The Bar/Lounge at The PuLi Hotel and Spa

"The hotel serves an excellent breakfast, which you can have in the restaurant, in the Long Bar, in your room, or on-the-go"

"Reached via a Chinese courtyard-style gate and gray brick arch, the palatial lobby features a 105-foot sunken bar backed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a water garden"

"The 209 mod, spa-like guest rooms come with perks like automated blackout curtains, rain-forest showers, free Wi-Fi, complimentary mini-bars stocked with a selection of potato chips and local beer, and loaner cell phones for use during your stay"

"Housed in the lobby is the aptly named Long Bar - a 32m swathe of dark-lacquered wood boasting a correspondingly lengthy list of wines by the glass - and the Library, a cosy spot to curl up with a book from the well-stocked shelves"

"Other perks are the free minibar and coffee pod machine"

"The free minibar (including wine and mineral water in Club Floor rooms) is a welcome perk"

"This glamorous city centre hotel is a favourite with the Shanghai’s fashion set, who come to shoot magazine covers in the sleek minimalist lobby, peacock with friends at the Long Bar, boast of getting a table at one Michelin star Phenix and rejuvenate in the shadowy spa"

"Guests in rooms on floors 20-25 have access to the private club lounge with boardroom, early check-in, late checkout and access to the club level for complimentary breakfast and evening snacks and cocktails, as well as discounts at the spa and selections from The Long Bar"

"Do you start with an espresso from the handy machine or crack open the complimentary Côtes du Rhône? Bathe in the alcove bath tub overlooking a sliver of Shanghai or wash away jet-lag with the rainshower? Recline in the lounge or sprawl on the raised bed beyond the silk and glass sliding screens? Both of these spaces have sweeping city views, but with a thread-count this high, the vista outside may be the last thing on your mind"