[SHANGHAI] The Waterhouse
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The Waterhouse at South Bund
Address: 1-3 Maojiayuan Lu, near Zhongshan Nan Lu 毛家园路1-3号，近中山南路
Tel: 6080 2988
Website: http://waterhouseshanghai.com/
UPDATE: For my most recent visit and stay at The Waterhouse, click here.
The Waterhouse at South Bund is a 19-room boutique hotel where Table No. 1, one of my recent favorite lunch spots in Shanghai, is located. The design is markedly different – spare, plain, chic in the unusual way of broken tiles, exposed bricks, rough edges, and plenty of rust. Complete with eclectic furnishings and random phrases written haphazardly on the floors and the windows, The Waterhouse design is undoubtedly one of the most unique in town.
The Waterhouse at South Bund
Courtyard
View from the 3rd floor
Random
Rooftop seating
The roof bar
Check out more pictures of the hotel here.
Right across the street from The Waterhouse is a man-made beach installed by the government. The charge is 20 RMB and no food and drinks are to be brought in – next door neighbor Greek restaurant Mythos will be handling the snack bar. I personally am not a big fan of the view (blocks of apartments? and those hideous ferries!), but we’ll see how this spot takes off as the weather becomes more pleasant.
The beach
Shanghai is never going to look like this…
20 RMB entrance fee
Bull?
UPDATE: For my most recent visit and stay at The Waterhouse, click here.
I thought Waterhouse was a restaurant at first – guess not… I absolutely am dumbfounded by the architecture btw. It’s my favourite kind – minimalist with a quirk :D
Wei-Wei
20 Feb 11 at 3:08 PM
Yes I love the architecture and interior design as well.
You should go check it out, even if you don’t eat the restaurant.
I don’t think they stop you from touring the place..
sugarednspiced
22 Feb 11 at 11:55 PM
There’s a rooftop bar at The Waterhouse. Nice during the evenings, especially if there’s a riverside breeze. I had some type of special potato chips and dip while there — which seemed really over-priced. Drinks were good. Any idea how much the rooms are in The Waterhouse? If reasonable, I may recommend to visitors for the design alone.
Felix
16 Jul 11 at 4:01 PM
Hmm, not sure how much Waterhouse is, but Smart Shanghai has a “check-in” article on this and you can check that to find out the details.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/check-in/the-waterhouse
sugarednspiced
16 Jul 11 at 4:40 PM
[...] 我一走進 Table No. 1 就喜歡上它了。這個餐廳的佈置簡潔而另類 － 未打磨光滑的原木，裸露在外的磚頭，隨處可見的粗糙邊緣， 斑駁的牆壁刻意營造出舊倉庫美感 ，與所在的精品酒店The Waterhouse水舍有著一貫的風格。 [...]
[上海] Table No. 1 at Sugared & Spiced
16 Nov 11 at 10:56 PM