The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Shanghai

The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai

Perfect for Your First Visit to Shanghai

Located at Shanghai Center, 1376 West Nanjing Road, The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai has great rooms from $189 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li which has nice rooms starting at $713. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 480 West Jianguo Road, Xuhui District. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.2 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Fairmont Peace Hotel

Perfect for Your First Time in Shanghai

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

We found Fairmont Peace Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $332. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 20 Nanjing Road East. You'll also find laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and an indoor pool which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.5 km from the center of town. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly
• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $200, The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi, at No.99 Madang Road provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and an indoor pool. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Shanghai

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. The great rooms here start at $98 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 50 Tongchuan Road,Putuo District. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa, and an indoor pool, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

The St. Regis Shanghai Jingan

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

The great guest rating of The St. Regis Shanghai Jingan is 9.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $245, and it's located at 1008 West Beijing Road. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

Crowne Plaza Shanghai Jinxiu By IHG

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• Heated pool

A cool place is Crowne Plaza Shanghai Jinxiu By IHG because it has great rooms that start at $82. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, child care, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 399 Jin Zhun Road. Only 8.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, a game room, a spa, an indoor pool, and free parking at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Wyndham Garden Shanghai Pudong

Perfect for Your First Visit to Shanghai

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Wyndham Garden Shanghai Pudong offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $58 (before taxes). It's located at No. 9825, Hunan Road, Hui Nan Town and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and a game room which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 33.2 km from the city center. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Wyndham Shanghai Pudong

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Located at No 5919 Chuansha Road, Wyndham Shanghai Pudong has great rooms from $63 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, a hot tub, a spa, free parking, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong

Perfect for Your First Time in Shanghai

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong which has nice rooms starting at $377. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Shanghai Ifc, 8 Century Avenue. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just 4.4 km from the city center, too.