W Hotel The Bund, Shanghai
Expert reviews
“The W Shanghai has a plum location just north of the Bund, providing stunning views of the Pudong skyline from the outdoor pool deck. A comical touch in the 374 rooms: pillows in the shape of soup dumplings and oversized chopsticks.”
Shortlisted in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Shanghai, China.
“As with most Ws, it makes a strong effort to meld Western-style hip luxury with an artsy nod to local culture and traditions, and the blend is reflected in fun light sculptures, mock historical graffiti in the main restaurant, and even novelty dumpling-and-chopsticks decorative bed pillows that evoke traditional Shanghainese culture.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Shanghai.
“Shanghai’s latest five-star hotel soars over the north Bund affording extraordinary views of the Huangpu River and futuristic Pudong skyline. This enormous adult playpen offers spacious rooms, fun eating and drinking options and a sexy outdoor swimming pool.”
What guests liked
- Swimming pool
- Great views
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Located on 66 Lvshun Road in the Hongkou district of Shanghai, this five-star hotel offers the best of hospitality in the city of Shanghai. The hotel features a sleek design and architecture that makes it even more inviting to tourists and travelers in the city. The W Shanghai Hotel also offers a stunning view of the Huangpu River as well as the lively North Bund at Puxi.
The design of the hotel feature both traditional Chinese architecture which is combined perfectly with innovative modern styles as well as high tech. This makes the W Shanghai the luxury hotel that it is today.
The hotel offers an outdoor pool where guests can enjoy as many laps of swimming as they want as well as get a great view of the city skyline. The W Shanghai Hotel has an indoor heated pool.
The hotel offers chic room options such as Cloud on the Bund, Extreme Wow Suite, Cozy Room, Cool Corner Bund and Spectacular Room. Other suites in the hotel include Wow Suite and Fantastic Suite with Bund View.
Guests can reach several centers of attractions within a short distance away from the hotel such as Waibaidu Bridge which is just 600 m away from the hotel and Oriental Pearl Tower which is about 1 km away from the hotel.
The hotel has three dynamic bars and two dining and social venue for the use of guests. Events and banquets can easily be hosted in this venue.
The W Shanghai Hotel offers the best value for money.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
25 August 2021
In and above Shanghai: recommended!
The architecture was amazing! We stayed in a room (not even the top range) with nearly 180-degree view. The food and location were also superb.
The pools looked much larger in the pictures.
12 August 2021
Fabulous
Amazing view, cute aesthetic, great pool views! great staycation location for Shanghairen
22 July 2021
Exceptional
The service was so exceptional, and the staffs were nice to give us a free upgrade for our room because we could not check-in at our desired time. The spacious room had a great view with a very comfortable bed, and I could not ask for a better room. The breakfast also had a great variety with such good pastry. They also allow you to take the food outside the restaurant, which allowed us to take some of our favorite pastries home. The stay was exceptional and was worth every single penny.
2 July 2021
A fantastic stay-cation hotel for people who live in Shanghai.
Great view! Good vibes by the pool, great buffet breakfast and lots of restaurants nearby. We live in the city, so it's a great escape in the summer time and a novelty to have a pool with a view.
Our air conditioning wasn't the coolest.
19 June 2021
Luxurious and refreshing staycation
The view in my king corner room was exceptional. I particularly liked the bathroom, as well, because the bathtub was long enough for my tall body, there were carpets in the bathroom, and the products smelled wonderful. A few other things I appreciated were the Bluetooth speakers, wine glasses, several bottles of water, and magazines to peruse. One last thing that I loved was the breakfast! I could even take some bakery items to go!
Nothing!
6 April 2024
Dirty windows
The view is amazing
Windows were very dirty so we couldn't see much of the stunning view, Unfriendly staff, we had to wait to be seated and they chose the place to sit even if it's half full dinning area.
25 August 2023
Unacceptable
Room
Dirty with people throwing cigarettes butts in the pool
20 May 2023
NOT WORTH THE MONEY!!!
The hotel is pretty and the room are very clean.
It’s such disappointment stay in W Shanghai! First of all, the concierge service was extremely BAD!!! I mean I’m the guest staying in your hotel and they were treat me like I’m one of their teammates? They were just so rude and missed up the take-out delivery EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! Secondly, the elevator was HORRIBLE! Can you imagine staying in a five-star hotel waiting elevator to get to your room for like 10 minutes? I would really like to ask did your employees study HOTEL MANAGEMENT well while they were in University? It’s shouldn’t be what a five-star hotel serves like and your concierge management should really be improved to their skills. It’s just not worth the money! Won’t come again.
13 July 2021
Room was wonderful but the breakfast not as good as expected.
The breakfast was surprisingly poor- not enough variety- too many Chinese dishes in a western brand hotel. Maybe because your clientele is now predominantly Chinese.
The room we booked,cool corner room, wasn’t ready at 3pm - no apology from receptionist-,and we were told we’d get a better room but in fact we were given a smaller room , the cozy room instead for the same price. Not an upgrade at all! This was changed immediately when we realised later on. To be fair, the other reception staff were very polite and helpful.
7 October 2021
Fabulous
Delicious food. Polite and hardworking staff. Room was extremely comfortable!
The pool water was a bit cold both for the indoor and outdoor.
4 April 2024
Exceptional
19 February 2024
Fabulous
4 February 2024
Exceptional
7 January 2024
Exceptional
6 January 2024
Exceptional
31 December 2023
Exceptional
26 December 2023
Fabulous
6 December 2023
Exceptional
29 October 2023
Fabulous
22 October 2023
Exceptional
1 October 2023
Fabulous
21 August 2023
Exceptional
23 July 2023
Exceptional
21 June 2023
Very good
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Grocery deliveries
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Manicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Fitness classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (seasonal)
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Pool and wellness
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Pool cover
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available
29 September 2021
Best stay in Shanghai
Had an amazing night stay in a Fabulous room overlooking the incredible Shanghai skyline. The staff were incredibly helpful and attentive. Alex the Guest Experience Manger greeted us on arrival and really made us feel welcome. The whole team really did their best to make it a wonderful stay and of all the hotels I’ve stayed at in Shanghai it was the staff that really went above and beyond compared to other properties. 5 stars!
Nothing to dislike. Had a wonderful stay.