Waldorf Astoria on The Bund, Shanghai
The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund is a spectacular blend of history and modern luxury. The property is uniquely split between a sleek modern tower and the historic Heritage Building, which originally served as the legendary Shanghai Club in 1911. This meticulously restored Neo-Classical gem allows guests to step back into the glamour of the 1920s while enjoying 21st-century amenities.
A true highlight for history buffs is the “Long Bar,” which has been beautifully recreated to mirror the original 34-meter-long counter that was once the longest in the world. The Heritage Building retains its classic charm with features like the original manually operated antique grill elevator and grand, ornate architecture that has been lovingly preserved using archival records.
The hotel’s location is arguably the best in the city, situated right at the heart of the iconic Bund waterfront. Guests can take in breathtaking, panoramic views of the futuristic Lujiazui skyline across the Huangpu River. Inside, the rooms offer a refined aesthetic, often featuring plush four-poster beds and deep, claw-footed bathtubs that perfectly suit the building’s storied past.
Exploring the area is effortless, as the hotel sits within walking distance of the famous Nanjing Road pedestrian shopping street and the serene, historic Yu Garden. Whether you are strolling along the riverbank to admire the colonial-era architecture or heading toward the nearby skyscrapers, the hotel serves as a perfect, elegant home base for discovering Shanghai’s rich cultural tapestry.
Expert reviews
“The rooms similarly meld old and new with old-fashioned glass candy jars that hold house-made treats like balls of white chocolate-covered Krispies, while the marble bathrooms come with televisions built into the mirrors and electronic Toto toilets loaded with buttons.”
“The Waldorf Astoria occupies one of Shanghai’s oldest buildings: the restored 101-year-old former Shanghai Club. With giant chandeliers, neo-classical ceiling carvings and original marble floor tiles, the interior feels more like a royal palace than a hotel.”
What guests liked
- Great views
- Stunnng views
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
Location
Recent guest reviews
6 April 2026
Perfect
Beautiful building ! Spacious rooms
Nothing
26 March 2026
Stand out service
The long bar is excellent with impeccable service. The Breakfast buffet has a great variety from Asian to western food and a nice patio as well. The majority of the stuff speak very good English and are eager to make the guest feel at home
24 March 2026
Perfect location with attentive staff and superb rooms. Breakfast was really good with so many choices but western and C
Very well located and convenient to all main attractions.
The main Chinese restaurant was expensive and the menu wasn’t great. Not our best experience in Shanghai.
18 March 2026
Great
History stunning location room size
Nil
12 March 2026
Very good but maybe stay in a different area and visit the Bund
Bed and bedding and overall room comfort was excellent.
16.5 % tax and service added to everything including expensive transfer. Food was only ok and expensive compared to other restaurants.
28 February 2026
Exceptional
Excellent property . Great service . Very central
19 February 2026
Excellent location comfortable accomodation
The view and the coffee machine and the Aesop products
The very high price and room service
30 January 2026
Exceptional
Location staff
1 January 2026
Wonderful stay, would definitely stay here again!
Huge rooms and bathrooms, excellent location and the breakfast buffet was phenomenal. Would definitely stay here again when I am in Shanghai.
The pillows are on the harder side, even when ordering the pillow selection was also on the harder end, no soft pillows.
2 December 2025
Exceptional
The staff was excellent and the service at the reception amazing!!!
Breakfast not at the best level and service little bit slow
29 November 2025
Perfect
Very customer oriented- early check in
23 November 2025
Had a wonderful stay
The suite was amazing
Nothing
14 November 2025
Enjoyable stay in Shanghai
Great location and facilities
Expensive
14 November 2025
The stay here is very good !
The room is very clean and the staff there are all very helpful and nice.
10 November 2025
River view room was simply amazing
Amazing view of the river.
Breakfast had a long line both days we stayed there. Food wasn’t that impressive.
5 November 2025
Very good
The staff in the concierge and the bellboys were excellent. The room was big and nice
There was a conference nearby the hotel and the hotel didn’t inform us about it and we got late to the airport since the cars couldn’t get through, I couldn’t do my tax refund and lost more than a thousand dollar. The staff in the breakfast smiling only to European and Asians, first I thought this was their usual attitude and culture then when I saw their smile faces to others I realize that Arabs are not welcome. The toilet in the lobby was small and horrible. People from outside the hotel using it.
1 November 2025
Fabulous
Room service was top notch
1 November 2025
Wonderful
The location is perfect , and the staff is super supportive
All was great
26 October 2025
Perfect short stay
Beautiful hotel! We arrived very late at night and only had 1 night but everything was great: breakfast, location, service. Would love to come back and stay longer
Everything was perfect
18 October 2025
First time in Shanghai and I wanted to stay in Waldorf to celebrate my birthday and the staff are very nice to give me a
It was only for 2 nights, but I enjoy staying Waldorf. First time in Shanghai.
I found a woman’s eyelashes, which was a bit weird, but other than that, it was lovely
14 October 2025
Highly recommend
Excellent location, wonderful, friendly staff
Nothing
14 October 2025
Great
Everything was great except the breakfast
There are no variety of international food in the breakfast
22 September 2025
Overall, we have fantastic stays and everyone were so helpful even with little English no problem at all . 😁😁
Location
The room have a little mouldy smells could be the building is too old and closed to the bund
18 September 2025
Great service, location, breakfast, and view. Recommended
Breakfast excellent. Location perfect. Access was not what was expected, but still okay. The view from the room was perfect
18 September 2025
Excellent stay in a hotel with class
Everything
Nothing to report
14 September 2025
Fantastic
I stayed @ Waldorf on the Bund for 4 nights for work. The room is extremely clean and comfortable. I also want to take this opportunity to say thank you to Aaron Lu which works at custom services. He made me feel safe and secure. He ran miles to pick me up in the middle of nowhere when the taxi driver dumped me on the street. Fixed my nails when I am too busy to do so. Bring me drinks and ran all my errands while I am busy rush from meetings to meetings. The level of his professionalism and care I received is absolutely incredible. He made my stay with Waldorf very enjoyable and memorable. Thank you. :) I will definitely coming back to stay next time I am in town.
