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Regent Shanghai on the Bund
Shanghai, China · Regent · High Luxury
Regent Shanghai on the Bund opened in 2023 in a building that traces its lineage to The Seagull on the Bund (established 1984), which itself stood on the site of Richards Hotel, documented as the first Western-style hotel in China, built in 1846. The 135-room property now overlooks the Waibaidu Bridge and the confluence of Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River from a position that has hosted international hospitality for nearly 180 years.
- 135 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: Huangpu / Nanjing Road East
- Rooms from 430 sq ft (40 m²)
About Regent Shanghai on the Bund
- Travel Weekly records the site as 'formerly known as Richards Hotel — First western hotel in China built in 1846', making 60 Huangpu Road one of the longest-serving hospitality addresses in the country, continuously hosting international guests for nearly 180 years across successive buildings.
- The hotel's fan-shaped south facade offers simultaneous views of the Huangpu River, the Bund's Neoclassical and Art Deco banking facades, and the Pudong skyscrapers — a single panorama that spans Shanghai's colonial, republican, and contemporary identities.
- The Waibaidu Bridge — the first all-steel bridge in China, completed in 1907 and a Grade-I protected structure — is immediately adjacent to the hotel's entrance, framing arrival on foot.
- Entry-level rooms start at 430 sq ft (40 m²).
History
Regent Shanghai on the Bund opened in December 2023 after IHG and Shanghai Seagull Holding Group renovated and reconstructed the Seagull Hotel, built on the site in 1984. IHG describes it as a property set along the Huangpu River with views spanning the Bund and Pudong skyline. The hotel sits at the crossroads of the Suzhou River and next to the Garden Bridge and the Grand Halls, positioning it within one of Shanghai’s most historically layered riverfront districts. It is notable as one of Regent’s newer Greater China openings and for its river-and-skyline setting.
Regent Shanghai on the Bund opened in 2023 in a building that traces its lineage to The Seagull on the Bund (established 1984), which itself stood on the site of Richards Hotel — documented as the first Western-style hotel in China, built in 1846.
The setting
Regent Shanghai on the Bund occupies 60 Huangpu Road in Hongkou, just north of the Waibaidu Bridge where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu — a confluence that shaped Shanghai's colonial waterfront for over a century. The building overlooks the Garden Bridge and the former Grand Halls, a gateway between the International Settlement and the Hongkou district. The Bund's landmark Neoclassical and Art Deco facades are eight minutes on foot, while the Pudong skyline — the Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower — commands the eastern horizon across the river.
Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
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