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above the Persian Gulf. Self-billed as
the “most luxurious hotel in the world,” it
boasts an absurdly opulent interior that’s
a riot of Italianmarble and gold leaf. There
are personal butlers, a “pillowmenu” with
13 options, a fleet of Rolls-Royces for hire
and (if cars are too down-to-earth) a heli-
pad. The landscape definitely gets in on
the act, though, as the view fromthe aptly
named Skyview Bar, situated in an ovoid
tube 656 feet above sea level, is spectacular.
“Serenity” isn’t a word you’d normally
associate with China’s largest metropolis.
But though the
Park Hyatt Shanghai
is superficially as big and brash as the
city itself, once you step inside you’re
transported to a world where even a flut-
tering lotus petal can seem disruptive.
The hotel occupies floors 79 to 93 of the
country’s tallest tower, so street noise isn’t
an issue as you laze in the infinity pool or
flap about in the tai chi courtyard. Things
do get livelier in the trendy nightclub on
the 92ndfloor, yet even there, as youwatch
the pinwheeling lights below, it’s easy to
lapse into a meditative state—more so,
admi edly, a er a fewglasses of
huangjiu
.
High-rise hospitality isn’t a recent
development, however. Completed in 1957,
Ritz-Carlton
Hong Kong
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1,608 ft.
Burj Al Arab
1,053 ft.
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Park Hya
Shanghai
1,614 ft.
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Trump
International
Hotel & Tower
Chicago
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1,392 ft.
Radisson
Royal Hotel
650 ft.
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Four Seasons
New York
682 ft.
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hotel
floors:
79-93
hotel
floors:
102-118
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