The Peninsula Shanghai

As China's financial and economic centre, Shanghai features an abundance of 5 star hotels.  The Peninsula commands arguably the best location on The Bund with a spectacular view of the Pudong skyscrapers and the Oriental Pearl TV tower.  We've stayed at numerous Peninsula's around the world, and enjoyed every one of them.  Service and food have been universally superb, until Shanghai.  Despite one of the best suite upgrades ever, we would not stay here again.  This Peninsula needs major help with its restaurants and staff training.  There is a reason that there was no one in the restaurants or bar.  Terrible atmosphere or uninspiriing menus and wine list.  Young, green waitstaff and clueless housekeeping who yap to each other in the hall and think turndown service at 4:45P is appropriate and then knock on the door to collect towels that they left by mistake.  Seriously??   

The lobby restaurant and bar.  Meh.

Beautiful art deco theme through-out.

Our Suite 818, a massive one bedroom corner suite.

Oh my, what a view...

Back down the hall.

To the beautiful bedroom.

After a great night's sleep, breakfast with a view.

And daytime pics of our suite.

And another view of the beautiful Shanghai Pudong skyline.