World's highest hotel opens for guests in Shanghai
The world's highest luxury hotel, boasting a restaurant on the 120th floor and 24-hour personal butler service, has opened in Shanghai to guests with deep pockets and a head for heights. The J Hotel's 165 opulent rooms occupy the top floors of the 632m (2,073ft) Shanghai Tower in the city's financial district. Elevators that travel at a record-breaking 42.8mph or 18 meters per second whizz guests up the intimidating spiral-like skyscraper.
The Shanghai Tower may be the second-tallest building on earth after Dubai's Burj Khalifa at 2716 ft. The opening of the hotel was delayed partly by the coronavirus pandemic however the hotel has started acquiring well-heeled guests who can ask the services of a dedicated butler at any hour, day or night.
Patrons may also enjoy one of the hotel's seven restaurants, bars, spa, 84th-floor pool, and the rest of the usual trappings of a top-notch hotel. The elevator in the Shanghai Tower is the world's most effective elevator. In a ceremony towards the end of last year, it had been officially awarded the title by the Guinness World Records.
The speedy lift is operated by a Mitsubishi technician who can turn on a switch to help make the capsule accelerate up to 42.8 miles/hour (69 kilometers/hour) since it travels up the 632m (2,074ft) tall building. Compared, Usain Bolt - the fastest man on the planet - runs at 27.44 miles/hour (44 km/hour).
