for this price, this is not a luxurious hotel but nonetheless a nice hotel
this is the type of hotel I 'd come back to over & over again (I liked the location & know the area well, +I prefer smaller hotels with less rooms) and would recommend it to my friends, but for the rest of my friends/colleagues that are used to park hyatt type hotels this is not the hotel for them
still, I would come back, if for nothing else, their effort to be carbon neutral deserves kudos
It is a very simple story. This is a first rate hotel. It is the only hotel that I have stayed in, in Shanghai where they actually serve a good coffee, which has a great steak, where the rooms are homely (though very cool and hip) without being too homely, where the staff are not automated big-hotel drones, where the building has a feel of Shanghai before the big towers went up, which is in a truly great location (not too close / not too far away), where you are compelled to drink in the private bar or rent out the penthouse and roof garden to drink away the night.
It is without doubt a great place to stay, is striking and memorable.
What an amazing find, an oasis in the middle of busy bustling Shanghai, behind the impressive wooden gate is a hotel that is so inviting it could be your "home away from home". The ambience is ideal and starts the minute you walk behind the gates. You are greeted by friendly staff in the garden that oozes tranquility and is ideal for a meal or a relaxing drink. The rooms are spacious and offer all the modern conveniences, I especially liked the Ipod stand, not to mention the heavenly bath or the beds that feel you like you are sleeping in a cloud. It's heaven!
I would highly recommend this hotel not only for it's cutting edge design, excellent location and first class facilities but for it's concerns to the environment. It sure beats staying at one of those predictable, impersonal hotels!
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I have been travelling to Shanghai for over 10 years and have never found a hotel that mixes style, convenience, an authentic experience and comfort - until I stayed at Urbn. Urbn first caught my eye for the fact that it is carbon neutral and I wasn’t disappointed. I stayed in June 2008 with my wife for a trip where I wanted to combine business and pleasure and found the fitout to be luxurious and hip, the staff were helpful and knowledgeable, the food in the restaurant was top notch and best of all, the rooms were the most spacious that I have ever stayed in. We especially liked the lounge area in our room, which you never get at those big chain hotels - where you always have to sit on the bed. Shanghai can be hectic at the best of times, so my wife and I really looked forward to getting back to the oasis of Urbnm with its garden and relaxed vibe. As soon as you walk through the large wooden gates, you instantly feel like you have entered your own secret hideaway in Shanghai. I highly recommend Urbn and will definitely be heading back there again!
We were amazed by Shanghai, if you are really into major world-class cities then this is a place you cannot miss, it's kind of a mixture between Hong Kong, Manhattan and Gotham City!
Naturally though, the experience of a city is always meliorated by staying at a phenomenal hotel, and we are confident we have found one!
If you are not interested in staying in one of the big chains and fancy something a little different and 'boutiquey' then Urbn is definitely the place to stay. As you enter through an enormous wooden door from the hustle bustle of the street, you really do enter an oasis of water fountains and palm trees, it's a peaceful and serene place - thankfully they only have 26 rooms so you are never going to be surrounded by hundreds of people.
The hotel is, what can we say, stunning. You are greeted in the reception area by a wall of leather suitcases (sounds silly but it works) and the hotel is decked out entirely in slate and reclaimed mahogany. Our room was not only enormous but it came complete with an outdoor garden, it had all the amenities you would wish for including wireless internet and a speaker connection for your Ipod. Our room was superbly decorated without being over the top, so it was a great place to spend a few relaxing afternoons escaping from the overwhelming heat of July.
The staff were excellent, very friendly and helpful and all smiles. We did not eat at the restaurant, but we managed to drink enough alcohol to kill a family of six as of the hidden gems of this hotel is a tiny private bar on the 4th floor. In the evening they play funky tunes and project kung fu films from the 1970s on the wall - so after dinner we would always end up here for a nightcap. The Food and Beverage manager is Australian and he takes pride in inventing delicious cocktails (such as a goji berry martini).
We stayed for a total of 6 nights and didn't want to leave, which is rare as we are both quite picky about where we stay and also get bored rather easily, but this place was just fab. If you are visiting Shanghai you'd be mad not to stay there.
I had just ended a long camping trip in the South of China, and arrived in Shanghai with no reservation. After this long trip, sleeping in tents and hostels, I craved a night or two of comfort.
I researched a few of Shanghai's upscale hotels on the internet and decided to pass on the luxurious monstrosities. Instead, I found the URBN hotel, a new eco-friendly boutique establishment. Having enjoyed nature for the past couple weeks, I felt that a carbon-neutral hotel was appropriate for my next couple nights.
An incredibly friendly, english-speaking staff checked me in to my even more-comfortable and incredibly designed room. Slick couches were built into the wall; my shower was huge and the bench inside made it perfect to just sit and soak. Everything was new, the smell was fresh. I just sat in my comfortable bed all night listening to music (the provide an ipod sound dock!) and watching a huge flat screen for the first time in months...
I'm not typically a hotel blogger, but I have to give you a heads up on this one. If you do stay there, you will be sure to see the owners around the hotel. Make sure to ask them to check out the private bar!
I spent a weekend at URBN when it first opened in early 2008. In a fantastic location the design has created a special ambience for a stay in down town Shanghai. The rooms are spacious with an excellent design allowing an easy flow from bath to bed to living area. The amenities and services are A class. The retaurant has an excellent selection and the food is great. I wouldn't stay anywhere else when I visit Shanghai, it's got it all and behind the large front doors and high walls you hardly know you are in the centre of town.
The concept is well ahead of its time for China. Urbn is an Oasis in the dioxine desert of Shanghai! Beautiful interiors, well located, friendly bilingual staff. I think its probably got the most comfortable beds in the city too. But the Hotel's real inner beauty comes from them being carbon neutral - more of this please. Hopefully, we'll see them in Beijing and other cities too.
