We only had 23 hours in Shanghai (so it wasn’t technically a stopover…) and I was able to find a reasonable rate at the Renaissance Shanghai Yu Garden hotel. The price was reasonable and for a one night stay it did the job quite nicely (although if I were going back for longer I’d try and stay at the JW). Since it was a short stay, I’ll just list what I liked and disliked:
View of Shanghai from the lounge at 5am on Christmas morning
Liked:
- Location (~10 minute walk from bund, in Chinese area)
- Nice Lounge with a very good view
- Friendly, helpful staff
Disliked:
- Food in platinum amenity was unidentifiable
- Air conditioning didn’t work upon arrival (but quickly fixed at 10pm)
My girlfriend had never been to Asia before so we spent our brief day in Shanghai walking around so she’d have a tour of “real Asia” before going to Singapore (aka “fake Asia”). Then, we returned from the hotel to get our belongings and caught a taxi to the maglev back to the airport.
Walking through Shanghai
<insert pig pun here>
Here’s one for all the Hyatt fans