Shanghai Disneyland Hotel
Shanghai Disneyland Hotel is the flagship hotel of Shanghai Disney Resort in Pudong, Shanghai, China, standing on the shore of Wishing Star Lake directly across the water from Shanghai Disneyland. It opened on June 16, 2016, the same day as the park and the resort as a whole, as the more formal and luxurious of the resort's two opening hotels, alongside the Toy Story Hotel.[1]
History
The hotel was planned from the outset as the signature place to stay at China's first mainland Disney resort. Where the Toy Story Hotel was pitched as the playful, family-value option, the Disneyland Hotel was positioned as an elegant, full-service property, with banquet and meeting space, a wedding pavilion, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre alongside its guest rooms.[2]
It welcomed its first guests for the resort's grand opening on June 16, 2016, and has operated continuously as the resort's deluxe hotel since then. Its 420 rooms include a small number of suites and a concierge club level, the Magic Kingdom Club, offering upgraded amenities for an additional fee.[3]
Theming and layout
The building is designed in an Art Nouveau manner, its architecture marked by flowing, organic and undulating lines. The style is carried through the whole property, appearing in the graphics, wall and window coverings and furniture, rather than being confined to the facade. Disney touches are layered over that framework: a statue of Mickey Mouse and his friends anchors the lobby, and details such as Tinker Bell pixie-dust motifs appear in the guest rooms.[4]
Standard rooms are offered with garden, lake or park views, and are arranged to sleep up to four. Outside, landscaped gardens and a broad lawn run down towards Wishing Star Lake, with walking trails around the shore, so that the Enchanted Storybook Castle remains visible across the water from much of the grounds.
Dining and amenities
The hotel has four dining locations. Lumière's Kitchen is a buffet restaurant themed to Beauty and the Beast, presented as a dining room from the Prince's enchanted castle, where Disney characters appear during meals. Aurora, on the top floor, is the hotel's fine-dining restaurant, serving modern Asian cuisine with views over the lake and the resort. The remaining two venues both draw on Fantasia: the Bacchus Lounge provides bar service, and the Ballet Café is a quick-service stop themed to the Dance of the Hours sequence.[5][6]
Beyond dining, the hotel offers a themed merchandise shop, character greetings, and recreation including its indoor pool. For transport, a resort shuttle bus serves the park, and the Wishing Star Ferry provides complimentary water-taxi service across Wishing Star Lake between the hotel and Shanghai Disneyland, a crossing of only a few minutes. Guests can also walk to the park entrance, and luggage and merchandise package pick-up services link the hotel and park entrances.