We stayed at the Astor Hotel during the spring festival of 2012 and had a good stay. The location is perfect and you can walk to the famous Bund in 5 minutes. The hotal itself has known better times but the hisory of the place makes it an intresting stay. The rooms are big and clean, and the staff is... More

What character - this place has it literally bursting out of the floorboards. From the staff dressed in top and tails, to the HUUUGE comfortable rooms, to the long and errie, yet beautiful, corridors, to the open forums with indoor lamposts - this hotel is full of character! You don't know whether to expect the viceroy of Shanghai or Jack... More

Great location right on the bund. Kind and accommodating staff – they remembered our breakfast orders after a few days into our stay. For such an old and historic building it’s been kept up very well. We booked through expedia but checked in late and were upgraded to the business suite (king bed, hbo, huge room with living room and... More

Best hotel in Shanghai- it has real character, history and excellent service. Location is brilliant, too, right on the bund More

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Astor House Hotel. The location was great so close to the Bund, a very nice stroll home at the end of a busy day sight seeing. The room had everything you could need and had so much character, it felt like I was in a movie, I loved it. I found the staff... More

We spent 6 nights at the Astor House Hotel late Dec. into early January 2012. It is a venerable hotel - reportedly the first "luxury" hotel in China built in the latter half of the 19th century. It is well located on the north end of the Bund. The hotel and rooms have had updates over the decades. Our room... More

I loved this hotel, I stayed for 2 weeks and was really sad to leave. The rooms are clean and huge, with great furnishings and decor. There are a lot of nice little freebies such as: sewing kit, shoe shine kit, comb, etc...and free water bottles aplenty (you can't drink the tap water in Shanghai). Great courteous staff and some... More

The Astor House Hotel was the first western hotel in China (1846) and it does show it’s age as it is quite shabby in some areas. However there has been a lot of renovation to capitalise on the old world charm of the building. We stayed four days in an obviously renovated room which was spacious well appointed. A large... More

We liked this hotel, even if it was far from the metro (a 20 minute walk, out in the cold...we ended up taking taxis to the metro---very cheap). Hotel employees speak basic English, which is nice. The breakfast buffet (12 USD) is really good. We ended up skipping lunch altogether because we ate really well in the morning and liked... More