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PPPeter’s 24-hour stay at the Shimao Wonderland InterContinental Hotel takes him about an hour outside Shanghai to a hotel built in a quarry. Finding the remote property through taxi apps proves difficult, despite China’s broad use of apps for transport, appointments, and food delivery. The project’s scale is described as involving 5,000 architects, engineers, and designers and costing $300 million. In his suite, PPPeter tests the voice assistant, Chinese-language Wi-Fi controls, and a futuristic toilet with temperature and massage functions, while looking toward a waterfall. The stay includes dinner with abalone and cha, a jointed gourd vegetable, and an allergen list from the hotel. He also notes that the pool is under-maintained, a bathtub lid is broken, and the restaurant feels empty. Later he tours a $2,800 duplex king suite and a $7,500 presidential suite, then watches the light show and checks out. The hotel’s deliberate distance from the city contributes to a calm setting.
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Reaching the underground hotel
PPPeter spends a day at the Shimao Wonderland InterContinental Hotel near Shanghai, a property built in a quarry. Although China uses apps for taxis, appointments, and food delivery, reaching this hotel by taxi app is difficult because it is far from the city. The source describes the large project as involving 5,000 architects, engineers, and designers and costing $300 million. The hotel’s remote location is intended to create a calm atmosphere.
PPPeter explores his suite, which has a view of the waterfall, a voice assistant, Wi-Fi, and a futuristic toilet with temperature adjustment and massage functions. He notes that the voice assistant works in Chinese. Some details do not go smoothly: he initially cannot get cold beer, the pool is under-maintained, and the bathtub lid is broken. The restaurant is eerily empty, adding to the unusual feel of the stay.
Dinner, light shows, and room tours
Dinner includes abalone and cha, a jointed gourd vegetable. The hotel provides a list of allergens for guests. PPPeter describes the food and taste as part of his evening, followed by a light show outside. He also tours more expensive accommodations, including a $2,800 duplex king suite and a $7,500 presidential suite, and compares their increasingly lavish features with the standard room.
The stay ends with a final light show and checkout, along with a humorous misunderstanding when staff address PPPeter by name. His 24 hours combine luxury amenities with practical complications and moments of confusion. The hotel is remote, the pool and bathtub have maintenance issues, and locating it takes effort, while the room view, unusual toilet, dinner, and light displays make the visit distinctive. His account moves between the hotel’s scale, its facilities, and the experience of spending a night there.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What was unusual about the hotel room?
- A: PPPeter describes a futuristic toilet with temperature adjustment and massage functions, a voice assistant that works in Chinese, and Wi-Fi. The suite also had a waterfall view. He notes that a broken bathtub lid and the initial lack of cold beer were among the practical glitches during his stay.
- Q: What did PPPeter have for dinner?
- A: Dinner included abalone and cha, which the source identifies as a jointed gourd vegetable. The hotel also provided an allergen list for guests. PPPeter comments on the details and taste of the meal as part of his evening at the hotel.
- Q: How much did the more expensive rooms cost?
- A: During his room tour, PPPeter visits a duplex king suite priced at $2,800 and a presidential suite priced at $7,500. He compares their increasingly lavish amenities with the standard room he stayed in.
