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Which to choose · Shanghai

The St. Regis on the Bund or the Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai?

The St. Regis, opened under the brand in October 2024, stands at the Bund Finance Center end of the Bund in a copper-toned building by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio, looking across the Huangpu to Pudong; the Mandarin Oriental, opened in 2013, is on the Pudong bank at the edge of Lujiazui, with the riverside promenade at its door and the Bund across the water. The St. Regis puts you on the old waterfront with a butler for every room; the Mandarin has the view of the Bund, more rooms to choose from and a full spa and pool.

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

The Bund, Shanghai

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Opened 2024 · 179 rooms

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Pudong, Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Opened 2013 · 318 rooms

In short

Choose the St. Regis to stay on the Bund itself, with a butler for every room and Spago on the roof; choose the Mandarin Oriental for the Bund as the view from a river-view room, a 13-suite spa and a 25-metre pool. The St. Regis Spa answers with three private treatment spaces of over 140 sq m each.

  • A first visit to Shanghai

    The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

    The Bund is the address, with Yu Garden, Nanjing Road and the Shanghai Museum nearby.

  • The view

    Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

    River-view rooms face the Bund across the Huangpu, and the Pearl Tower Suites have windows on two sides.

  • A family

    Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

    The Mandarin River Themed Room has a bunk bed and a slide, and the indoor pool has a children's pool beside it.

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Choose The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai for

  • The Bund as your address, with Yu Garden, Nanjing Road and the Shanghai Museum nearby
  • Butler service for every room, and interiors in 1920s Shanghai Art Deco with Su embroidery and 72 original artworks
  • Spago on the rooftop, with a river-view terrace looking across to Pudong and the Oriental Pearl Tower

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Choose Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai for

  • River-view rooms and suites look across the Huangpu to the Bund, and the Pearl Tower Suites have windows on two sides facing the Oriental Pearl Tower
  • A spa of 13 suites with a crystal steam room and an ice fountain, and a 25-metre indoor pool with a children's pool
  • Direct access to the riverside promenade, minutes from Shanghai IFC and the World Financial Centre

Side by side

Where
The Bund
Pudong
Opened
2024
2013
Last renovated
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Rooms
179, 13 of them suites
318, 44 of them suites
Room sizes
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50–61 sq m
Restaurants and bars
4
6
Pool
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Yes
Hot spring
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–
Awards
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Forbes 5 stars
Design
Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio
Arquitectonica (Bernardo Fort-Brescia)
Airport
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Hongqiao Railway Station are 17 km away
45 minutes by car to Shanghai Pudong International Airport and 35 minutes to Hongqiao
Brand
St. Regis
Mandarin Oriental
Booked through us
Marriott STARS
Mandarin Oriental Fan Club

The rooms

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Which to book. Book a river-view category (Deluxe, Mandarin or Club) for the Huangpu; the Pearl Tower Suites have floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides facing the Oriental Pearl Tower, and the Presidential Suite has two private roof gardens.

The first room

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

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Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

50 sq m · city view · floor-to-ceiling windows; floors 3 to 18

The room to ask for

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

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Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Pearl Tower Suite

Pearl Tower Suite

101 sq m · Oriental Pearl Tower and river view · floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides; Club Lounge access

The largest suite

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Suites

Suites

118-288 sq m · 13 suites

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Presidential Suite

Presidential Suite

788 sq m · Pearl Tower, river and city view · most of the 25th floor: two bedrooms, 4.8 m ceilings, wine cellar, kitchen, a 50 sq m bathroom and two private roof gardens

Dining

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

  • Spago Shanghai · Californian restaurant · rooftop

  • The St. Regis Brasserie · all-day brasserie

  • The Drawing Room · coffee house · afternoon tea

  • The St. Regis Bar · cocktail bar

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

  • Yong Yi Ting · Hangzhou restaurant

  • Fifty 8° Grill · modern grill

  • Zest · all-day international restaurant · ground floor

  • Qi Bar · cocktail bar · lobby level

  • Riviera Lounge · lobby lounge · afternoon tea

  • The Mandarin Cake Shop · bakery and pâtisserie

The spa and the pool

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

The St. Regis Spa with three private treatment spaces of over 140 sq m each, and a 24-hour fitness centre.

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

The Spa with 13 spa suites (two for couples, two VIP), a crystal steam room, tepidarium chairs, aroma experience showers, a sauna and an ice fountain; a 25-metre indoor pool with vitality and children's pools, and a fitness centre with a Kinesis wall.

Where they are

The two stand 2.0 km apart, as the crow flies.

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

On the Bund, by the Bund Finance Center

  • Shanghai Hongqiao Airport

    14 min by car, Hongqiao Railway Station is beside it

  • Shanghai Pudong Airport

    39 min by car

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

On the Pudong riverfront in Lujiazui, across from the Bund

  • Shanghai Pudong Airport

    45 min by car

  • Shanghai Hongqiao Airport

    35 min by car

The building

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Exterior by Norman Foster and Heatherwick Studio, near the Bund Finance Center, in a copper colourway; interiors mix the Art Deco of 1920s Shanghai with Su embroidery and magnolia motifs, with bronze and copper accents in the rooms and 72 original artworks by artists including Ma Tianyu and Shi Qi. Opened in October 2024 as the 60th St. Regis and the brand's second in Shanghai.

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica as part of Harbour City, a 25-hectare mixed-use development by Shanghai Rui Ming Real Estate, a joint venture of CITIC Pacific and China State Shipbuilding Corporation. A central sky-lit garden links the pool and fitness areas to the spa. The hotel opened in the second quarter of 2013.

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The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

Marriott STARS

  • A room upgrade on arrival when one is available

  • Daily breakfast for two

  • A US$100 hotel credit each stay

  • Early check-in and late checkout when available

On the hotel's flexible public rate.

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

Mandarin Oriental Fan Club

  • A room upgrade when available

  • Daily breakfast for two

  • A US$100 food, drink or spa credit each stay

  • A welcome amenity

In Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta the hotel gives another benefit in place of the credit.

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Still deciding? Tell us your dates and what matters most, and we will say which we would choose, and book it at the hotel’s own rate with the perks above.

Questions

The Mandarin Oriental Pudong: its river-view rooms and suites face the Bund across the Huangpu. The St. Regis is on the Bund itself and looks the other way, to Pudong and the Oriental Pearl Tower.

The St. Regis is 17 km from Hongqiao, the airport and the railway station, and 41 km from Pudong International. The Mandarin Oriental gives about 35 minutes by car to Hongqiao and 45 to Pudong International.

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