The Shanghai Astor House Hotel (Pujiang fandian) is a three star hotel with long history in Shanghai.

Astor House hotel with its original name Richard hotel has a very long history which can date back to 1846, ( Qing Dynasty Daoguang period,26 years). Since its birth, the hotel enjoyed great fame not only in china, the Far east but the whole world as a deluxe hotel for business man.

Indeed, the hotel has witnessed many breakthrough events in Chinese history. The first lamp bulb in the country was lit here, the first telephone in the country was switched on here, and the first sound film from the West was projected here. Plus, China's first ball was held in the hotel, helping to bring to a close the tradition that women should not attend social activities. To some extent, it is really a symbol and epitome of the historical nature of shanghai.

Opened in 1846, decorated in 2004.

Location

The hotel is located in a great location, just over Waibadu Bridge and Suzhou creek, and is a two minute walk from the Bund. Transport to and from the bus and train station is not bad, with a regular bus service going from the Bund every day.

Distance from the Hongqiao Airport ( Km ): 15.5
Distance from the Pudong Airport ( Km ): 45
Distance from the Shanghai Railway Station ( Km ): 4
Distance from the city center ( Km ): 1
Rooms & Rates

The Astor House Hotel offers all kinds of room types, with a total of 129 guestrooms, including standard twin rooms, four-bed rooms, deluxe rooms.

Each room is well decorated while some of them which celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein once stayed, are taken as historic spots with photos hanging on the wall to show guests.

All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, IDD/DDD telephone, Satellite TV and other modern facilities.
The hotel is the only place in Shanghai offering dormitory accommodation. As such, it is often full, especially in the summer months so it is a good idea to call ahead and book a room if you can.

The hotel has some fairly crowded but clean dormitories and also some cheaper double and triple rooms on offer. The building itself is great, an old colonial building and formerly a much more glamorous hotel. Today, it's more like something out of a gothic horror tale- but atmospheric and fun nevertheless.

The Richard's Restaurant in the baroque style has a long history, which was special in Shanghai. The restaurant has many chefs experienced in cooking not only Shanghai cuisine but also many other foods. The restaurant has a grand hall to arrange 22 feast tables and seven compartments, which are the perfect place for business dinner, gatherings, weddings and birthday parties.

History & Honour:
1931 and 1936, Charlie Chaplin stayed in Room.404;
1922, Einstein stayed in Room.304;
1920, English philosopher Bertrand Russell stayed in Room.310;
1897, former American President Grant stayed in Room.410

Stay here, a hotel was once the most renowned and luxurious foreign-owned hotel in the Far east, you will place yourself into the nostalgic atmosphere.