Oriental Pearl TV Tower

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Oriental Pearl TV Tower
The skyline''s prominent Orient Pearl TV Tower, a new landmark

of Shanghai,is the tallest TV tower in Asia and third tallest in the world (after Toronto and Moscow)with a height of 263 metres. It faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. Be sure to visit its observation deck and revolving restaurant — the water and Shanghai city views are stunning, especially at night.
The tower is equipped with tourist service facilities, including eateries, shops, recreational including eateries, shops, recreational centers and a hotel. Open 8:30-21:30.
Oriental Pearl has eight globes lining vertically in a design that reminds one of a Tang Dynasty poem that compares sounds played on a plucked instrument to "a string of pearls dropping onto a jade plate."
The globes are for sightseeing, dining and hotel accommodations. The 20-room Space Hotel is located in the five small balls between two large globes, 140 to 230 metres above the ground. It does give people a feeling of being on a spaceship. Up here, guests can sit in sofas and enjoy a bird''s-eye-view of the city aloft from the bustling life in the streets.
Each ball has a suite and three standard rooms on two levels connected by a winding stairway. The suite has a private lounge overlooking the Huangpu River and a booming Pudong. Three other rooms share two lounges facing the main section of the Bund and the city''s old districts.
If you decide to stay, make sure to rent a telescope at the reception desk so you can zoom in on the city''s interesting spots. Apart from great views, the hotel offers all the conveniences of a four-star hotel. The only drawback is that it has no restaurant.
Due to fire-control restrictions, the tower has no kitchen, Guests can go to a buffet restaurant below or dine out. The food in the buffet restaurant is cooked on the ground and delivered by elevator. Yet you still can have room service for breakfast or night snack, which hotel staff prepares downstairs and delivers to your room piping hot.
Guests also have the privilege of a reserved elevator. It can whisk you up to your floor in less than one minute. However, you need to call the operator before leaving your room.