Fairmont President's Club - The Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai

Any has any experience with this hotel? I've just booked a Fairmont Room during its FPC's Great Dates promotion. It's stated it's a "inner view" room. Doesn't sound great to me :p I requested for a Bund/River view, the reservation just says Fairmont Rooms are only "inner view".

Stayed there in a suite a few months ago facing the Bund.
I have a reservation next week on Gold with a Inner Court view.
Will let you know what it is like.

It seems the Bund view are only for the suites. Will be there next weekend as well.

Well the hotel is great.
Gold Lounge is fantastic.
Service 5*

Room is very nice for a Fairmont Room.
Large bathroom, Shower, Soaker Claw tub, small TV and 2 Sinks. Probable the size of an average room.

King Bed, Couch, Work Area. 32" LCD. All in all a very very large room.
Looking at the floor map on the door, only Suites looking directly onto the Bund.

The last room I was in, you had to look to your left to see a slight view of the bund.

But to answer your question, the view is less then desirable for an Inner View.

Would insert a picture, but I never can figure out how to get a picture into this site. PM me if you would like me to e-mail it to you.

Looking forward to my stay following your positive feedback, thanks. The reservation desk promised to upgrade me to a Deluxe room which has a city view. An upgrade in view not in room size as the Deluxe are slightly smaller rooms. But I'm not complaining.

Would be great to see the room though, PM me away!

Just back from the Fairmont Peace Hotel. This heritage hotel was very nicely restored to its former glory of being the hotel to stay in the 30s. I will let the pictures do the talking.

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The room I stayed in.

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The view outside. The old window was retained with another new window pane added, still that's not enough to shield off the Shanghai traffic noise (even with curtains down at night), was woken up by an incessant honking at five in the morning. Go for an innercourt view Fairmont room if you treasure peacefulness. You can still see the tiny bit of the Bund. Bund view rooms are reserved for the suites.

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The bathroom. Clawfoot bath tub and all. Water pressure could be higher at the shower head.

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The pool.

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The public areas. A free guided tour is provided around the property.

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Superb view of Pudong and the Bund at the terrace next to the Cathay room which is open during the tour or if one book it for a function.

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The Gold lounge on the 9th floor. Delightful. Apart from the F&B at the lounge, I did make use of the packing/unpacking service and if one's shoes need shining, not a problem, will be done in 20 minutes.

All in all, a lovely stay.

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The Pudong skyline at night.

Updated.

Updated.

Thanks for taking the time to upload the photos!

Took quite a bit of my time doing it , was fun doing the collages but it will be a long time before I do another .

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The view outside.

We had exactly this kind of room. Just don't know if it is the same floor or not. The view is the same and the furniture arrangement is the same. We got this with a complimentary night cert plus a suite upgrade cert.

The ensuite bathroom stunk while we were there! We closed it off and didn't use it. We only used the powder room instead.

We didn't complain because it was just a very short stay and we didn't want to change room. Too busy while there.

But all in all, the stay wasn't too bad. I would rate the Pen next door higher and the Park Hyatt much higher though.

It wasn't a suite I stayed in, it was a Deluxe room as I wanted a better view than an inner court view. I was on 1st floor. I think what you had is a 1-bedroom suite. Bigger suites like one of the Nine-Nation Suites would have a full on Bund view. My gripe is they didn't do a good job at sound proofing and if you know the driving habits of the Shanghainese, they do have a propensity to press on the horns ever so often at any time of the day.


I would agree with you that the Pen and PH would be better hotels but none of these have a sense of history and bona fide heritage value as they're just new buildings. What I wanted to see for myself is what had become of a 3-year complete restoration on this property.

My suite number was 522. I just went through my pictures and yes, our view from the room was a bit better than yours.

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I picked this picture to show how dirty the window was. I had to open the window to take decent pictures.

Here are a few more in my suite:

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The platinum amenity:
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I agree with you that the Peace Hotel has a lot of history with it. The Pen does too but not to the extent of the Peace Hotel. PH is just a modern highrise. But this was always exciting to get a panoramic view of Shanghai with a high floor, although this has been surpassed by the RC HKG that we stayed at last month.

One thing I don't quite like about the Peace Hotel is that they forbid photography at the lobby. I had to sneakily take pictures of it while there.

The platinum amenity:
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Nice suite. Are you sure that's the platinum amenity? A fruit plate? I'm hardly a platinum and I got that as well. :confused:

Nice suite. Are you sure that's the platinum amenity? A fruit plate? I'm hardly a platinum and I got that as well. :confused:

No, I'm not sure. Maybe this is the platinum amenity and yours was a VIP amenity.;)

I don't care. We didn't eat the fruit.

