The science-fiction skyline across the river — a forest of supertall towers, the Shanghai Tower and the Pearl, huge malls and five-star hotels with jaw-dropping views. Spotless, modern and a little corporate, well-linked by metro and the river tunnel; the base for skyline lovers and business travellers who want to sleep among the clouds, with the Bund a short hop across.
A look around
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€150–350
typical per night in China
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Shanghai.
Where it sits
The circle is Pudong and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Bund11 min walk903 m
- Yu Garden & the Old City19 min walk1.6 km
- Nanjing Road28 min walk2.3 km
- Shanghai Museum8 min taxi2.6 km
- Xintiandi & Tianzifang10 min taxi3.2 km
- The French Concession16 min taxi5.2 km
- Jade Buddha Temple16 min taxi5.3 km
- Shanghai food & xiaolongbao17 min taxi5.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 3.Shanghai Tower & the Pudong skyline — The twisting Shanghai Tower is the second-tallest building on earth, and its 118th-floor deck — reached by one of the world's fastest lifts — floats you dizzyingly above the whole city and the Pearl tower beside it. Go near dusk to watch Shanghai light up; it's the ultimate view of the most futuristic skyline anywhere, and the Lujiazui towers dazzle from the ground too.
- 10.A Huangpu River cruise — The best way to take in both Shanghais at once — a boat glides down the Huangpu with the floodlit colonial Bund on one bank and the glittering Pudong towers on the other, all mirrored in the black water. Touristy, yes, but genuinely spectacular after dark; an hour of pure Shanghai dazzle, and a lovely way to end an evening on the waterfront.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Pudong; flights via Google Flights.