Astor House Hotel is located in Huangpu Road, the Bund, and is located near the outer white bridge. It is a The Classic Hotel with historical details in China.
It was first built in 1846 (the 26th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty) and named Richards in the West ? Hotel, founded by Richard, a westerner, is the first Western business hotel in Shanghai and even in China since its opening as a port. It is known as 'Shanghai's famous landmark building'. At that time, China's first electric light was lit here, China's first telephone was connected here, and the Western audio open-air film made its debut here... Many firsts made it a window for the most advanced technology to enter China at that time, all reflecting the glory and glory of Pujiang hotel in the past. In 1907 (the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), the hotel was expanded into a Victorian Baroque building with neoclassicism. It was the most luxurious Western business hotel in Shanghai at that time and one of the most famous hotels in China and the Far East. ?
Although it has experienced more than 160 years of historical changes, it still retains its original architectural style and historical traces; It is like a historical monument standing high, which epitomizes the changes of Shanghai.
Einstein, Chaplin, Russell, former US President grant and other celebrities lived in the guest rooms on both sides of the central hall in those years. These rooms naturally became the brightest selling point of Pujiang Hotel - Celebrity room. Open the door, face the wall with a portrait of a celebrity and an imitation pipe, furniture, lighting, telephone are antique products. The floor made of small wooden blocks is the original of more than 160 years ago. Stepping on it is slightly elastic, just like stepping on the thick past. It is a kind of time experience and cultural accumulation.