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Fairmont Peace Hotel
20 Nanjing Rd (E), Waitan, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, 200002
Lowest upcoming
$256
27 Dec 2026
Highest upcoming
$479
31 Dec 2026
Median nightly
$291
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
23 to 29 Dec
8% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 23–29 Dec 2026
at $269/night
(8% below median)
Review
Forbes ★★★★☆ 4-Star
Condé Nast Readers' Choice 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 Gold List 2018
Character and identity
A 1929 Art Deco landmark on the Bund with a green-patina pyramid roof, the Fairmont Peace Hotel is as much a piece of Shanghai history as a place to sleep. The 270 rooms occupy two interconnected buildings designed by Sir Victor Sassoon, anchored by an octagonal marble lobby crowned with a stained-glass dome and the Peace Dove sculpture. Expect tuxedoed doormen, Lalique fixtures and hushed corridors lined with artefacts. The Cathay Room handles French dining and afternoon tea on the ninth floor, Dragon Phoenix serves Cantonese, and the Jazz Bar's octogenarian house band still performs nightly. Service runs formal, attentive and confidently bilingual.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples, solo travellers and history-minded guests who want a front-row seat to old-world Shanghai glamour, with the Bund promenade and Nanjing Road shopping at the doorstep. It rewards those who dress for dinner, value ceremony, and care more about heritage and location than cutting-edge design. Fairmont Gold guests get a quiet ninth-floor lounge worth the upgrade.
Should look elsewhere:
Families with energetic young children will find the hushed, formal atmosphere restrictive. Travellers chasing contemporary minimalism, panoramic floor-to-ceiling views from every room, or a resort-scale spa should look elsewhere; standard interior-facing rooms can feel dim, and only the Bund-facing categories deliver the iconic view.
Bottom line
The view-facing room category, not the address itself, determines whether this stay lives up to its reputation. Interior standard rooms are perfectly comfortable but miss the point; book a Deluxe facing the street at minimum, and stretch to a Bund-view room or one of the Nine Nations Suites if budget allows. Book before the 2026 closure for the Raffles conversion.
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Location
20 Nanjing Rd (E), Waitan, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, 200002
Shanghai, China · 31.2390° N, 121.4895° E
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Breakfast buffet
Smoke-free property
Kid-friendly
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Full service laundry
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