Best Hotels in China
From Beijing's imperial gardens to Shanghai's Bund
China's hotel landscape is the most rapidly evolving in the world — a country where the world's finest hotel groups have built some of their most ambitious properties, from Aman's imperial retreat at the Summer Palace to the grand hotels of Shanghai's Bund.
Top 10 Comparison
| Rank | Hotel | Location | Score | Price | Setting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mandarin Oriental QianmenA Ming Dynasty hutong neighbourhood transformed into Beijing's finest hotel. | Beijing, China | 9.5 | $$$$ | City | |
| #2 | Aman Summer PalaceThe only hotel with a private gate to the Summer Palace — Beijing's most extraordinary address. | Beijing, China | 9.5 | $$$$ | City | |
| #3 | Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye LiA restored 1930s shikumen lane house, reimagined as Shanghai's most intimate luxury retreat. | Shanghai, China | 9.5 | $$$$ | Wellness | |
| #4 | Bulgari Hotel ShanghaiItalian jewellery house meets Shanghai Art Deco in the city's most glamorous hotel. | Shanghai, China | 9.4 | $$$$ | Wellness | |
| #5 | The Peninsula ShanghaiThe Bund's grandest address, where 1920s Shanghai glamour meets Peninsula perfection. | Shanghai, China | 9.4 | $$$$ | Resort | |
| #6 | The Middle HouseMilanese elegance meets Shanghai sophistication in the heart of Jing'an. | Shanghai, China | 9.3 | $$$$ | Resort | |
| #7 | The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, PudongShanghai's most spectacular sky hotel, 53 floors above Pudong. | Shanghai, China | 9.3 | $$$$ | Resort | |
| #8 | The Puli Hotel and SpaZen minimalism and Shanghai energy in perfect equilibrium. | Shanghai, China | 9.2 | $$$$ | Wellness | |
| #9 | The Shanghai EDITIONIan Schrager's Shanghai statement — a 1920s Bund building reimagined for the 21st century. | Shanghai, China | 9.2 | $$$$ | Resort | |
| #10 | Artyzen NEW BUND 31Contemporary Chinese art and Bund-front luxury in perfect alignment. | Shanghai, China | 9.1 | $$$$ | Resort |
Best Hotels in China
Compare Top Picks →Mandarin Oriental Qianmen
A Ming Dynasty hutong neighbourhood transformed into Beijing's finest hotel.
Aman Summer Palace
The only hotel with a private gate to the Summer Palace — Beijing's most extraordinary address.
Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li
A restored 1930s shikumen lane house, reimagined as Shanghai's most intimate luxury retreat.
Bulgari Hotel Shanghai
Italian jewellery house meets Shanghai Art Deco in the city's most glamorous hotel.
The Peninsula Shanghai
The Bund's grandest address, where 1920s Shanghai glamour meets Peninsula perfection.
The Middle House
Milanese elegance meets Shanghai sophistication in the heart of Jing'an.
