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Fairmont Peace Hotel
Shanghai, China · Fairmont · Grand Luxury
Sir Victor Sassoon's 1929 Sassoon House by Palmer & Turner, with its green copper pyramid, opened as the Cathay Hotel and was called the most glamorous address east of Suez. Across Nanjing Road the 1908 Palace Hotel completes today's Fairmont Peace Hotel pair on the Bund: Jazz Bar legends upstairs, Art Deco corridors, and a skyline that still photographs like Old Shanghai's calling card.
- 270 rooms
- Opened 1929
- Neighborhood: Huangpu / Nanjing Road East
- Architect: Palmer & Turner
About Fairmont Peace Hotel
- Contemporary press called it the most glamorous hotel east of the Suez Canal at opening.
- South building began as the Palace Hotel in 1908 and now pairs with the north wing across Nanjing Road on the Bund.
- After 1949 municipal uses, the complex returned to hotel life in 1956 under the Peace Hotel name.
- Fairmont operates the landmark today as a double-building Bund address where the Jazz Bar keeps the 1930s soundtrack alive.
History
Fairmont Peace Hotel occupies the landmark Sassoon House, built in 1929 by architect Palmer & Turner for Victor Sassoon on the Bund in Shanghai. The Art Deco building with its distinctive pyramid roof was completed in 1929. In its pre-war heyday it was considered the most glamorous hotel in Asia. It was the first building in Shanghai equipped with electric elevators. The hotel closed in 2007 for a three-year restoration, reopening as a Fairmont property in 2010. The Peace Hotel Jazz Band, performing nightly since the 1930s, remains a living piece of Shanghai history.
The setting
Fairmont Peace Hotel presides over 20 East Nanjing Road at the corner of the Bund in Huangpu, occupying the landmark 1929 Sassoon House — the Art Deco tower commissioned by Sir Victor Sassoon that became pre-war Asia's most glamorous address. The Bund promenade is three minutes on foot, and the hotel's pyramid-crowned silhouette has anchored this stretch of the waterfront for nearly a century. The Old Jazz Bar, where live music has played almost continuously since the 1930s, and the unbroken panorama of the Lujiazui skyline across the Huangpu River make this the definitive heritage address on the Bund.
Restaurants and bars
- The Cathay Room — Restaurant · Refined French cuisine
- Dragon Phoenix — Restaurant · Shanghai specialties and other regional cuisines of China · Chef Master Chef John Ma
- The Jazz Bar — Bar
- Jasmine Lounge — Bar
- Victor's Café — Café · Western and Asian-inspired meals
Experiences
- Peace Museum guided tour — Complimentary 30-minute guided tour for guests covering the stories, architecture and cultural legacy of the Bund landmark.
- Nightly live jazz at The Jazz Bar — Nightly performances by the Guinness World Record-holding Old Jazz Band at the legendary Jazz Bar.
- Sunday brunch and afternoon tea at The Cathay Room — Refined French cuisine, afternoon tea and a signature Sunday brunch on the 9th floor with a 270° riverfront terrace.
- Sunday tea dance with live jazz at Jasmine Lounge — Every Sunday, 1930s Shanghai tea dance culture with live jazz performances at Jasmine Lounge.
- Enhanced heritage tour — Enhanced guided heritage tour for registered hotel guests, with access to selected historic spaces along the route.
- Fairmont Gold Lounge — Ninth-floor private lounge for Fairmont Gold guests offering breakfast, afternoon tea, evening canapés and selected beverages.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Fine dining
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- China's Leading City Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- China's Leading Conference Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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