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The Westin Bund Center, ShanghaivsInterContinental Shanghai Ruijin
The Westin Bund Center Shanghai and InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin are both rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Westin Bund Center Shanghai scores significantly better than InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin. The Westin Bund Center Shanghai comes in at 81 with accolades from 10 sources like Concierge, Frommer's and Time Out.
The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai
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No.88 Henan Middle Road, Bund Center, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200002
From $106/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "Located a 5-minute walk from the Bund, the award-winning Westin offers large guest rooms headlined by Westin's patented Heavenly Bed." Full review
Concierge "Popular with travelers on an expense account, this centrally located hotel—part of the office-heavy Bund Center—is just a short walk from the swish restaurants and nightlife of the Bund."
Fodor's "With its distinctive room layouts, glittering glass staircase, and 90-plus works of art on display, the Westin Shanghai is a masterpiece near the majestic Bund." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Westin's lotus-topped tower is a Shanghai landmark in the heart of downtown shopping."
Star Service "Visible throughout Shanghai's historic waterfront known as The Bund thanks to its elaborate art-deco-inspired rooftop design, this hotel actually consists of three towers." Full review
Time Out "The 559 rooms and suites are all plushly decorated and spacious, with even the smallest measuring up at 38sqm." Full review
BlackBook "Rather quirky five-star hotel strategically sandwiched between People’s Square and The Bund."
Rough Guide "Chinese luxury hotels usually try to impress with either a water feature or palm trees in the lobby; the over-the-top Westin goes for both."
Condé Nast Traveler "This 2002 property is built to resemble a throne, with two wings and an illuminated crown on top of the central tower." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Perched between the Bund and People’s Square, this 570-room hotel attracts a mixed clientele of corporate high rollers, Asian celebs, and global leisure seekers." Full review
InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin Frommer's
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No.118 Ruijin Er Lu, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200020
From $129/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's "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.
Insight Guides "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."
Rough Guide "Cosy and exclusive Tudor-style villas in manicured gardens."
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Ask for Building One, where Mao used to stay.
Fodor's "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
Lonely Planet "Dark-wood panelled corridors lead to enormous, pleasantly appointed rooms." Full review
Travel + Leisure "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
Lonely Planet 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
