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Upper House Shanghai is a design-led luxury hotel in Shanghai's Jing'an district. It sits within HKRI Taikoo Hui on West Nanjing Road. It belongs to Upper House by Swire Hotels and brings the brand's quiet, residential style to one of Shanghai's most useful central addresses. Guests stay close to shopping, dining, offices, metro lines, and the city's cultural core. The hotel itself still feels calm and carefully composed.
The property has 111 rooms and suites, with additional residences in the wider complex. Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni shaped the interiors with a restrained, modern eye. Chinese materials, art, and craft keep the hotel rooted in Shanghai. Upper House Shanghai suits travelers who want design, privacy, strong dining, wellness, and direct access to a polished mixed-use city district.
The hotel sits in HKRI Taikoo Hui, a major mixed-use development on West Nanjing Road. This places guests close to high-end shopping, restaurants, offices, and the West Nanjing Road metro station, where several lines connect the wider city. It is a practical address for both leisure and business stays. Jing'an is one of Shanghai's most convenient districts. Guests can reach the Former French Concession, People's Square, The Bund, Xintiandi, and Lujiazui by car or metro. They still stay in a neighborhood that feels central without being only tourist-facing. The location also works well for guests who value shopping and dining within easy reach. The immediate setting is especially useful in bad weather or on tight schedules. HKRI Taikoo Hui gives the hotel direct access to retail, food, coffee, and office facilities. A stay can run smoothly even when meetings, jet lag, or Shanghai traffic make the day less predictable.
Rooms and suites at Upper House Shanghai feel calm, modern, and residential. Expect clean lines, soft textures, curated art, generous bathrooms, refined lighting, and a clear sense of space. That space is rare in many dense city hotels. The design avoids heavy decoration and focuses on proportion, materials, and comfort. Entry rooms already feel polished, while suites add more living space and a stronger apartment mood. The best categories suit guests who want to stay several nights, work privately, host a quiet meeting, or settle into Shanghai. The hotel is especially strong for repeat city travelers who care about how a room feels at the end of a long day. Many details show the House Collective approach: quiet corridors, personal service, thoughtful minibar and bath amenities, and rooms that feel like private residences rather than standard luxury boxes. The tone is composed and urbane, not theatrical.
Dining is one of the hotel's major strengths. Sui Tang Li serves Chinese cuisine in a polished setting, with dishes shaped by regional traditions and a strong sense of Shanghai context. It works for business meals, family dinners, and guests who want Chinese cooking without leaving the hotel. Frasca brings Italian cooking to the property in a more relaxed, social mood. It is useful for lunch, dinner, and casual meetings, especially for guests who want a familiar European rhythm inside a very Shanghai setting. The restaurant helps make the hotel easy to use across several nights. The hotel's bar and lounge spaces give the property a quieter evening layer. They are not built around a loud nightlife scene. They work better for a drink after dinner, a discreet conversation, or a pause between city plans. That restraint is part of the hotel's personality.
Mi Xun Spa gives Upper House Shanghai a strong wellness dimension. The spa is designed for guests who want to slow down, recover from travel, and build a calmer rhythm into a city stay. Treatments, relaxation areas, and careful design make the spa feel like part of the hotel rather than an add-on. The hotel also offers fitness and pool facilities, which are valuable in central Shanghai. Guests can swim, train, or book a treatment without leaving the building. This makes the property especially useful for business travelers, long-haul guests, and anyone using Shanghai as more than a one-night stop. Wellness here is not about spectacle. It is about quiet, privacy, good design, and reliable facilities. That fits the House Collective mood and gives the hotel a softer counterpoint to the energy of West Nanjing Road outside.
Upper House Shanghai is one of Shanghai's stronger design hotels because it balances international minimalism with local material and art references. Piero Lissoni's interiors use clean geometry, warm tones, crafted objects, and a residential sense of flow. The result is sophisticated without feeling cold. Art is woven through the public spaces and rooms. It gives the hotel a stronger identity than a standard business-luxury property. Guests who enjoy design will notice the details: ceramics, screens, lighting, textures, and the way spaces open into each other without feeling exposed. This design language also affects service. The hotel feels discreet and personal. Staff do not need to force a sense of occasion because the building, rooms, restaurants, and spa already create a clear atmosphere. The experience works through control and calm rather than grandeur.
Upper House Shanghai is strong for business travelers because of its location, privacy, dining, and access to offices and transport. It is also strong for leisure guests who want a central base without choosing a large international chain hotel. That balance is one of the property's best traits. Couples will like the design, spa, and dining. Solo travelers will appreciate the calm and security of the setting. Families can make the hotel work with the right room category and the practical support of HKRI Taikoo Hui nearby. Longer stays benefit from the residential mood and the ease of the surrounding development. The hotel is less suited to travelers who want Bund views from the room or a heritage hotel atmosphere. Those guests may prefer The Peninsula Shanghai, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, or Fairmont Peace Hotel. Upper House Shanghai is better for guests who want modern design, Jing'an convenience, and a quieter kind of luxury.
Upper House Shanghai is best for travelers who want Shanghai with design, privacy, dining, wellness, and a highly practical Jing'an location. It suits guests who know the city, business travelers who need calm between meetings, and leisure travelers who prefer a refined city base over a landmark hotel. Compared with The PuLi Hotel and Spa, Upper House Shanghai feels more integrated into a mixed-use urban district. Compared with The Shanghai EDITION, it is quieter and more residential. Compared with Bund hotels, it gives up river views for stronger daily convenience and a more intimate design mood. Book Upper House Shanghai if the brief is a central Shanghai hotel with Upper House style, strong food and wellness, a calm room, and direct access to one of Jing'an's most useful developments. It is a smart choice for guests who want the city close, but not pressing into every moment of the stay.
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366 Shi Men Yi Road SHANGHAI 200041 CN CHINA, China
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Yes. Upper House Shanghai is the current name for the hotel formerly known as The Middle House in Shanghai. Travelers who remember The Middle House will still find the same Dazhongli setting, design-led mood, and polished House service in Jing'an.
Yes. Upper House Shanghai is a strong choice for travelers who want a stylish luxury hotel in central Shanghai with large rooms, refined dining, wellness, and calm design. It works best for guests who value privacy, contemporary interiors, personal service, and easy access to shopping, dining, galleries, and business addresses.
Upper House Shanghai is at No. 366 Shi Men Yi Road in Jing'an District, Shanghai, China. The hotel sits in Dazhongli, close to Nanjing West Road, Taikoo Hui, boutiques, restaurants, metro links, and central Shanghai business areas.
Upper House Shanghai has 111 rooms, including studios, apartments, terrace layouts, and a dramatic penthouse. Rooms begin at generous city sizes, with categories such as Studio 50, Studio 60, Studio 70, Studio 90, apartments, and larger two-bedroom options.
The rooms mix Italian design discipline with Shanghainese details, floor-to-ceiling windows, clean lines, soft light, and deep bathrooms. Expect a calm city retreat rather than a classic grand hotel look, with many rooms framing Shanghai views from above Jing'an.
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