Located near the busy streets at Shanghai’s Jing’an Temple, Puli Hotel’s entrance is designed so that it doesn’t directly face the main streets, making it seem like a winding path that leads to a mysterious and quiet space Overall, it has an understated design, very different from the mainstream aesthetic in China where you’d normally see glorious and glamorous hotels designs. Once you enter the hotel lobby, if feels like your mind calms down. In the lobby bar, the staff stands on one side that has been specially lowered so that their eye-level is the same as their seated customers—unlike usual bars where you feel like the waiting staff are looking down on you.