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The Peninsula Shanghai
Shanghai, China · Peninsula · Grand Luxury
The first new building constructed on the historic Bund in over 60 years when it opened in October 2009, The Peninsula Shanghai is a 15-storey Art Deco tower designed by HOK with Pierre-Yves Rochon interiors, housing the Michelin-starred Yi Long Court, a Cantonese restaurant that held two Michelin stars in its first year of listing.
- 235 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Huangpu / Nanjing Road East
- Rooms from 581 sq ft (54 m²)
- Architect: BBG-BBGM
- Interiors: Pierre-Yves Rochon
About The Peninsula Shanghai
- HOK designed the tower to integrate with the Bund's 1920s and 1930s colonial facades; the building stands alongside the gardens of the former British Consulate, one of the most historically charged parcels of real estate in Asia, site of the original British colonial foothold after 1842.
- Yi Long Court, the hotel's Cantonese restaurant, received two Michelin stars in the 2017 Shanghai guide within its first years of listing, an unusually rapid double-star recognition for a hotel restaurant on the Chinese mainland.
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels company, which owns Peninsula, had operated four hotels in Shanghai in the 1920s through 1940s before being displaced; the 2009 opening marked the Kadoorie family's direct return to the city after more than half a century.
- Interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon used black lacquer, polished chrome, exotic woods, and hand-painted wallpapers to recreate what he described as the aesthetic of Shanghai as the 'Paris of the East', the same designer responsible for the Four Seasons George V in Paris.
- The Peninsula Shanghai holds MICHELIN Two Keys in 2025, cementing its status as the first new building constructed on the historic Bund in over 60 years when it opened in October 2009.
History
The Peninsula Shanghai opened in 2009 as the second Peninsula hotel in mainland China by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, marking the company's return to Shanghai after operating four hotels there in the 1920s-1940s. It is the first new building constructed on the historic Bund in over 60 years, blending Art Deco glamour with modern luxury.
The setting
The Peninsula Shanghai stands at 32 Zhongshan East 1st Road on the Bund in Huangpu, its 2009 Art Deco tower designed to echo the Bund's colonial architecture, nestled alongside the English gardens of the former British Consulate — one of the most historically charged parcels of land in China. The Bund promenade is three minutes on foot, delivering direct views of the Huangpu River and the Pudong skyline. The surrounding waterfront, where foreign powers established banks and consulates after the 1842 Opium War, represents the physical origin of Shanghai's rise as Asia's pre-eminent financial city.
Restaurants and bars
- Yi Long Court — Restaurant · Cantonese · One MICHELIN Star
- Sir Elly's — Restaurant · Modern European
- The Lobby — Restaurant
Amenities
- Peninsula Spa by ESPA
- indoor pool
- fitness center
- 24-hour room service
- babysitting
- concierge
- ballroom
- Hot tub
- Fine dining
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2026)
- La Liste World's Best Hotels (2025)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (multiple years including 2019-2025)
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