What happened
Marriott has signed a deal for a 110-key Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Shanghai's North Bund, the brand's first urban hotel, with an expected opening in 2030. The hotel is planned for a mixed-use tower about 480 meters tall, spanning 103 floors.
The project is framed as a city sanctuary rather than a remote estate. No interior renderings have been released. A wellness area and restaurants are among the few features named. The press release does not say whether the hotel will sit at the top of the tower. Shanghai would become the only city with the full set of Marriott luxury brands once the Reserve opens.
A 2030 opening is a best-case timeline. Delays and cancellations are common on deals this far out. Branding can still change before opening. There is nothing to book; treat 2030 as tentative and wait for confirmed details closer to opening.
- Numbers
- 110 keys: planned hotel rooms
- 2030 year: expected opening year
- 480 meters: height of the mixed-use tower
- 103 floors: floors in the mixed-use tower
- Where
- Shanghai, North Bund, Ritz-Carlton Reserve Shanghai
- Takeaway
- There is nothing to book; treat 2030 as tentative and wait for confirmed details closer to opening.