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Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai
Shanghai, China · Shangri-La · Core Luxury
Opened in 1998 among the first luxury hotels in Deng Xiaoping's newly designated Pudong financial zone, then still farmland and factories across the Huangpu from the Bund. Twin towers (River Wing plus the later Grand Tower) grew the house to about 950 rooms. Jade on 36, the modern French dining room on the 36th floor, keeps Michelin recognition and an eye-level Bund view that travel photographers chase.
- 950 rooms
- Opened 1998
- Neighborhood: Lujiazui
- Rooms from 420 sq ft (39 m²)
About Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai
- The later Grand Tower, added around 2005, took the house to about 950 rooms, among the largest luxury hotels in Asia through the 2000s.
- The Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower are each about an eleven-minute walk; Jin Mao is thirteen.
- The address is 33 Fucheng Road in Lujiazui, looking straight across the Huangpu at the Bund facades.
- Entry-level rooms start at 420 sq ft (39 m²).
History
Opened in 1998 as a pioneering luxury hotel in Shanghai's developing Pudong district, opposite the Bund. Expanded around 2005 with the 375-room Grand Tower (River Wing 575 rooms), becoming one of Asia's largest luxury hotels. Embodies the fusion of modern financial hub and historic Bund heritage.
The setting
Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai commands a waterfront position on Fucheng Road in Lujiazui, facing the historic Bund directly across the Huangpu River. The hotel's twin towers sit at one of Asia's most iconic vantage points, with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower eleven minutes on foot, Shanghai Tower eleven minutes, Jin Mao Tower thirteen minutes, and the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium fourteen minutes away. The district, China's only officially designated financial and trade zone, has transformed from farmland to global financial hub since the early 1990s, and the river promenade provides the quintessential foreground view of the Bund's storied facades. 6 km from 16th-century Yu Garden.
Restaurants and bars
- Jade on 36 — Restaurant · French
- Gui Hua Lou — Restaurant · Chinese · Chef Chef Rock
- YICAFE — Restaurant · International buffet
- Sushi by YISEA — Restaurant · Japanese
- Jade on 36 Bar — Restaurant
- Gourmet — Restaurant
Experiences
- Jade on 36 Restaurant & Bar — One of six restaurants and one bar at the hotel, listed on the about page.
- Yi Café — Buffet restaurant listed among the hotel's six restaurants.
- YISEA — Japanese restaurant listed among the hotel's six restaurants.
- Explore Shanghai — Location in Lujiazui, directly opposite the historical Bund, with views of the Huangpu River and Shanghai's skyline.
Amenities
- CHI The Spa
- 2 indoor pools
- 24-hour health club/gym
- kids club?
- butler service?
- conference facilities
- limousine service
- Sauna
- Tennis
Awards
- Best Luxury Business Hotel WORLDiary INTERNATIONAL (2024)
- Luxury Hotel of the Year Let’s Travel (2024)
- Best Classic Hotel Shanghai Hurun Best of the Best (2023)
- Jade on 36 Selected Restaurant Michelin (2023)
- Luxury Business Hotel TimeOut Hospitality Awards (2023)
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