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Peace Hotel

LandmarkThe Bund & East Nanjing Road
PEACE HOTEL · HEPING FANDIAN
Free
VERIFIED2026.08.31
The Bund & East Nanjing Road · 31.240°N 121.486°E · Photo: Yiran Ding / Unsplash

The green copper pyramid of 1929 — Sassoon House, once the Cathay Hotel and the most glamorous address in the Far East. The Art Deco lobby is free to wander, and at night the Jazz Bar's veteran band (founded 1980, average age 80+) still plays; the cover is simply one drink, roughly ¥100.

AdmissionLobby free; Jazz Bar minimum is one drink (≈¥100, waived for hotel guests)
How to book

Call the hotel to reserve a Jazz Bar table, or queue at the door before the first set

Beat the crowds

For a front-row seat arrive 30–60 minutes before the first set or reserve ahead; for the architecture alone, daytime is unaffected by show hours.

Good to know

  • The band plays nightly from about 19:00 into the late evening — exact set times shift, so trust the sign at the door.
  • Look up: the octagonal atrium, Lalique glass and bronze details all live in the ceilings and light fittings.
  • A small museum corner off the Nanjing Road side tells the Sassoon House story — worth five minutes in passing.
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