Built in 1929 by Sir Victor Sassoon as Sassoon House with the Cathay Hotel inside, it is the green-pyramid-roofed Art Deco icon of the Bund. Lonely Planet says it was restored to its 1920s look in 2010.
- Address
- 20 Nanjing Road East (corner of the Bund), Huangpu District
- Hours
- not verified
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 30 min
- Price
- Free to see the lobby; jazz bar and restaurants charge (Price not verified)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Lonely Planet recommends the small Peace Gallery of hotel memorabilia and the jazz bar, where the house band starts at 19:00.
- The south building across Nanjing Road is the older Palace Hotel of 1908 (now the Swatch Art Peace Hotel).