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Banyan Tree Shanghai On The BundvsInterContinental Shanghai Ruijin
Both Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund and InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund is preferred by most writers compared to InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin. Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund comes in at 77 with positive reviews from 5 sources like Frommer's, Afar Magazine and Time Out.
Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund
Star Service
Time Out
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Frommer's
No.19 Gong Ping Road, Shanghai 200085
From $285/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"Starting at a sprawling 60 sq m, guest rooms are among the largest in the city." Full review
"Banyan Tree, the Southeast Asian resort chain synonymous with spas and romance, arrives in Shanghai this month with a Hongkou waterfront property just around the Huangpu bend." Full review
"If a visit to this megalopolis of 23 million feels overwhelming, then Banyan Tree’s first Shanghai property, located on the northern part of the iconic Bund waterfront, provides the ultimate escape." Full review
"Shanghai’s first Banyan Tree resort is a sleek 12-story hotel with 130 rooms." Full review
"You’ll find good value here, but if you want walking-distance location to Bund restaurants and hot spots, you should look elsewhere." Full review
InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
No.118 Ruijin Er Lu, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200020
From $129/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
"The facilities and the service may not be the finest for what you're paying, but the overall atmosphere of colonial Shanghai, at least the refined version of it, is lovely." Full review
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Ask for a garden-view room.
"Five renovated historic villas, all with different prices, are set in an expansive estate dotted with fountains and pavilions, and located in the heart of the old French Concession."
"Cosy and exclusive Tudor-style villas in manicured gardens."
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Ask for Building One, where Mao used to stay.
"Formerly the Morris Estate, the preserved villas here showcases how opulently tai-pan (expatriate millionaire businessmen) lived in Shanghai's 1920s and 30s." Full review
"Dark-wood panelled corridors lead to enormous, pleasantly appointed rooms." Full review
"Housed in the former State Guest House of Shanghai, the hotel has embraced the rich heritage of the mansion and surrounding gardens—a luxury in downtown Shanghai—to create a heritage masterpiece." Full review
Top Choice
"The InterContinental has more than 200 rooms in a historic garden estate...dark-wood panelled corridors lead to enormous, pleasantly appointed rooms. The architecture and park-like gardens are lovely." Full review