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THE FLOATING DIRECTORY THE PIERRE

NEW YORK CITY
The 5-star hotel, which is located across the street from Central
Park and is the site of numerous events since it opened in 1930,
offers luxurious service and boasts a copper mansard roof that has
become a signature element of the city skyline. It houses the Perrine
restaurant and the Two E lounge, where you can enjoy live jazz music
from Thursday to Saturday. Standing at 160 meters tall, it is located in
New York’s historic Upper East Side district.
thepierreny.com

JUMEIRAH

EMIRATES TOWERS

DUBAI
At 303 meters high, the Jumeirah Emirates Tower Dubai is a five-
star hotel located just a few minutes from the Dubai Mall. It offers
marvelous views of the city skyline, with 40 luxury suites and
exceptional restaurants, and is located right in the heart of the city,
next to the Emirates Office Tower, with which it forms the Emirates
Towers complex. Among the suites are the Presidential suite and the
two-floor, 312 square meter Royal suite.
jumeirah.com

J HOTEL

SHANGHAI TOWER

SHANGHAI

The J Hotel sits atop the Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in
China and the third tallest in the world. By taking the elevator up at a
speed of 18 meters per second, it takes less than a minute to reach
the 101st floor, where the lobby is located. The hotel has 165 rooms,
including 34 suites, 7 restaurants, a spa, a swimming pool on the
84th floor and a thousand works of art scattered in its corridors and
common areas. Its rooms are among the highest and most spacious
options for those who want to stay in the city.
jhotel-shanghai.com

SHANGRI–LA

THE SHARD

SKYSCRAPERS HOTELS The Shangri-La Hotel occupies 18 floors (the 34th to the 52nd) of
LONDON

The Shard, an iconic skyscraper and the tallest building in Western
Europe (beaten only by other buildings in Moscow, St. Petersburg
and Warsaw), at 309.67 meters. Guests can look out over the whole
city thanks to panoramic views of the skyline and the Thames, as
well as famous landmarks such as the Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s
Globe, Borough Market and St Paul’s Cathedral, which are all within
easy reach.
shangri-la.com

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