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title: "Historic hotels in Shanghai (15 compared)"
description: "The 15 historic hotels in Shanghai, ranked by guest rating and compared on location, amenities and rooms."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/historic/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-22
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# Historic hotels in Shanghai

We ranked 15 places to stay in Shanghai that match this list by the StayVersus score. Every hotel can be compared head to head.

Hotels that opened before 1950.

- [All hotels in Shanghai](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/) 
- [5-star hotels 170](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/luxury/)
- [Hotels with a pool 141](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 88](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 398](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 21](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 223](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/budget/)
- [New and renovated hotels 252](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/new/)
- [Small hotels 22](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/small/)
- [Hotels with free breakfast 25](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/breakfast/)
- [Hotels with a gym 325](https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/gym/)

## Historic hotels in Shanghai

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

## Popular match-ups in Shanghai

-     [**Central Hotel** *vs* **Grand Central Hotel Shanghai** Shanghai, 9.0 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/central-hotel-shanghai-vs-grand-central-hotel-shanghai-shanghai/)
-     [**Grand Central Hotel Shanghai** *vs* **Radisson Collection Hyland Shanghai** Shanghai, 9.1 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-central-hotel-shanghai-shanghai-vs-radisson-collection-hyland-shanghai-shanghai/)
-     [**Jinjiang Metropolo Hotel Classiq YMCA People Square** *vs* **SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund** Shanghai, 8.6 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/jinjiang-metropolo-hotel-classiq-ymca-people-square-shanghai-vs-ssaw-boutique-hotel-shanghai-bund-shanghai/)
-     [**Grand Central Hotel Shanghai** *vs* **Holiday Inn Shanghai Nanjing Road By IHG** Shanghai, 9.1 / 9.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-central-hotel-shanghai-shanghai-vs-holiday-inn-shanghai-nanjing-road-by-ihg-shanghai/)
-     [**Jinjiang Inn Select Shanghai Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street** *vs* **Seventh Heaven Hotel** Shanghai, 8.4 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/jinjiang-inn-select-shanghai-nanjing-road-pedestrian-street-shanghai-vs-seventh-heaven-hotel-shanghai/)
-     [**Renaissance Shanghai Yu Garden Hotel** *vs* **SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund** Shanghai, 8.9 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/renaissance-shanghai-yu-garden-hotel-shanghai-vs-ssaw-boutique-hotel-shanghai-bund-shanghai/)
-     [**Grand Central Hotel Shanghai** *vs* **Jinjiang Metropolo Classiq Shanghai Nanjing Road (East)** Shanghai, 9.1 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-central-hotel-shanghai-shanghai-vs-jinjiang-metropolo-classiq-shanghai-nanjing-road-east-shanghai/)
-     [**Campanile Hotel Shanghai Bund** *vs* **SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund** Shanghai, 8.4 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/campanile-hotel-shanghai-bund-shanghai-vs-ssaw-boutique-hotel-shanghai-bund-shanghai/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/china/shanghai/historic/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/