Fraser Suites Top Glory Shanghai — Wake Up to the Huangpu River, the Bund in Your Window, in the Heart of Lujiazui
Imagine waking up, pulling back the curtains, and finding the Huangpu River spreading below you — the Bund's flood-lit neoclassical skyline on the far bank, the Oriental Pearl glowing to your right. That is what upper-floor river-facing suites at Fraser Suites Top Glory Shanghai deliver every morning. This five-star serviced apartment occupies Top Glory Tower at 501 Yincheng East Road, planted firmly inside the Lujiazui financial core where IFC Mall, Shanghai Tower and the SWFC are all a short walk away. A score of 9.1/10 from around 1,800 verified guest reviews across platforms reflects a property that earns its billing — consistently rated among the best long-stay options in Pudong by business travellers and families who come back.
The difference between a hotel room and a serviced apartment becomes obvious fast — usually around day three of a longer stay. At Fraser Suites Top Glory, every suite type from Studio upward includes a full kitchen with hob, refrigerator and dishwasher, plus a washer-dryer unit, making a two- or three-week stay feel like living rather than camping. Combine that with five-star hotel services — a swimming pool, a properly equipped gym, a kids' play area and a residents' lounge — and the case for choosing this over a hotel room of the same price becomes clear before you have even factored in the river view.
Suites run from Studio at 50–60 sqm (from approx. ¥900–1,200) through 1-Bedroom at 75–95 sqm (approx. ¥1,300–1,800) and 2-Bedroom at 110–140 sqm (approx. ¥2,000–2,800), with 3-Bedroom penthouse-style units available for families or groups. The difference between suite types is living space and bedroom count, not amenity quality — every suite gets the full kitchen and laundry. Business travellers coming alone often settle on a Studio; couples planning a multi-week stay frequently find the 1-Bedroom's separate living room worth the step-up. Seasonal high-season pricing (spring March–May, autumn September–November) typically runs 20–30% above these base figures.
Guests say: "The river view from their upper floor suite was genuinely stunning every single morning — staff understood exactly what long-stay guests need, and having a real kitchen and washer-dryer made the whole trip feel like home."
The address places you inside Lujiazui, Shanghai's premier financial district and the neighbourhood with the most dramatic skyline on earth. Walk five minutes and you are at IFC Mall, which houses a City Super imported grocery alongside international retail. Eight minutes in the other direction puts you at the base of Shanghai Tower and the SWFC. Lujiazui metro station (Line 2) is approximately eight to ten minutes on foot — not immediately outside the front door, but a comfortable distance under most conditions. Line 2 runs directly to People's Square, Nanjing Road and connections to every part of the city. Business travellers whose meetings are concentrated in the Lujiazui financial towers can often walk to work entirely.
Shared facilities are calibrated for the long-stay resident rather than the transit hotel guest. The swimming pool draws consistent praise in reviews for being uncrowded even on weekday mornings — a notable point for anyone who has encountered a packed hotel pool at 7am. The gym is well equipped, the kids' play area is a genuine selling point for families, and the residents' lounge works as an informal meeting space for those who need it. Airport transfer can be arranged through the front desk, and staff receive repeated positive mentions for their understanding of what a long-stay resident actually needs versus a two-night hotel guest.
The honest trade-off worth naming upfront: Lujiazui is a business district, and once the office towers empty in the evening, the neighbourhood quiets down considerably compared to the Puxi side of the river. Restaurants nearby skew toward business lunches and corporate dinners rather than the kind of late-night street food and bar culture you find around Tianzifang or on Huaihai Road. Crossing to Puxi — about fifteen minutes on Line 2 — becomes a regular evening routine for longer-stay guests who want that energy. That is not a complaint about the apartment; it is the nature of Pudong, and worth knowing before you book.
For guests whose priority is a Huangpu River view, the key practical note from real guest reviews is that lower-floor rooms can be partly obscured by neighbouring buildings. Requesting a high floor — ideally above floor 20 on the river-facing side — at the time of booking makes a material difference to the experience. That upgrade is sometimes available for a modest supplement, and almost universally described in reviews as worth it. The combination of a panoramic morning view over the Bund and a proper kitchen below it is hard to replicate anywhere in Shanghai at this price point.
Long-stay corporate rates negotiated directly with the Fraser Suites sales team are generally significantly better than published online rates and worth enquiring about for stays of a month or more. For shorter stays, the pool of rates on Trip.com tends to have the most competitive pricing in this property's category, with free-cancellation options typically available up to 48 hours before arrival. At its best — a high-floor river suite in mid-season, kitchen stocked from City Super, morning run to the Lujiazui riverfront promenade — Fraser Suites Top Glory delivers a standard of Pudong living that takes a properly expensive hotel room to match for square footage alone.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Central Lujiazui address — IFC Mall, Shanghai Tower, Oriental Pearl all walkable
- ✓ Full kitchen and washer-dryer in every suite type, from Studio upward
- ✓ Upper-floor river-facing suites with Huangpu River and Bund views
- ✓ Five-star service and facilities with a long-stay residential feel
- ! Lujiazui metro station is an 8–10 minute walk rather than immediate outside the door
- ! Lujiazui quiets down significantly in the evenings compared to Puxi
- ✓ Suites are significantly larger than standard hotel rooms at the same price point — Studio starts at 50 sqm
- ✓ Pool rarely crowded, gym well equipped, kids' area for families — strong shared facilities for long stays
- ✓ River and skyline views from upper floors are a regular highlight in guest reviews
- ✓ Direct corporate long-stay rates available — often substantially better than online pricing
- ! Lower-floor rooms can have partially obstructed views — request high floor and river-facing at booking
- ! Restaurant and bar options immediately surrounding the property are limited to business dining
- 💡If you want metro access immediately outside the front door · The nearest station is an 8–10 minute walk · Fix → see Ascott IFC Shanghai, which sits directly adjacent to the IFC/metro complex, in our list
- 💡If Puxi nightlife and street-food culture is a priority every evening · Lujiazui is a business district and quiets after office hours · Fix → see Ascott Huai Hai Road or hotels in the French Concession in our list
- 💡If your stay is only one or two nights and you do not need a kitchen or laundry · Serviced apartments deliver best value from five nights onward · Fix → see Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong or Kerry Hotel Pudong in our list