N/A Everything is perfect:)
4 September 2025
Luxurious way to farewell Shanghai
Gorgeous luxury, gave us a sense of 1920s Shanghai! Lots of fun to stay there as a special treat
1 September 2025
Super
Hotel location is superb. Breakfast buffet had variety of food options and very prompt service. We used the swimming pool, sauna and steam, all was outstanding.
26 August 2025
Exceptional
Super service, excellent location, tea and coffee self service
23 August 2025
I love coming to Shanghai, Waldorf I stayed already 2 time and sure next year Iwoll visit you again .
The cleanliness and location plus service … All and all it’s super
Nothing I could remember.
20 August 2025
Amazing hotel, exceeded my expectations, perfect location. We will be back!
What an amazing experience this hotel. The moment you walk into the hotel, it gives you a warm luxurious welcome. The staff is extremely helpful and they all speak very good English which is rare in China. The rooms are spacious, the beds comfortable and the bathroom very large and comfortable. Housekeeping staff is very helpful. The location is the best, right on The Bund. This hotel exceeded our expectations and if we will return to Shanghai, we will stay at this amazing hotel again.
NOTHING! Everything was perfect.
18 August 2025
Luxurious
A very luxurious hotel, with big and comfortable rooms and beds. The inside is very nicely designed. The stuff was friendly and helpful.
Rate of breakfast are outrageous, as the breakfast does not look that different from other places.
18 August 2025
Fabulous
Very beautiful, spacious rooms, big breakfast, nice old bar, friendly staff.
nothing
13 August 2025
Very nice location, great rooms, very special experience. I expected more and while I was impressed parts did not impres
The location. The bed room and bathroom was amazing. Remote control of the room was very nice. The hotel public areas are marble and historic.
The room had a nail in the floor that was not covered and needed to be fixed. While the room was impressive, when looking very carefully the room was not modern in terms of refined finishing in certain areas (wardrobe lighing, etc. The pool staff were very direct and seem overbearing. Somewhat too direct and can be seen as a little rude. The pool was fine.
12 August 2025
Jupert is the best!
Jupert, the assistant manager for the Long Bar, was the best part of this hotel! He really made us feel welcomed to the hotel and we had a lovely time at the bar.
18 July 2025
Exceptional
Simply exceptional in every way. Superb staff, hotel and location. Couldn’t have been any better. We loved this Hotel.
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17 July 2025
wonderful
Great breakfast
expensive
13 July 2025
Fabulous locaction
Location location location!
Every thing was perfect
25 May 2025
Old world charm in a wonderful location.
We had a room with a view of the Bund and every evening we were able to sit with a cup of tea and watch the light show. We really enjoyed the Long Bar in the hotel and the bar manager went out of his way to make our experience a delight. He also gave us very good advice on places to visit and wonderful restaurant's within walking distance of the hotel. The old world charm of the original building was truly special.
Nothing comes to mind.
16 May 2025
Wonderful stay on the Bund. Great value
This was an immaculate hotel with helpful staff
Really nothing about the hotel but Shanghai can be a challenge for Wetern travellers due to restrictions on internet etc.
29 April 2025
SA bit away from center, Luxurious, best view of the bund If you are on top floor.
The hotel amenities were amazing.
, breakfast was boring.especially if you stay for more than 2 days. The same food was served every day with few options of western food. I suggest to reconsider the breakfast menus. The image of the hotel in the advertise t should be honest. Its not straight on the bind its in the back of the historical building.
14 April 2025
Great hotel, excellent service and great location
Beautifully decorated and located right opposite the bund. Great breakfast buffet and delicious dinner buffet too. They use Aesop as amenities and Lindt chocolate on the bed before bedtime.
7 April 2025
The location was excellent. The conceirge staff were very helpful
The breakfast location was good.
5 April 2025
Amazing trip, worthwhile
It was a wonderful stay at the Waldorf Astoria, the staff were kind, attentive and their service is exceptional. The location is also great, walkable distance to tourist attractions such as Yuyuan and East Nanjing Road. Would definitely stay there again if we were to visit Shanghai in the future
17 March 2025
An outstanding hotel.
Nice breakfast. Well served.
4 March 2025
Lovely stay with excellent staff who looked after me on every level
Attention to detail and awesome staff
Nothing to report
27 February 2025
Exceptional
The door girl(woman) was very beautiful smile at early morning Thank you
23 February 2025
Fantastic view from our room in a very well positioned hotel directly on the Bund.
Excellant position on the Bund, best view ever from our room!! Very comfortable room and large choice for breakfast. Only the additional food in the hotel is relatively expensive, better find a restaurant or tea-room in the surrounding.
27 January 2025
Fabulous
The reception did not do the exchange for us because we were Iranian .
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
- - Beauty services
- - Facial treatments
- - Make-up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Haircut
- - Hair colouring
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Cleaning services
- - Laundry
- - Dry cleaning
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - 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
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property

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6 April 2026
A dream of a hotel!