5 star hotels in Shanghai are not in short supply with many local and international hotel brands represented on both sides of the Huangpu River. Today, with interest I read that Jin Jiang Hotel group has taken the lease for the 84th-110th floors of the new mega-tall Shanghai Tower. The Shanghai tower will be one of the tallest buildings in world at over 630 metres. Apparently the new hotel will be called the J Hotel – making it easy to remember and for Chinese and English to say when they arrive in Shanghai.
Usually the high rise hotels have been leased by foreign brands in China such as the Jinmao (Grand Hyatt), SWFC (Park Hyatt), Guangzhou International Finance Center (Four Seasons), Lanko Chongqing (Grand Hyatt). Its interesting to see a Chinese brand take the lease on what will be the tallest tower in China, its obviously going to occur more and more not only in China but across the world.
The Shanghai Tower will be 632 metres  much taller than SWFC and Taipei 101, but not taller than Burj Khalifa or the Tokyo Sky Tree. The tallest building race will rage on but I think the Burj Khalifa will take a long time to beat, the question remains whether this is necessary due to the energy and resources required to build and maintain such a tall building.
I also hear that the J Hotel in the Shanghai Tower will have a lobby on the 101st floor which will be great if they have a restaurant or bar. Currently, I like to go to the bar at 91st floor at Park Hyatt at SWFC with friends and visitors so they can see the city lights – although you have to get there before 8pm usually so you have enough time to enjoy the view before the lights go out on many buildings at around 9-9:30pm.