The Heights of Shanghai - A Trip for Two to Shanghai, China on American Airlines for Seven Days & Six Nights at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai

A literal and figurative symbol of the dizzying heights to which Shanghai has climbed, the Grand Hyatt -- which runs from the 53rd to 87th floors of the soaring Jin Mao Tower in Pudong -- is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Highest Hotel in the World." Staying at this über-mod hotel is to experience the mind-boggling Shanghai boom without even leaving your hotel room. Set in the burgeoning Pudong business and financial center, the Bund and old Shanghai may lie across the river, but their history is a million miles away. Instead, six elevators stand ready to whisk you to the lobby on the 54th floor in 47 seconds flat. The Grand Hyatt Shanghai provides a wide range of services guaranteed to satisfy the needs of the most discerning guests. The hotel is situated in a prime location in the heart of Shanghai's financial and business district. Rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows offer sweeping views of the Pu Dong skyline. Restaurant choices here are as dizzying as that elevator ascent: In a cigar bar, wine bar, single malt bar and a wealth of restaurants, you can get Cantonese shark's fin soup, brick-oven pizza, a Shanghainese hot pot at 3 a.m. or sing karaoke. But high on the topmost 87th floor are the kickers: the indoor "sky pool" and the Cloud 9 lounge and bar, both complete with 360-degree views of Shanghai old and (mostly) new. The nearby Jade Buddha Temple and the Grand theater are two of Shanghai's largest attractions. The city also offers an array of museums, markets, temples, and Yu Yuan Garden.