Shanghai, China

The Peninsula Shanghai

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The takeaway

Choose it for a full-service Bund base where Art Deco-inflected rooms, destination dining and Huangpu-facing outlooks keep Shanghai’s riverfront in focus.

About the hotel

On Shanghai’s historic Bund riverfront, The Peninsula Shanghai is a 235-room hotel that opened in 2009. It is The Peninsula Hotels’ flagship in Mainland China, with Art Deco-inspired interiors drawing on the city’s 1920s style. Four restaurants and lounges include Yi Long Court, serving Cantonese cuisine, and Sir Elly’s, where Northern Italian cooking comes with views toward Pudong. The hotel is part of a complex that also includes luxury residences and a shopping arcade.

Choose it if

You want a Bund address with the Huangpu riverfront promenade immediately outside and views toward Pudong from selected rooms and Sir Elly’s.
You value having Cantonese dining at Yi Long Court and Northern Italian cooking at Sir Elly’s within the hotel.
You want a city stay with an indoor pool, spa and fitness centre on site.

Skip it if

You want a beach or countryside setting; this is a city hotel on the Bund’s urban riverfront.

The property

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Guest discussion

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Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

One repeat guest favors The Peninsula Shanghai for its room size, location, and overall service, comparing it with the Park Hyatt and PuLi. Those three factors are the basis for the guest’s preference.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“I have stayed many times at Peninsula, PH, and PuLi in Shanghai. I probably would vote for Peninsula given room size, location, and overall service.”

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