Douglas Williams/Shanghai Daily news

Quite a different happy hour from the one mentioned at the Tsing Tao Beer Pub over the page is the one offered at the JW Marriott on Tomorrow Square, 399 Nanjing Road W..
For the princely sum of 98 yuan (US$12.10) between the hours of 5:30pm and 7:30pm, seven nights a week, the full and extensive arsenal of expertly mixed Martinis becomes available, with no limit on the number consumed.
I respectfully suggest that readers may want to re-read the last sentence.
That's two hours - the average Martini out of happy hour is 65 yuan.
And these are proper Martinis not those learner versions served in lesser establishments with teensy weensy glasses heavy on the vermouth, light on the liquor.
This is the JW Marriott Lounge bar and on the 40th floor of that building that everyone knows and most have invented their own moniker for. Mine is the Batman building assorted others include the space-rocket building, the Gotham building and the fat and skinny building; suggestions on a postcard (e-mail) please.
The JW Marriott is one of Shanghai's best hotels with a lounge bar to match. It's on the fortieth floor with panoramic views over the city, particularly over nearby People's Square. Needless to say the service is fastidiously attentive with staff fully aware of the time constrictions and egging punters on when necessary.
My research into this piece has revealed that over the average seven day week the average number of customers in the JW Marriott lounge bar on any given night is approximately seven though I could be wrong.
It's usually not very busy, especially and mysteriously during this exceedingly generous happy hour. Getting a seat is rarely an issue.
With two Martinis the happy hour customer is up, financially; with six the same happy happy hour customer is swaying, literally.
With more than 60 different Martinis to choose from a ruinously drunken week would still leave a handful untried.
There is the obligatory jazz band but thankfully they're not invasive maintaining an appreciated background volume.
It is a hotel lounge bar but sometimes these things can be overlooked.
Snack food is available, French fries, sushi, satays and the like.
Taxis know where it is and there are loads waiting to take you straight home afterwards.
Enjoying Shanghai's spectacular skyline Martini in hand does not get better, or cheaper.