Took quite a bit of my time doing it , was fun doing the collages but it will be a long time before I do another .

did u purposely zoom in to snap the details? if not do consider getting a camera with a wider zoom! haa.. =)

but i think we all appreciate the uploading of the photos

i stayed there last oct, not long after it opened.. a lot of issues then.. rude staff and everything.. the hardware is totally great though.. the rooms are great.. couldnt say the same for the staff then...

but looking at the reviews now, seem that all is fine

btw my room and view do look very much like these photos too! haa..

Yes, my attempt at being arty in few of the shots, ;)

I stayed at this hotel as well and must say it's been my best Fairmont experience so far. Definitely a notch above the North American Fairmont experience (and I've stayed at pretty much most of them). Nice and spacious rooms, awesome location, great pool/spa as well.

Just had a really nice stay at this property. You can find the pictures (49) and the video of the suite I had at http://bit.ly/shapeace.

Earlier in the week I had twenty hour transfer in Shanghai. I had one award night with Fairmont that I could apply a suite upgrade as well. These were both about to expire later this month so it made sense to use them for a stay in Shanghai, and I am glad that I did.

Getting to the hotel from the airport

From the airport I took the Maglev train to the metro station closer to the hotel. In China you should always have the hotel name and address with some diving instructions IN CHINESE for the taxi drivers. There were plenty of taxis available at the station. I had a map that showed the approximate location of the hotel. Taxi found the correct address after I had asked for a help from the Peninsula’s bellman.

Checking in

The Fairmont’s computer system was down but they had everything prepared and ready. I was bit surprised that the person who took me to the suite wasn’t actually award if it was a suite or a regular room. I would have imaged that if you work for a hotel you would know them by heart

Accommodations – Suite 318

The suite 318 was beautiful. I asked the lady who took me there, whether I would have access to the Fairmont’s Club Lounge, they call them Gold, as well. She wasn’t sure and called someone. The benefits of being a Platinum with Fairmont’s President Club doesn’t include lounge access. Oh well. My upgrade didn’t include the lounge access. I thought that made they would have included

The Suite 318 that I had was beautiful. It was a proper two room suite. I loved the small details like a magnifying glass on the work desk and a pink flamingo next to the flower arrangement on the bedroom. The hotel had been fully renovated recently and the suite was in a pristine condition. The only negative was a bit of a sewerage smell on the toilet. Not sure where it came from.

Fitness center

The fitness center was open from 6AM onwards. I spoke with the front desk around 3:30AM that I would like to use for an hour starting 4:30AM. Hotels, that I have been to, have always been very accommodating for opening the facilities for use after hours. I was first told that they couldn’t do it as they don’t have anything else than the keys to open up the doors. After I was “couching” them for a while and asked the operator to have a word with the duty manager, they came to conclusion that I could use them from 4:30AM. The guy who opened the facilities for me didn’t know how to turn on the treadmill that I was going to use. Luckily, I knew.

In room dining

As I had $100 worth of dining certificates about to expire, I inquired if I could use them for room service. They said that I could, but not for the breakfast. This wasn’t a problem with me. I placed my order with the in room dining at 4:15AM for delivery at 5:45AM. They called me after I had placed my order to let me know that they couldn’t do the salmon plate that I had ordered. I switched to Serrano ham plate next but that too was not going to happen. They suggested a beef carpaccio that I happily accepted.

Conclusion

The location of the hotel was perfect, and I liked the fact that it was an older hotel for Shanghai, although only 80 years old. The suite that I had was fabulous and the service was good. The minor problems I had with the internet, fitness center, and room service order delivered 10 minutes too early wouldn’t deter me staying at a property again when I am back in Shanghai later this spring.

Thanks for the great review!^

I almost ended up staying at the hotel for one night recently on my way from AKL to Europe, but in the end I decided it wasn´t worth the hassle....Maybe another day...

Thanks for the great review!^

I almost ended up staying at the hotel for one night recently on my way from AKL to Europe, but in the end I decided it wasn´t worth the hassle....Maybe another day...

My transfer was close to 22 hours so it was worth getting to the city. Had a nice sleep, got some work done, exercised, and had a rather heavy in-room dining order (:D).

Having stayed at the Peace Hotel twice in the last 2 years, I've found that one great thing is that it's such a Shanghainese landmark that all the taxi drivers I've used know it by name. (In Mandarin of course)

I've booked this classic property with my Platinum Free Night and Suite Upgrade and from the reviews/photos have a general sense of what to expect. I've also visited the lobby and watched the exterior go through its renovation over the past few years of visiting Shanghai. (Had a booking during Expo but the hotel wasn't finished and ended up at the IC Expo.)

