Heritage hotels in Shanghai

Minhang, Shanghai $$$$

Amanyangyun

Reconstructed Ming and Qing dynasty courtyard villas with four-hundred-year-old carved stone reliefs and historic timber beams.

Jing'an Temple, Shanghai From $150

Hengshan Moller Villa Hotel Shanghai

A 1936 Scandinavian fairytale estate with Gothic spires, Chinese glazed tiles, and protected municipal historic landmark status.

Huangpu, Shanghai From $250

InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin

Restored 1917 British colonial villas and former state guesthouse grounds where state leaders once gathered.

Huangpu, Shanghai From $150

Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai

Preserved 1926 French Club architecture, housing an Art Deco ballroom with its original stained-glass dome.

Changning, Shanghai From $150

Radisson Collection Hotel Xing Guo Shanghai

Seventeen-acre parkland preserving 1930s garden villas, including Clough Williams-Ellis's copper-roofed Hazelwood Palladian mansion.

Former French Concession, Shanghai From $950

Shanghai Jianyeli Capella Hotel

Restored 1930s shikumen estate preserving red-brick lilong laneways, stone archways, and a historic central water tower.

People's Square, Shanghai From $150

The Langham Yangtze Boutique Hotel

A 1933 Art Deco landmark featuring ornate zigzag balconies, a stained-glass dome, and storied jazz-age ballroom history.

The Bund, Shanghai From $350

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

A restored 1911 British gentlemen's club on the Bund features an operational century-old birdcage elevator and marble columns.

The Bund, Shanghai From $500

Shanghai EDITION

Elliot Hazzard’s 1929 Shanghai Power Company building preserves period coffered ceilings and stone architecture beside the Bund.

South Bund, Shanghai $$$

The Waterhouse at South Bund

A 1930s Japanese army headquarters and dock warehouse, preserving stripped concrete and brickwork.