SHANGHAI, CHINA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/08/12 -- The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai has been once again recognized in the coveted 2012 Readers' Choice Award - Top 35 Hotels in China by the prestigious travel industry magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Scored with 89.8 points, the luxury hotel in downtown Shanghai is voted and recognized as one of the best hotels in the region that has been consistently delivering and maintaining the finest quality of personalized service, food and dining experience, preferred location, overall design, rooms and exceptional ladies & gentlemen in creating the Ritz-Carlton guests for life.

"We are very proud to be once again recognized by Condé Nast Traveler magazine and its influential readers for Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award in 2012. The prestigious award is the result from the continuous dedications and hard work of all our ladies & gentlemen in ensuring the consistency of our service and performance in the hospitality and service category. Celebrating our successes, we would like to convey our deepest appreciation to Condé Nast Traveler and its readers for their valuable insights and acknowledgment, and it will be our ongoing commitment to continue to provide the legendary Ritz-Carlton experience for all of our guests," says General Manager, John Rolfs.

Located in the heart of Shanghai's historical past and the modern-day buzz, the luxury downtown hotel has 610 spacious guest rooms and hotel suites with a contemporary décor enriched by touches of Asian influences. On the 43rd floor, the new Club Level Lounge is perfectly appointed and designed for those needing to work or rest in this stylish new space. Offering guests an opulent experience in a boutique setting surrounded by stunning panoramic views of the city skyline, the new Club Level offers exclusive 24 hour access. At 500 square meters, The Ritz-Carlton Suite is the largest presidential suite in the city, making it the accommodation of choice to host royalty, heads of state, celebrities, heads of multi-national corporations and their accompanying entourage. Additional facilities include dining and entertainment outlets, and fully refurbished meeting venues that can be tailored to match the meeting planner's needs.

The award-winning landmark luxury hotel is located in Shanghai Centre, a retail, dining and entertainment complex on the famous Nanjing Road. Hotel services and facilities include five Shanghai restaurants and lounges serving Chinese, Italian and Western favorites. An extensive health club with swimming pool, gym and squash courts is featured alongside a fully-equipped business center.

The prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Annual Readers' Choice Award is considered one of the most honorable in the global travel industry. Condé Nast Traveler assesses and evaluates the overall product quality and services and The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai values all inputs and comments provided by the guests who are the world's most affluent travelers.

About Condé Nast Traveler:

Condé Nast Traveler has been the bible of all travelers since the magazine was published in 1950s and every year since 1988, a select sample of Condé Nast Traveler readers have taken the Readers' Choice survey. This year's Top 100 travel experiences touch six continents and islands from Capri to Bali, include 1,285 award winners, elected by readers worldwide whose passion is travel. Final winners sifted from more than 8 million votes cast in our annual Readers' Choice Awards survey. These awards reflect the combined opinions of 28,876 Condé Nast Traveler readers rating the cities, islands, and hotels they visited in the past year, and the airlines and cruise ships they traveled with.

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