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December 2007

Tiny boutique hotels are giving giant chains a run for their money

Shui On Land is a property developer that’s been happy to contribute to China’s super-sized growth. Its flagship project, Xintiandi, has helped put Shanghai on the map of cool urban spots, but it also served as an incubator for something altogether more delicate: a rash of new boutique hotels.

Perhaps it’s not so strange that a giant developer should be the progenitor of small-scale lodging. In 2001, the plan for Xintiandi, a mixed retail and commercial ...

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