When the Park Hyatt Shanghai opens its doors in July of 2008, it will be the highest hotel in the world, giving all of its 174 guest rooms an eagle’s eye view of the Huangpu River below. It will be the second Park Hyatt hotel in China. The Park Hyatt Beijing is scheduled to open in late 2007.
The Park Hyatt Shanghai will occupy floors 79 through 93 of the new Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC). The 101 stories and 492 meters (1614 feet) high building is located in the center of the Lujiazui business district in Pudong and will be the tallest roof-top building in the world. [Read more…]