Forbes Travel Guide announced its first-ever Five-Star ratings of hotels and spas in Shanghai, China on April 25, with 25 properties earning a Five- or Four-Star award. From historic, full-service grand hotels to cutting-edge, contemporary towers, the newest Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winners represent the very best places to stay and spa in China’s financial capital. We’ve also collected the top recommended restaurants in Shanghai, which serve everything from dim sum to prime rib, modern Italian cuisine to creative Cantonese. Read on for the full list of winners, plus the first-ever editors’ choice awards, which spotlight the city’s top hotels for technology, business and more.
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels
The Peninsula Shanghai
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Shanghai
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels
Fairmont Peace Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
InterContinental Shanghai Puxi
InterContinental Shanghai Expo
Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai
Park Hyatt Shanghai
Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai
The Langham, Xintiandi, Shanghai
The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai
The PuLi Hotel and Spa
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas
Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont Peace Hotel
Qin The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Spa InterContinental, InterContinental Shanghai Expo
Mandara Spa, JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square
Water’s Edge, Shanghai, Park Hyatt Shanghai
Chuan Spa, The Langham, Xintiandi, Shanghai
Anantara Spa, The PuLi Hotel and Spa
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong Spa by ESPA
Forbes Travel Guide Three-Star Hotels
Gran Meliá Shanghai
Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai
Shanghai JC Mandarin
Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Residences
Swissôtel Grand Shanghai
EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Top Boutique Hotel
The Langham, Xintiandi, Shanghai
Top Business Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
Top Historic Hotel
Fairmont Peace Hotel
Top New Hotel
Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai
Top Technology Hotel
The Peninsula Shanghai
Photo courtesy of The PuLi Hotel and Spa