Tucked down a tiny bamboo-lined lane in Jing An, The PuLi is upping its Shanghai glam with a glow-up throughout 2026. Little has modified in the foyer, which looks like strolling onto the set of a Tom Ford advert; all shiny black tiled flooring, silk wall coverings, blurry smooth lighting and seductive Chinese artworks and antiques framed between razor-sharp strains. Guests nonetheless sidle as much as the 105-foot Long Bar to verify in earlier than being catwalked upstairs to newly refurbished rooms. Inside, each aspect feels prefer it’s been handcrafted particularly for the resort. The creative tableau contains rosewood furnishings, slimline silk lamps, architectural flowers, and window field sofas (with a tea set ready on arrival). There are additionally louche bogs with massive soapstone tubs. The best – together with the photoshoot-ready penthouse – have views of Jing An Park, the place you may see pyjama-clad pensioners doing tai chi in the morning.
In addition to the zen-calm indoor swimming pool and water remedy suites, there’s now a MANI: PEDI nail studio and a Hair Up bar from Bastien Gonzalez. A complimentary every day hair styling is included in the charges, a perk we’d prefer to see extra of. Later this yr, a brand new six-seater omakase, Wakyo, and The PuLi Bar & Grill, will open alongside award-winning French restaurant Phénix.
Address: 1 Changde Rd, 久光 Jing’An, Shanghai, China, 200040
Price: From about £264 per night time