The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund remains the most dazzling presence after a century

A luxurious dream blending vintage and modern✨ Who says all hotels on the Shanghai Bund are the same? The Waldorf Astoria proves them wrong with style! The moment you walk through the vintage copper door at No. 2 Zhongshan East 1st Road, it’s like stepping into a time machine—on one side is the legendary 1911 Shanghai Club Building of the Far East, and on the other is a brand-new tower. The old and new buildings are connected by a 30-meter-long black and gold marble corridor. I give this design a perfect score 💯

🏛️ Architectural aesthetics spanning a century
• Must-try old building elevator: all copper carved buttons + mechanical pointer floor display, the doors open and close only when a staff member uses a key, full of ceremony
• Pujianghui Lounge: transformed from the original Shanghai Club reading room, order the classic red velvet afternoon tea, sit under the Art Deco style dome, and watch cruise ships sail along the Huangpu River through the floor-to-ceiling windows
• Corridor bar counter: 34 meters long, claimed to be the Far East’s longest bar counter, don’t forget to touch the century-old teak wood to feel its history

🌃 Stunning Bund views from the rooms
Highly recommend the "Bund Club Riverside Suite"!
√ Bathroom features a malachite green marble double bathtub
√ Bedroom floor-to-ceiling windows face the Lujiazui skyline trio
√ Evening sparkling wine on arrival, perfect for the magical moment when the lights turn on one by one
√ Night turndown service includes lavender essential oil spray and a weather forecast card

🍽️ Waldorf Astoria’s culinary delights
• Pelham’s Western Restaurant: signature Wellington steak must be booked 48 hours in advance, the puff pastry hides a heavenly foie gras sauce
• Weijingge Chinese Restaurant: one of the few private rooms facing the Bund, must-try local smoked fish and truffle abalone claypot rice
• Secret weapon: 24-hour room service black truffle scrambled eggs with caviar, sinful but delightful late at night

📍 Prime location walking guide
• 5-minute walk to Nanjing East Road Metro Station
• 10-minute stroll to Yuyuan Garden for Nanxiang soup dumplings
• Too crowded at the Bund viewing platform across the street? The hotel’s private pier offers Huangpu River cruises by reservation (avoid peak hours 18:00-20:00)
• Shopping lovers take note: the jazz bar from the Peace Hotel is just on the next street

💡 Check-in tips:
① Old building rooms are more vintage but smaller; tower rooms have newer facilities
② Email in advance for anniversaries/birthdays for surprise decorations
③ Historical tours of the old building every Friday and Saturday night
④ Wearing a qipao or suit is perfect for photos on the spiral staircase!

Standing by the window, watching the Bund buildings in the morning light and the Oriental Pearl Tower under the night sky, you suddenly understand the "crowded yet gentle" old Shanghai described by Eileen Chang. This is not just a hotel, but a living museum of the Bund~