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Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Boutique hotels are popping up in Asia's more cosmopolitan cities faster than construction cranes. Over the last couple of years, Hong Kong and Singapore have led the trend in the region. Now Shanghai is getting the boutique treatment, meeting the fast-growing demand among design-conscious travelers for a more intimate, personal environment. Within the space of a few months, at least three boutique hotels--generally defined as having fewer than 100 rooms and a hip decor concept--have opened their doors. The 30-room Mansion Hotel is a renovated French-style manor with private-club decor, evoking the swinging Shanghai of the 1920s. M ...