Masion Hotel Shanghai

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Address 82 Xinle Rd, Shanghai
Phone (86-21) 5403-9888

Located in the heart of the city’s French Concession district, this boutique hotel is a complete throwback to the swinging Shanghai of the 1920s. The renovated French villa-style manor was once the home of a notorious Chinese mob boss and the hotel has been rehabilitated from a largely abandoned shell that had badly sagging wood floors. This charming five-story limestone structure has been painstakingly restored into a 30-room property that feels more like a member’s club for the Fortune 500 set. The cavernous lobby has 15-foot ceilings and classic vintage antiques housed in glass cases.

The Mansion’s rooftop has been renovated into a bar, which looks out over the low rooftops of the French Concession. The private dining rooms and the rooftop, are available primarily to guests staying at the hotel. Special key cards for entry will be issued to select friends and associates of the hotel, giving the Mansion a clubhouse-like feel