[2024 Shanghai Stay] Travel Guide for HUALUXE Shanghai Twelve At Hengshan (Updated Oct)
The 11th 'AArt Shanghai Urban Art Fair'
This is my second visit to the 'AArt Shanghai Urban Art Fair'.
Every time is a feast for the eyes, a visual feast of art~
✅ The Shanghai Urban Art Fair (AArt) is the first international hotel-style art fair in Shanghai, founded in 2012.
✅ AArt starts with the letter 'A', which stands for Art as well as Appreciate.
✅ AArt is named after the city, uses hotel rooms as exhibition units, and features a hotel-style unique style, integrating artworks with living spaces in its exhibition form.
✅ This year's fair is themed 'Building Art Together•Home'. A total of 43 rooms. Nearly 40 art institutions will bring over 2000 pieces of domestic and international art treasures for exhibition here. I browsed for a full 2 hours!
✅ Masterpieces from Chinese and foreign artists are showcased together, 'Gallery Collection' exhibits prints by Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Wu Guanzhong... and even an original charcoal drawing of Monet's 'Haystacks'!
✅ Walking into each hotel room, you will see that not only inside the room but also on the walls, on the beds, and even in the bathtubs, there are many art pieces presented, each painting, sculpture, and home environment integrated into one, appearing harmonious, unified, and uniquely charming.
💚 The 11th 'AArt Shanghai Urban Art Fair'
🏨 Hualuxe Hotel on No. 12 Hengshan Road, Shanghai
📆 May 17th to 19th
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A Taste of the World
A hotel with a perfect atmosphere - No. 12 Hengshan Road, Shanghai, Cordis Hotel.
Originally the No. 12 Hengshan Road Luxury Collection under SPG/Marriott, it was later sold to IHG and changed to the Cordis brand. The hotel is adjacent to the former residences of Sun Yat-sen and Zhou Enlai, Longhua Martyrs Cemetery and Longhua Temple, as well as Fuxing Park with a French garden style. The entire hotel has a beautiful surrounding structure, and many artworks are placed in the lobby, which complement the environment. It's quite interesting to walk around and look at them.
The room is very large and the hardware equipment is well maintained. The decoration is also similar to the lobby, with a more Chinese style.
The gym is on the second basement level, the space is very open and bright, and the equipment is relatively complete. The swimming pool opposite is now open as usual.
The restaurant is on the fifth floor. I only had a buffet breakfast at the hotel. The variety is average, but the taste is okay, especially the scallion oil noodles at the noodle stall, which is highly recommended.
The area around the hotel is really good for shopping! Various restaurants, cafes, and some interesting small shops, even walking to Wukang Road and Huaihai Middle Road is not far. Moreover, the hotel is close to the subway entrance, which is quite convenient for travel.
Cook Katherine Kath
Come to Shanghai and stay at the Hualuxe Hotel, which provides direct access to various attractions around Hengshan Road
Theme Features:
As soon as summer vacation arrives, Shanghai gets crowded! Among the most popular areas is the largest block, spanning four districts: Huangpu, Jing'an, Xuhui, and Changning. This area is known as the 'Hengshan Road-Fuxing Road Historical and Cultural Area,' or simply the 'Hengfu Area'—Hengshan Road is undoubtedly the central street of this block.
Nearby Attractions:
Hengshan Road, known as the 'Champs-Élysées of the East,' showcases its unique charm to the fullest. Every block has a popular spot for taking photos. The Hualuxe Hotel is located at No. 12 Hengshan Road, right above the Hengshan Road subway station, making its location unbeatable. If you stay here, you can explore the area by city walking and experience the most urban part of Shanghai.
Decor Style:
The interior decoration is also very luxurious, meeting hotel standards. Whether it's the grand lobby, the double sinks in the guest rooms, or the soaking bathtubs, everything is top-notch. The fitness swimming pool and spa massage services are also excellent in terms of environment and service.
Entertainment Facilities:
The hotel also has a garden, which is quite rare in such a prime location.
AV. Angie 25
Tao Ran Jing Ju, a place where guests are treated with heart
Hua Yi Hotel on No.2 Hengshan Road, Shanghai, as an international luxury hotel brand tailored by InterContinental Group for Chinese guests, is committed to providing a unique dining experience and mature and perfect gathering space. The hotel is adjacent to Xujiahui and Huaihai Road business district, surrounded by green trees, various restaurants, cafes, boutiques, galleries and old buildings with artistic atmosphere, allowing you to experience a paradise in the fashionable city with amazing design.
Enjoy the art of Chinese hospitality
The hotel is stylishly and cleverly designed, with modern first-class facilities, and you can choose unique clothes and accessories for going out at night from a series of high-end boutiques around the courtyard. With Chinese hospitality, the 24-hour front desk staff is always ready to arrange dry cleaning, currency exchange, floristry and 24-hour shoe polishing service for you.
Guest rooms
From private rooms to elegant presidential suites, everything is available. As soon as you walk into the light-colored wooden entrance of the luxury room, your eyes are attracted by the spectacular city view outside the large window. Open the window, sit in front of the elegant single chair and round table to enjoy the breeze, and take in all the beauty. A feast of food with different styles and top quality.