Can anyone provide details about the Gold floor amenities and range of food and drink in the lounge? I might spend the additional 800Rmb for the offered upgrade to a Gold Suite. Would it be worth the $130 versus cost of food and drink in the hotel restaurant?

Can anyone provide details about the Gold floor amenities and range of food and drink in the lounge? I might spend the additional 800Rmb for the offered upgrade to a Gold Suite. Would it be worth the $130 versus cost of food and drink in the hotel restaurant?

These are the benefits copied from its website

Fairmont Gold Services:

Concierge services:
6:30am - 11:00pm (weekday)
7:00am - 11:00pm (weekends)
Private Fairmont Gold Lounge on the 9th Floor
Food and Beverage Presentations in the Fairmont Gold Lounge include:
Complimentary bountiful deluxe continental breakfast serve
6:30 am - 10:00 am (weekdays)
7:00 am - 11:00 am (weekends)
Afternoon Tea served 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres served 5:30pm - 7:30pm
In – lounge bar service from 2pm - 10pm
Complimentary local calls and no service charge applied to long distance credit card calls
Complimentary high-speed internet and Wireless access
Complimentary shoeshine service
Latest fashion magazines and books are available in the Fairmont Gold lounge
Turndown service: Enhanced evening service is available between the hours of 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Should an alternate time be required, kindly inform a Fairmont Gold team member on duty
Butler service: Your Fairmont Gold Butler is on hand to assist you with any requirements including, but not limited to, unpacking/packing of luggage and shoeshine.

Amenities on Request

The following amenities may be available in selected guest rooms and are on request basis only.



Adjoining rooms
Crib
Rollaway bed
Juliette balcony
Patio
Sofa-bed
Children amenities (please contact concierge to arrange)
Pet amenities (please contact concierge to arrange)


I find the food offering is of higher standard than say a typical 5-star hotel's exec lounge. Pan-fried duck foie gras with asparagus, poached salmon filets, made to order egg station, you get the idea. And the bar service starts from 2pm onwards, so you can drink your fill from afternoon ;). You can't really compare to a full service restaurant but if you intend to save on a few dinners from the hotel's restaurant then it might be worth it.

If anyone has Chase card (Sapphire?) and has access to their Luxury Hotel collection, Fairmont Peace Shanghai is there.

https://explorelhrcollection.com/

The benefits are really great, especially if you book Gold room.
I'm surprised they have double (tiered) benefits like this:

• Full Breakfast for two Daily in Dragon & Phoenix
• CNY 600 Food and Beverage Credit, per Room, per Stay
• One Afternoon tea, per Person, per Stay
• Entrance to the Jazz Bar with reserved Seating and one Drink, per Person, per Stay
• One Hour Spa Treatment or CNY 600 Spa Credit, per Person, per Stay (When Booking Fairmont Gold)

I'm still deciding if i should split my stay here, or stay both nights at the Waldorf.
Both are somewhat historic property, and close to the Bund i believe?

If anyone has Chase card (Sapphire?) and has access to their Luxury Hotel collection, Fairmont Peace Shanghai is there.

https://explorelhrcollection.com/

The benefits are really great, especially if you book Gold room.
I'm surprised they have double (tiered) benefits like this:

• Full Breakfast for two Daily in Dragon & Phoenix
• CNY 600 Food and Beverage Credit, per Room, per Stay
• One Afternoon tea, per Person, per Stay
• Entrance to the Jazz Bar with reserved Seating and one Drink, per Person, per Stay
• One Hour Spa Treatment or CNY 600 Spa Credit, per Person, per Stay (When Booking Fairmont Gold)

I'm still deciding if i should split my stay here, or stay both nights at the Waldorf.
Both are somewhat historic property, and close to the Bund i believe?

Waldorf has a historic part (with a few suites and the F&B areas) and a new tower. If I were to choose between the two- I would vote for the Peace.

Both are directly on the Bund.

Had a nice stay here last night. Spa/Gym is beautiful - a very good Spa promotion going on right now (90 minute facial/massage combo for about $120) - considering the quality of their products (I know you can get $20 massages here in the streets)

Got suite 666 with my suite upgrade :D no view but a nice room. They gave me an option of a noisy suite on the 1st floor if I wanted a view.

The only thing I didn't like was breakfast. It seems they put breakfast inclusive guests in the chinese restaurant on the 8th floor which doesn't have enough seating (I had to wait 15 minutes - unless I wanted to share a large table with others) and generally had a pretty mediocre/boring offering. My omelette was undercooked and they didn't have gluten free bread (they said I should have given 3 hours notice)