Mom and I are taking an indulgent trip to Shanghai and Guilin. We're sitting in the club lounge on the morning of our checkout relaxing over a very nice included breakfast. The upgrade to the club level was about $100, but worth it if you're planning to use the wifi and have the breakfast buffet. By making the upgrade, we also received high tea and always available cocktails. Plus great service!

The hotel is recently renovated, and is exquisite. I just love that 30's shanghai style. The lobby has these magnificent silver relief murals and the hotel is dotted with unexpected deco touches.

One of my favorite features was the claw foot soaking tub. After a full day of trumping through the Bund, I was ready for a soak. I'm pretty tall, so I often don't get a good result from hotel tubs, but this one was great.

We were very impressed by the Peace Hotel. The lobby is a work of art in itself and beautifully maintained. Our room was spacious with an entryway, large bedroom, walk-in closet, and a luxurious, gorgeous bathroom. Best of all was the staff and the concierge.
We were lucky to be in the Gold Club and spent relaxing times in the lounge, which offers a delicious, full breakfast, drinks, and snacks throughout the day. Exceptional!

We really enjoyed our stay in Shanghai. The location of the hotel was very good for sightseeing.
The room was decorated with taste in an Art deco style and comfortable. We did not have a view at all though, which might give a claustrophobic feeling from time to time. It seems only the 3 signature suites one each floor have a decent river view.
We did not regret to upgrade to Gold Lounge Access, service there was great and food amazing (especially breakfast and tea time).
Appreciated the pool a lot, swimming there at night was very relaxing as the design was well thought. Only point is that the pool area room was too chilly to lie down on the long chair.
However the spa area was a little too simple and small: there was no Jacuzzi/bath and on 2 days out of 4 the wet sauna was not working...

Having said that, we were really let down by the service (except at the Gold Lounge).
Front desk was not always professional, they were very slow for our phone inquiries and we had some issues with room service... It definitely needs to be improved for a hotel of that standing.

I normally like the modern hotels but this historical, grandly restores hotel would have to be in my top three of all times, and in all respects. The staff were exceptional in anticipating our every need. From the late cheese platter in the Cin Cin bar when we arrived to the high tea in the Jasmine Lounge, we could not fault the place. We also had an exceptional dining experience in the Cathay Restaurant which has a modern feel to it. The rooms were spacious with an eye for quality in the furnishings. Well located to the Bund and shopping. We will definitely return in the warmer months.