Enjoy a feast of special dining
Ju Ming Yi, a dedicated space tailored for your business and social interactions, provides a quiet place for conversation and meeting, and shows your nobility when you entertain guests and taste tea. During your meeting, we will serve a carefully designed tea set, excellent stationery and paper, to make the details of business negotiations perfect, and you can also enjoy the panoramic view outside the window. The Chinese restaurant in Cai Feng Lou is characterized by luxury and unique themes, presenting the delicacies of China from ancient times to the present, from exquisite menus to personalized services. The bright restaurant provides breakfast, lunch and dinner for guests, featuring a variety of European cuisine, various Asian dishes and themed buffets, and presents and specially operates late-night snack stalls until late at night.
Unforgettable grand wedding
The 425-square-meter spacious space of the Grand Banquet Hall exudes a soft golden hue, and the garden is in front of the venue. The elegant dining table is centered with custom flower arrangements, bringing a pleasing enjoyment. The venue can accommodate 220 people to enjoy a rich meal and excellent service.
City Center Fitness Center
The spacious fitness center has floor-to-ceiling windows for guests to enjoy the tempting beauty of the pool below. The 560-square-meter pure indoor swimming pool is surrounded by five massage pools, which is a great place to relax after a busy day. The spa center uses Eastern and Western massage techniques and full-body care with custom essential oils. Through the Roman-style warm water bath, Himalayan salt stone wall bio-sauna, Chinese herbal steam room, ice fountain, etc., you can rejuvenate from body to mind.
NomadicWanderer_7
Shanghai Huayi Hotel
Netizens recommend that when you come to Shanghai, you must go to Hengshan Road, Tianzifang for a stroll, where there are old Shanghai buildings and the life of Shanghai people. Huayi Hotel is located on Hengshan Road, Shanghai Hengshan Road No. 12 Huayi Hotel is under the Intercontinental Hotel Group, it is a hotel brand specially created for Chinese consumers according to domestic consumption characteristics. The concept is to deeply understand the needs of Chinese people for business socializing and holiday travel, and provide the best service methods. And I saw on Ctrip that the netizen's evaluation is very high, and the score is also among the best. So I chose Huayi Hotel, and it did not disappoint, whether it is hotel facilities or services are good. .
CHRISTIAN COBB
The hotel is oval in shape and all the rooms are arranged in a circle, like the location of a theater. In the center of the hotel, there is a beautiful "mysterious garden" - the atrium garden, tree-lined, red brick green, and icy reinforced concrete. Most of the rooms facing the courtyard have balconies that can be intimate with the garden. Contact, the day is like a paradise. This garden is undoubtedly a priceless night pearl in the land of the capital. The decoration style of the hotel is the perfect combination of Chinese style, Western style and Dongfeng style. It is extremely meticulous in terms of workmanship and layout. For example, the courtyard room where I lived has a hand-painted mural throughout the room, from the wardrobe to the glass wall of the bathroom to the back of the bed, plus the ingenuity of the carpet, all the time to reveal an elegance and honor, the bedroom has 2 2 meters A comfortable big bed, opposite the 42-inch borderless LCD black screen Samsung TV. The background of the bed is a hand-painted oriental color screen (the theme of each room is different), and it is extraordinarily elegant under the soft lazy lights. The hanging bedside lamp (silk lantern) is in the same style as the floor lamp (passing lattice) in the lobby. The overall layout and function are perfect and user-friendly. The scene lighting control system, air conditioning system, and electric curtain system are very intelligent. For example, room lighting has three preset scenes: welcome scene, work scene, and leisure scene, which can be directly selected. After finishing the selection, I can also make fine adjustments. I used to feel the convenience of staying at the Langtian Hotel in Xintiandi, Shanghai in 2012 (such as the night light, if the guest gets up, she will automatically sense
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On a Hengshan Road, known as the Oriental Champs Elyses, there is a low-key and luxurious hotel, which is SPG's famous and famous Shanghai Hengshan Road, The Luxury Collection, in the former French Concession Center. Quietly interpret the elegance and noble beauty. I stayed in March 2014. It was raining that day. Although the weather was overcast, when I came out from the No. 2 exit of Hengshan Road Station on Subway Line 1, I was decorated with more than 20,000 pieces of natural terracotta tiles. Attracted by the architecture, looking for the house number, the original Hengshan Road subway station is the famous luxury hotel hotel on the 12th Hengshan Road! Walking into the completely open lobby is like entering an art palace, where you can see the display of art and enter the mall because there are many boutiques. The color of the lobby is very bright and soft, making it feel very comfortable. The giant wind chime-like crystal chandelier running through the three floors of the atrium is beautiful, with the wind fluctuating, making a pleasant sound. There is also a leather Italian sofa that automatically senses the weight of the human body, as well as a screen with a strong Chinese style. Every detail is full of artistic charm. Check in, the front desk gave me a brief introduction to the basic situation of the hotel, and told me that the drinks in the mini bar (beer, juice and non-alcoholic beverages) are free, snacks, strong liqueurs and wines are paid. How to use wifi. From her introduction, I learned that the hotel opened on November 29, 2012, with a total of 171 rooms.