Captivating contrasts

The W Shanghai encapsulates the opposing characteristics of the city in a vibrant clash of culture, people, architecture, attitudes and space.

The Huangpu River creates the physical divide in Shanghai and acts as the thread that runs through the design of the hotel; the pulse of the city, its energy links and reflects the multi-layered, contrasting elements of the city and in turn, our design.

The futuristic electrified neon of the Lujiazui peninsula provides the backdrop whilst the traditional international buildings of the Bund line the west bank of the Huangpu reflecting the past.

A series of narrow skylights puncture the ceilings in the welcome are and Woo Bar, casting refined shafts of light that shift throughout the day.