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The PuLi Hotel and Spa

Coordinates: 31°13′19″N 121°26′53″E / 31.222°N 121.448°E / 31.222; 121.448
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The PuLi Hotel and Spa
The PuLi Hotel and Spa's logo
The exterior view of The PuLi Hotel and Spa
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Hotel chainUrban Resort Concepts
General information
Location1 Changde Road,
Jing'an District,
Shanghai 200040 China
Opening4 September 2009
OwnerShanghai Cross Ocean Property Development
ManagementUrban Resort Concepts
Technical details
Floor count26[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kume Sekkei Japan
Other information
Number of rooms193
Number of suites36
Number of restaurants2
Website
www.thepuli.com

The PuLi Hotel and Spa (Chinese: 璞麗酒店; pinyin: Púlì Jiǔdiàn; lit. 'beautiful un-carved gem') is one of the first luxury urban resorts in Shanghai. Situated in Jing'an District of Shanghai, China, the hotel is centrally located between Nanjing West Road and YanAn Road, adjacent to the multi-use development Park Place. With 229 rooms inclusive of 36 suites, The PuLi offers 24-hour butler service, in-room dining, concierge, laundry and valet services, and PHÉNIX eatery & bar - a Michelin restaurant rooted in the philosophy of "Life is about the ingredients". The PuLi Hotel and Spa is the first hotel of Urban Resort Concepts and is the member hotel of The Leading Hotels of the World[2] in China. In March 2010, the hotel was included in Design Hotels network as a member hotel. The Chinese name of The PuLi Hotel and Spa The hotel logo was inspired by a phoenix and the flame tree (鳳凰树).[3]

The hotel facilities including gymnasium, sauna, steam rooms, swimming pool and the inaugural UR SPA, are located on the third floor.

Building materials

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Chinese materials, including dark local timbers, cast bronze, air dried clay tiles, grey Shanghai brick and local flamed and handmade stone were used as building materials for hotel's public areas and guestrooms.

Examples of building materials application in the hotel:

  • Stingray leather panels above the Library fireplace in size of 309 cm width by 218 cm height by 83 cm depth
  • Bronze wall at the end of the swimming pool

Hygienic issues

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On November 14, 2018, CCTV released a video titled "The Secret of the Cup". The video was first released by a Weibo user. The content was a secret undercover inspection of the sanitation of guest rooms in high-end hotels for foreigners, and a lot of sanitary chaos has been found.[4] In the 14 hotels that were investigated, it was found that the room cleaners used the same dirty cloth, dirty bath towels used by customers, etc. to wipe the cup, toilet, sink, bathroom glass and other serious violations.[5]

The PuLi Hotel was one of the 14 hotels investigated. On the afternoon of November 16, the PuLi Hotel announced through an official Weibo release that the hotel had conducted an in-depth investigation, sincerely apologized for the situation in the video, and promised to strengthen supervision.[6] In addition, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China has launched an investigation into the hotels that were investigated.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The PuLi Hotel and Spa Overview". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  2. ^ "The PuLi Hotel and Spa joins The Leading Hotels network" (PDF) (Press release). The PuLi Hotel and Spa. 2008-12-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  3. ^ "A Phoenix to Remember: The PuLi Hotel and Spa" (PDF) (Press release). The PuLi Hotel and Spa. 2009-02-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  4. ^ "CCTV--Video: The Secret of the Cup". cctv.com. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. ^ "Finance and Economics 21--The hotel towel door comes again". yicai.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. ^ "The Paper--Response from The PuLi Hotel". sina.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  7. ^ "Some high-end tourism that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has exposed to the media with health problems The hotel conducts supervision and inspection". Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

31°13′19″N 121°26′53″E / 31.222°N 121.448°E / 31.222; 121.448