Enjoyed the jazz music, some that to look foward in shanghai. Choices of drinks and price are reasonable. Atmosphere was super to end the night. Located at the center of the city.

Going to see jazz at the renovated Peace Hotel is something tourists do to experience "Old Shanghai." The well-stocked bar/room is old/new looking. The band plays a few old jazz standards, but it's not a place for jazz lovers (Hello Dolly? The Way We Were?). It's also expensive. The minimum charge is 300RMB ($43) per person weekdays, 400RMB on weekends. Plus a 15% percent service charge. The snacks and drinks ($15 per) will quickly exhaust the minimum (large fruit plate: $55!). The drinks, however, are strong. We had fun. The old gentlemen toot away from 6:30 PM; they are replaced by other old gentlemen at 9:00, plus a Chinese female singer who sings 20s and 30s Chinese songs (our Chinese friends told us). The acoustics of the room are loud, so I suggest sitting on the side, in a corner, if you want to converse as well as listen. I have a big complaint. The 15% surcharge "for service" is upfront, but the final bill also contains a line for "gratuity." Where I come from, a service charge is paid to servers. So I enquired of a waiter, and then a manager. No, I was told, the service charge goes to the Fairmont Peace Hotel. As I complained to the manager, the waiter's knowing smile suggested that he might agree with me. So, now, who gets the "gratuity"? Inquiring customers want to know. They also would like to know why the hotel's profit margin is not included in the already exorbitant prices, and not instead given to the waitstaff and band, who do a fine job.