I’m told that in the housing market there are three things that are important to buyers — location, location, and location. Well, in the afternoon tea market, there are also three things that are important — view, view, and view.
Yesterday I met a blog reader and in addition to exploring the city for a while, we had afternoon tea in the 87th floor lobby lounge at the Park Hyatt Shanghai.
While afternoon tea was rather expensive (not as bad as at the Burj Al Arab, but still), it was well worth it given the panoramic views of Shanghai from the lounge. To say the views were heavenly would be an understatement. Here are just a few pictures:
Afternoon tea
View in one direction
View in another direction
You get what you pay for. Clear day forecast room rates are $400+
The problems with tall hotels in China/HK/etc. is that you do very often lose the view. But Shanghai and Beijing are particularly bad.
I sometimes giggle whenever I see the Ritz in HK shrouded in fog/smog/cloud.... which is just about half the year!
I almost fell out of my chair laughing! Just awesome LOL.
It's more smog than fog unfortunately. First time I went I was wheezing for 2 weeks straight. Now I always bring an inhaler.
literally an lol moment!
Hahaha!! That is too funny!
nice view !!!!
You sure those aren't the same photos? Looking more deeply, there's the same two dark square windows at the lower right-hand corner.
My God..... Let's just focus on the food!! :)
LOL! Good post!
Is that a smudge or raindrop on the window?
you will find or already have found that Shanghai's winter skies are full of gray and bleakness, not that clear blue skies would have helped your view much...
The problem is the Location, Location, Location:
A place renowned for its problems with Smog, Smog, Smog!
Spectacular heavenly views! I wonder what the views (and the food served during afternoon tea) looks like in hell.
Bad fog...
Those look like the same pictures (seriously)!
sweet view, you can almost see Jin Mao, hehe
I stay at the JWM in PVG regularly - the CL is on the 58th floor. Breaky, afternoon tea, cocktail hour, dessert -- all with the same view. All complimentary for PLATs.
Definitely a Kodak moment!
LMAO. Views to die for!
I thought it wasnt loading properly... then I realised that was actually the view. AMAZING
What a view, this is totally becoming my desktop wallpaper.