Peninsula Shanghai Opens

Built in the style of a noble residence of the 1920s and 1930s, The Peninsula Shanghai opened on Saturday. The property harkens back to Shanghai's heyday, when the city was "the Paris of the East." A blend of Art Deco features with subtle Chinese influences has been faithfully recreated in the 235 guestrooms and suites--among the largest in the city--in this marriage of history and contemporary comfort.

Grand and glamorous, yet with a welcoming residential feel, the property marks the return of classic luxury to Shanghai. The first new building on the Bund in more than 60 years and occupies a prime site on the Huangpu River beside the former British Consulate Gardens and the Suzhou Creek. Thus The Peninsula Shanghai offers great views of the Pudong skyline, river and historic Bund.

This new landmark property is the group's ninth hotel, and marks the return of parent company, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd., to its Shanghai roots after an absence of 60 years (it previously operated four of the city's premier hotels -- The Kalee, Majestic, Palace and Astor House -- in the first half of the last century).



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