2026 location index
Best Hotels in Shanghai
Compare 29 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Shanghai hotel rankings
29 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai | 5.00 | Shanghai | China | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Peninsula Shanghai | 5.00 | Shanghai | China | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai | 4.97 | Shanghai | China | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li | 4.40 | Shanghai | China | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong | 4.07 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Amanyangyun | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bellagio Shanghai | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairmont Peace Hotel | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Park Hyatt Shanghai | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The PuLi Shanghai | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Upper House Shanghai | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund | 4.00 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Sukhothai Shanghai | 3.99 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| MGM Shanghai West Bund | 3.69 | Shanghai | China | 4 | |||||
| Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel | 3.28 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi | 3.25 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai | 3.00 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai | 3.00 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The St. Regis Shanghai Jingan | 3.00 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| J Hotel Shanghai Tower | 2.89 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | ||||
| The Shanghai EDITION | 2.85 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Alila Shanghai | 2.77 | Shanghai | China | 3 | |||||
| JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong | 2.77 | Shanghai | China | 3 | |||||
| The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai | 2.77 | Shanghai | China | 3 | |||||
| Wanda Reign on the Bund | 1.16 | Shanghai | China | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Grand Hyatt Shanghai | 0.97 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai | 0.97 | Shanghai | China | 4 | 4 | ||||
| JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square | 0.58 | Shanghai | China | 4 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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