Shanghai Hotels|Shanghai, China

Regent Shanghai on the Bund

Name: Regent Shanghai on the Bund
Telephone: 86-21-6669-7799

Bund-side glamour with incredible views

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At the confluence where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu River, Regent Shanghai on The Bund is one of the few properties that can claim a panoramic view this complete. Stretching out in a single vista is the historic Bund promenade, the river's curvature, Lujiazui's towering skyline and the city's west bank.

The property sits on a historic address, once the famed Seagull Hotel, home to the former Seamen’s Club and glamorous meeting point for Shanghai’s elite. Regent Shanghai on The Bund opened in 2023, following a reimagining by Cheng Chung Design, with a contemporary aesthetic that fuses tradition with modernity and neo-Chinese elegance.

The hotel's interior design takes inspiration from a floral motif, with much of its visual language drawn from novelist and artist Jin Yucheng's "Blossom" art series, in which the magnolia, Shanghai's official flower and a symbol of prosperity, recurs throughout. Floral lacquer work to paintings form an immersive art journey across public spaces and guest rooms.

At just 135 accommodations, including 20 suites, each with a view of either the riverside or the cityscape, the hotel remains an intimate address for a city of Shanghai's scale.

Our Inspector's Highlights

The lobby presents as a focal point for two iconic artworks and a defining design feature. A 10-foot lacquer painting inspired by the magnolia flower greets guests in the foyer, a symbol of rebirth and prosperity. Nearby, Chasing the Light, a shimmering globe of 300 crystals, pulses with a glow like a beating heart beneath a chandelier strung with icicle-like glass. Next to it is the Shanghai hotel’s most photographed corner — a dramatic black-and-white spiral staircase that extends to the third floor.
One rarely tires of the Bund view, but it is Regent Shanghai on The Bund that commands a unique angle on the city's skyline, visible from every dining outlet and most guest rooms, but most impressively from the terrace at Condé. Seeming to float over the water, this underrated vantage point comes highly recommended during festive celebrations, when the riverfront becomes the stage for drone light shows. Fifth-floor Condémight be the most underrated bar on the Bund. It's dark, sultry and serious about its drinks, serving classic cocktails alongside a curated bourbon and whiskey selection. A three-piece jazz ensemble and singer perform nightly, adding to its allure.
Details of the hotel's storied past as the Seagull Hotel are woven throughout its design, a rewarding treasure hunt for guests interested in history. Next to the spiral staircase sits a century-old Steinway piano, a restored antique from its predecessor’s entertaining days, while discarded colored window glass, salvaged from the old hotel's demolition, is fashioned into tasteful partitions found throughout the property.
Jin Lin serves contemporary Cantonese cuisine courtesy of chef Ting Wai Wan with ingredients sourced from the Yangtze River Delta. It suits everything from a casual dim sum lunch to a banquet in one of five private rooms. The standout is the flamed barbecue honey pork, grilled over an open flame, brushed with a sweet and savory glaze and flambéed table-side for theater.
Guests enjoy a suite of With Compliments services, including three-piece laundry pressing daily per room and a mini-bar with unlimited refills. Most impressive is the three hours' use of the hotel's Lotus car service, whether for transfers or a scenic route to a destination within Shanghai.

The Rooms

Dressed in a palette of red or green marble, rooms draw on Shanghai's architecture and culture, with themes from local neighborhoods woven throughout. Living spaces are framed by lane house-style shutters, while embroidered cheongsam-patterned daybeds face the windows, bringing a slice of local life into an otherwise elegant, contemporary room.
The Heavenly Suites offer something almost no other Bund hotel can: a small private terrace, where guests can step out to an unobstructed, open-air view of the cityscape.
The Penthouse on the Bund has all the hallmarks of a high-end sanctuary, complete with a grand reception hall and a terrace offering 270-degree views of the Shanghai skyline. The room is also equipped with a private sauna, making it a one-of-a-kind haven.
Antiques and collectibles from a bygone era of Shanghai, from old pocket watches to bills of sale, sit framed at the bedside or in living spaces, adding a layer of intrigue throughout. Each room also carries books on the building's history as the Seagull Hotel and Jin Yucheng's artworks depicting his memories of Shanghai's shikumen neighborhoods.
A key feature of the bathrooms is the heavyset granite bathtub with a window-facing view, coupled with a standing shower. Suite amenities are by British fragrance house Penhaligon's while standard rooms are appointed with American brand Perricone MD.

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