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Million Tree Project = 25% Discount

Roots and Shoots is URBN's favorite non-profit organization in Shanghai.  As proud partners of their Million Tree Project, we feel it our duty to deliver cool news about the project.  Last week, the MTP team announced the launch of a new promotion.  The US based athletic company, Patagonia,  now offers ...

URBN Makes it to the Top, Again

SHANGHAI, CHINA, February 1, 2010 – URBN Hotels Shanghai is delighted to announce it has been awarded Travel + Leisure magazine's Top 10 Greater China Boutique/Design Hotels in 2009. Lasting one year and covering Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, Travel + Leisure magazine's annual Top 10 awards are selected ...

a new food concept at URBN

Downstairs with David Laris at Urbn Hotels, Shanghai David Laris and his consultancy, David Laris Creates (DLC) are excited to announce their recent collaboration with Urbn Hotels. DLC has been commissioned by Urbn Hotels to create a brand new line-up of dining and drinking options within the hotel premises on Jiaozhou ...

URBN continues it’s carbon neutral pledge

URBN Hotels has chosen Swiss based carbon experts, South Pole, to continue their offsetting initiative Just two weeks before the long awaited global climate conference in Copenhagen, URBN Hotels and South Pole have launched a partnership with a voluntary offsetting program. URBN has been a carbon neutral hotel since ...

URBN hotel still the leading green business hotel in asia

URBN hotels shanghai has won its third prestigious award this month. URBN scooped up the AFA asia award for “leading green business hotel of asia” last week. the AFA Asia awards gala evening was held at the asia hotel forum international hotel summit, located in beijing. the winners of this ...

look out world, here we come

do you notice anything.... different about URBN's look? you have just entered URBN hotel's brand new website. it marks the beginning of a new era for china's first carbon neutral hotel. pretty soon, our site will be jam packed with tons of information about cool things to do in shanghai, awesome ...

URBN green tip
Using a fan in low speed while the AC/heating is on can actually distribute the heat more evenly