As a national historical and cultural city with profound cultural heritage, Shanghai is home to many classic buildings of different styles and periods. Many historic buildings have been converted into hotels and become tangible memories of the city. In recent years, many world-class landmark hotels have opened in Shanghai, leaving behind many legendary stories worth pursuing.

During this year’s Shanghai Tourism Festival, “Legendary Shanghai” of Shanghai Gourmet Festival 2021 brought a series of legends and specialities from famous hotels in Shanghai, inviting citizens and tourists to “admire the sea, taste legendary food”, and feel the unique cultural heritage and charm of Shanghai in an exquisite and elegant environment.

Fenyang Garden Hotel

The typical Spanish-style main building in the shade of trees is quiet in a noisy neighborhood. The building has been kept as it was before.

Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel grew out of Cathay Hotel, which once was "the most fashionable and modern hotel in the Far East". The building is a model of the art deco architectural style.

Hengshan Moller Villa

It’s rated as one of the Top Ten Classic Architectural Designs in the 20th Century by European Association of Architects and Designers. It is famous among the buildings in Shanghai for its unique style.

Garden Hotel Shanghai

It was formerly the French Club in Shanghai. The building brings together the artistic essence of baroque architecture and is a classic representative of Shanghai's historic buildings.

J Hotel Shanghai Tower

Located in Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building in the world and the tallest in China, it is currently one of the tallest hotels in the world. The hotel integrates ancient, modern, Chinese, and foreign strengths, and combines the beauty of various arts.

Jinjiang Hotel

Located in the center of Shanghai, this modern building has been rated as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Heritage Site. The hotel has received more than 500 political leaders and heads of state from more than 150 countries.

Broadway Mansions Hotel

Broadway Mansions Hotel is a classic five-star hotel standing on the bank of Huangpu River and Soochow Creek. It was one of the three tallest buildings on the Bund.

Hilton Shanghai Songjiang Guangfulin

Located in Guangfulin Cultural Heritage Site, known as the "root of Shanghai", with Guangfulin culture as its background, the hotel presents a new Chinese architectural landscape combining classic with modern.

InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland

The natural ecological hotel is built in a quarry pit. Against the idea of building toward the sky, it reaches 88m below the ground. Built on the walls of the deep pit, it’s known as a marvel of world architecture.

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

Overlooking the core area of the Bund and the magnificent view of the Huangpu River, it has witnessed the legend of the Bund and the great changes of Shanghai in the past century.

Ahn Luh Zhujiajiao

Located in Zhujiajiao, one of the famous historical towns in China, it is centered around Five Phoenix Tower, which is known as the No. 1 Official Hall south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, and the open-air theatre built from the late Qing Dynasty.