Peninsula built this model of one of its Shanghai property's rooms at an off-site location in Hong Kong. Staff and special guests stayed overnight to test it out.
Can you spot the real hotel room? —
Peninsula built this model of one of its Shanghai property's rooms at an off-site location in Hong Kong. Staff and special guests stayed overnight to test it out.
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The mock-up rooms are used as testing grounds to ensure the real things, once released, are perfect. This is the finished product: a Deluxe Room, one of 235 rooms and suites at The Peninsula Shanghai.
Real deal —
The mock-up rooms are used as testing grounds to ensure the real things, once released, are perfect. This is the finished product: a Deluxe Room, one of 235 rooms and suites at The Peninsula Shanghai.
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The mock-up rooms are tested for up to a year before the designs are released for building in the properties. The process starts with an artist's rendering, such as this one, of a Deluxe Room at The Peninsula Shanghai, which opened in 2009.
Artistic work —
The mock-up rooms are tested for up to a year before the designs are released for building in the properties. The process starts with an artist's rendering, such as this one, of a Deluxe Room at The Peninsula Shanghai, which opened in 2009.
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The real Peninsula Paris is set to open its doors August 1. The Beaux Arts building on the Avenue Kléber, built in 1908, originally housed the Majestic Hotel.
Peninsula Paris hotel —
The real Peninsula Paris is set to open its doors August 1. The Beaux Arts building on the Avenue Kléber, built in 1908, originally housed the Majestic Hotel.
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