Longemont — Attraction in Shanghai

Beautiful modern shopping mall. I think it has 8 floors total. Each floor specializes in something (kids, womens clothes, mens, electronics, restaurants, etc.). You will find a guide next to the elevator. Cloud Nine features brand name clothing stores. Its very clean and the bathrooms are nice. I would highly recommend you find one of the many restaurants to eat for lunch and dinner. They get very busy with lots of people eating in and taking out/delivery. You can find all types of food. Sadly there is not a restaurant directory (at least in English) so you have to look at the menu to each one. Most have translations in English.

Recommend: The vending machines throughout the mall, rides and games for all ages, unique restaurants, and massage chairs (pay using Alipay or WeChat).

Easy to get to using the 2,4,5...

This is a review for the Cloud 9 bar located in Jin Mao Tower. Not really worth it. 288 RMB entrance fee for those who are not guests at the hotel (although this can be applied towards your bill). The hostess put us in a small sitting area stuck between two pillars that felt very claustrophobic. It was also directly next to a speaker, and they had the music up so loud our drinks and seats were literally vibrating. When we were asked to move we were told all the other tables were reserved, even though the place was basically empty. We never saw anyone else show up in our area the entire time...

This place is huge! Take a large mall and stack it 8 times, that kind of huge. Just watch your head in the stores on the top level though, they shoehorned that floor into the place as an afterthought. You will find every imaginable western store there, and with blond caucasian models plastered grandly over every store window one would be forgiven for thinking they were in new york! That is until you notice the local dark haired population - a real dichotomy. The place is icon of the Chinese communist endless fascination and pursuit (and emulation!) of western beauty,...