The Peninsula Shanghai
No. 32 The Bund, Shanghai, China
Location
The Bund, Shanghai
The hotel stands at No. 32 The Bund, with direct frontage on Shanghai's historic waterfront and views of the Bund, the Huangpu River and the Pudong skyline, about fifteen minutes from Lujiazui and near Nanjing Road. There is no beach — this is the Bund — the culture-and-foodie heart of the city.
Transfer
A Shanghai transfer
Fly into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, about 40 minutes by car, or Pudong International for long-haul. The Bund, Nanjing Road and the Lujiazui business centre are all close by.
Villas
Around 235 rooms & suites
235 rooms and suites, including 44 suites, in 1920s-Shanghai Art Deco — the premier Palace and Astor suites with private terraces — from Deluxe Rooms through Deluxe River Rooms and Grand Deluxe Suites to the signature Peninsula, Palace and Astor Suites.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and food-lovers who want the Bund icon — Art Deco rooms with river views, rooftop Michelin dining and the Peninsula Academy's old-Shanghai tours.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Sir Elly's and Yi Long Court cover rooftop Modern European and Michelin Cantonese, with afternoon tea in The Lobby and the Salon de Ning for cocktails.
About the Resort
The Bund grand-hotel icon
The Peninsula Shanghai is the Bund icon — a modern Art Deco grand hotel with direct frontage on the historic waterfront, the first new building raised on the Bund in more than sixty years. Its rooms look out over the Bund, the Huangpu River and the Pudong skyline, dressed in 1920s-Shanghai Art Deco with high ceilings, large marble baths and generous dressing rooms; the premier Palace and Astor suites add private terraces. The dining carries the top rating from Forbes Travel Guide and a Michelin pedigree: Sir Elly's for rooftop Modern European with Bund and Pudong views, Yi Long Court for Michelin Cantonese, and afternoon tea in The Lobby to live music. A 1930s, Great Gatsby-inspired indoor lap pool sits in a glass room, the Peninsula Spa is by ESPA, and the Peninsula Academy runs old-Shanghai tours in a restored 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, with the Peninsula yacht for Huangpu cruises and a children's academy. There is no beach — this is the Bund — the culture-and-foodie heart of Shanghai, Nanjing Road and Pudong at hand.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
235 rooms and suites, including 44 suites, in 1920s-Shanghai Art Deco with high ceilings, large marble baths and dressing rooms; the premier Palace and Astor suites add private terraces. They run from Deluxe Rooms through glass-walled Deluxe River Rooms and Grand Deluxe Suites to the signature Peninsula, Palace and Astor Suites.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. Art Deco design, a marble bath and dressing room, with city or courtyard views — the entry room.
Art DecoCity view
River
Deluxe River Room
Sleeps two. Glass-walled Bund, Huangpu and Pudong views.
Glass-wallRiver view
Suite
Grand Deluxe Suite
Sleeps two to three. A separate living area with river views.
Living areaRiver view
Apex
The Peninsula / Palace / Astor Suite
Sleeps two to four. Private terraces and panoramic Bund and Pudong views — the signature suites.
Private terraceRiver view
Food & Drink
Dining
A Bund dining institution with a Michelin pedigree. Sir Elly's serves Modern European on the rooftop with Bund and Pudong views, with Sir Elly's Terrace alongside; Yi Long Court does Michelin Cantonese; The Lobby keeps afternoon tea to live music; and the Compass Bar and Salon de Ning pour cocktails.
European
Sir Elly’s
Rooftop Modern European with Bund and Pudong views — Michelin-recognised.
Cantonese
Yi Long Court
Michelin-recognised Cantonese cooking.
Tea
The Lobby
Afternoon tea in The Lobby, to live music.
Bar
Salon de Ning
A theatrical cocktail bar.
Wellbeing
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA blends 1930s Art Deco with neo-classic French, across seven treatment rooms and two VIP suites. Alongside it, a 25-metre indoor heated lap pool — Great Gatsby-inspired, in a glass room with views — and a fitness studio for Pilates, yoga and Tai Chi.
ESPA spa
An ESPA spa in 1930s Art Deco style, with seven rooms and two VIP suites.
Art Deco pool
A 25-metre Great Gatsby-inspired indoor lap pool, in a glass room with views.
Fitness
A fitness studio for Pilates, yoga and Tai Chi.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Old-Shanghai glamour on the Bund. Take afternoon tea in The Lobby, dine on the rooftop at Sir Elly's, tour old Shanghai in a restored 1934 Rolls-Royce with the Peninsula Academy, cruise the Huangpu on the Peninsula yacht, and step out onto the Bund and Nanjing Road.
The Bund
Direct frontage on the historic Bund, with Huangpu and Pudong-skyline views.
Rolls-Royce & yacht
The Peninsula-green Rolls-Royce fleet, including a restored 1934 Phantom II, and the Peninsula yacht.
Sir Elly’s
Rooftop Michelin dining at Sir Elly's, with Bund and Pudong views.
The Peninsula Academy
The Peninsula Academy — private old-Shanghai tours, a MOCA art tour and a children's academy.
Art Deco pool & ESPA spa
A 1930s Art Deco indoor pool and the Peninsula Spa by ESPA.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 40 minutes from Hongqiao
About 40 minutes by car from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
On the Bund
Shanghai
At No. 32 The Bund, with direct frontage on the historic Shanghai waterfront.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with rooftop Michelin dining and afternoon tea.
Setting
- At No. 32 The Bund, with direct frontage on the historic waterfront — a city-and-culture stay, with no beach.
Family
- A family-friendly Peninsula, with the Peninsula Kids academy, kids' menus and babysitting.
Getting there
- About 40 minutes by car from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
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