The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong

The address is Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Avenue, in Lujiazui, Pudong. Lujiazui metro station is close by, the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is 200 m away and the Bund lies just across the Huangpu. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is about 25 km away and Shanghai Pudong International Airport about 45 km; there is no shuttle, but the hotel arranges limousine transfers on request.

The Ritz-Carlton Spa covers 1,500 m² on level 55, with ten treatment rooms, separate men’s and women’s lounges, a steam room and dry sauna, and a thermal suite with a crystal steam room, rock sauna, experience showers, an ice fountain and a relaxation room. The menu runs from massages, including treatments for couples, to facials and eye treatments, body scrubs and wraps, and treatments for men; the signature is the Bloom 360° Enrichment Experience. The spa is open daily from 10:00 to 22:30, by appointment.

The Ritz Kids programme is built around nature and Chinese cultural traditions. Its centrepiece is the Night Safari: a children’s tent is pitched in the room, and young guests receive a discovery map, a backpack, coloured pencils, a plush lion cub and a lantern. It is booked in advance.

The restaurants and bars are on the tower’s upper floors, looking across the Bund and Pudong; in-room dining runs around the clock.

• Jin Xuan — Cantonese and regional Chinese cooking on the 53rd floor, dim sum at lunch, a tea selection and eight private dining rooms
• Scena — Italian cooking with a Mediterranean slant and Bund views on the 52nd floor; breakfast, weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner
• Aura Lounge — a lounge on the 52nd floor open from morning to late evening for tea and coffee, light dishes, afternoon tea, cocktails and live music
• Flair Rooftop Restaurant & Bar — a rooftop restaurant and bar on the 58th floor with contemporary Asian cooking, cocktails and views of the Oriental Pearl Tower; over-18s only in the evening