I've reserved a four night stay at the Shanghai St. Regis, which is in Pudong (Shanghai's emerging business district).

Since this is a pleasure trip, I'd like to stay in an area which has some sort of street/nightlife/pedestrian activity instead of feeling as if I'm staying in a sterile corporate industrial park and having to always commute "to the bright lights" via taxi, subway, etc. This can be tiresome after a while.

So my questions are:

1. Is the hotel located in a remote place devoid of activity?

An example of a place I'm trying to avoid would be something akin to staying in the Docklands area (which is dead at night) when the bright lights of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, etc. are a more interesting touristic alternative.

2. How far is it to walk to the nearest subway station (taking taxis can be a pain sometimes)?

Prior searches concerning this hotel are inconclusive for me.

If indeed this is a terrible hotel location, then I welcome suggestions for other hotels which are more centrally located (although I probably would spend at least one night at the St. Regis just to sample it).

Thanks in advance.