"This hotel north of the Bund is China's oldest, and the first place to use telephones and electric lights in the country." Full review

"This august old-timer shakes up an impressive cocktail from select ingredients: a location just off the Bund, old-world, Shànghǎi-era charm, great discounts and colossal rooms." Full review

"Shanghai's first ever Western hotel, built in 1846, the Astor House looks a lot sorrier than the days when Einstein and Charlie Chaplin stayed here." Full review

"Dating back to 1846, this is a pleasingly old-fashioned place with creaky wooden floors and high ceilings, and the antiquated look of a Victorian school."

"The oldest Western hotel in China, the Astor House does an admirable job of capturing the ambience of Victorian Shanghai." Full review