World's highest hotel now fully open

The world’s highest hotel – the Park Hyatt Shanghai – fully opened for business this week. Situated in the heart of the Lujiazui business district in Pudong, the Park Hyatt Shanghai occupies the 79th to 93rd floors of the 101-storey Shanghai World Financial Centre (SWFC).

The hotel takes the highest hotel honour from the Rose Rotana in Dubai and will head the list of the world's highest hotels from buildings website Emporis.

The hotel’s top floor holds a private dining and function space, capable of holding 250 people for cocktails and 120 people for sit-down dinner. The 92nd floor features two bars – one featuring live music and the other a Chinese-style bar.

The hotel has 174 rooms, all of which have views over the Huangpu River and Pudong.

Source: TimesOnline