Stayed at URBN hotel for a few days in the month of April and have been meaning to write a review for it. Stayed at a few hotels in Shanghai and all in all must say URBN hotel is definitely your choice if you are looking for a personalized and different experience in Shanghai. After several good nights rest in probably one of the most comfortable beds in town, I am rest assured knowing that my stay has left minimal impact on the environment.
Its definitely the minor details that made my stay enjoyable, from the heated floors in the showers , the movable/rotating flat screen tv, to the high quality IPOD speaker dock, I can see that URBN went above and beyond and addressed all of your needs to ensure that you have a comfortable stay. The staff was always attentive and addressed you by your name and the restaurant with its nouveau Australian styled cuisine can be enjoyed at any hour of the day.
Another plus was that when you step backed into your room, you have a view of the garden, a pair 100 year old magnolia trees and the Jing-an skyline to accompany u while u read and enjoy the quiet oasis that is rare in this hustling and bustling city of Shanghai.
I travel for business and pleasure more than half the year and, all together, have lived in hotels more than seven years of my life. This sort of lifestyle is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on where you get to stay. In Shanghai, cosmopolitan and sexy city that it is, finding the perfect hotel is surprisingly difficult. With the addition of URBN, an authentic, comfortable, and hip home-away-from-home is now part of the local hotel landscape.
I stayed at URBN on a business trip for 10 days back in June shortly after they officially opened. The first thing that struck me about the hotel is how physically beautiful it is both inside and outside. It is quite simply a really handsome hotel. Unlike the other boutique hotels in Shanghai, URBN is built as part of the local environment, developed from the shell of an old warehouse/post office in the calm, leafy, residential neighborhood of Jing An. The materials used to renovate this unique location are also part of the local environment: rich, gleaming hardwoods and the characteristic slate gray Shanghai brick. The effect is striking, totally unique, and unusually comforting. All great qualities in a hotel, particularly in constantly frenetic Shanghai.
Hidden away behind it's secret garden gate in a neighborhood filled with great restaurants, a DVD store right across the street, a hip new gym around the corner, and a short walk from the bling bling of Plaza 66 shopping, this is the perfect location for travelers wanting an uncompromising hotel experience with the authentic feel of actually living in Shanghai.
The rooms are all extra large, designed to be one room suites, with a super-comfortable sunken seating area suitable for entertaining small groups of guests or for lounging around with your laptop or watching a DVD on the enourmous flat screen TV. I took a tour of the hotel and found that all of the rooms are great value for the money, much larger than the average in Shanghai. For a bit more, you can have a rooftop duplex suite complete with wet bar or a room with an ensuite terrace overlooking the garden fountain and a separate private hot tub complete with it's own TV (I think this is Room 8 ;-).
Room service and the restaurant are great, especially for people who appreciate healthy food. I ate there almost everyday sometimes two meals per day and never got tired of the menu. The staff are friendly and helpful and contribute to the feeling of staying at a private club or someone's ultra-luxurious home.
The hotel also offers unique services that bring different elements of Shanghai in from the surrounding city, like Chinese lessons, tai chi classes, a guest membership at the hip gym around the corner, and other similar unique experiences. Together with the hotel's location and design, these unique touches all add up to making one feel like a hip local rather than just another visiting tourist to Shanghai.
As a hybrid business-pleasure traveler, I've always struggled with the compromise between staying at business class hotels with all their services and amenities and the rewardingly unique experience of boutique properties. I think URBN sets a new standard in this category, carefully selecting services without compromise and delivering them in a way that feels totally personal.
URBn Hotel,
A little piece of serenity in a hectic city. Central to the hub and pulse of the city, the hotel interior and design was amazing and the rooms are like nothing i have ever experienced before. The staff are super friendly, help ful and informative. Loved the restaurant down stairs.
I recommend this hotel for any traveller looking for a unique, friendly and great value hotel in Shanghai, Definitely be coming back to stay and will recommend to all travellers passing through.
Well done GUYS!!
Andy Hannagan
Australia
URBN was a great place to stay - small, personal, private, cool, and giving you a peek into the "real" Shanghai ... all while being hip and luxurious. Great location, I highly recommend it.
I'm an american expat living in Shanghai and walk past this very interesting boutique hotel everyday since it opened on my way home. I saw online that it was offering "soft opening" rates, so my husband and I decided to check it out and have a romantic night "away".
I find it very exciting because it is the first carbon neutral hotel in China. Once you've set foot in the entrance, the entire setting of the hotel makes you feel like you've been transported away from downtown Shanghai. (which trust me, is hard to do) They've reused wood to create this bamboo forest-esque atmosphere. It's all very zen-like and very peaceful.
The rooms are very unique - they all feature HUGE beds, sunken bathtubs (in the bedroom!) and beautiful sunken living/lounge. Even though it's all very peaceful and zen like they don't skimp on high technology. They have flat screen TV's, wireless, and DVD players and some rooms also have ipod docking stations (i think).
However this isn't a hotel for a business traveler, there isn't the traditional desk or table in the room, just the long sofa. The rooms are beautiful though, featuring all reused wood and stone from Shanghai buildings that have been torn down.
Since I did stay during the soft opening, the staff wasn't quite at the top of their game. We did order room service and it took them a couple of times to understand my order in english. Also when we checked in it took them awhile to get everything organized. I assume these things will have been perfected for the actual opening of the hotel.
All in all I would certainly suggest this to anyone coming to town looking for a high end boutique hotel to stay in. It has so much more personality than any of the chain hotels in Shanghai for the same price. Beautiful hotel with a great concept (carbon neutral)!