Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Gongkang
What is your Priority Club status?
Gold Elite
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked queen bed standard and received a high floor room (unsure if standard or superior)
How are the rooms?
Spacious and neat, with in room steamer and fast phone charger. Air conditioning was a bit week (prefer to open the window a while to ventilate)
How is the exec. lounge?
N/A
What was good and what was bad?
Good:
- Given some fruits, a pack of snacks and a can of soft drinks at check-in, but they seem to give it to other guest without status too.
- Many Chinese breakfast items such as freshly cooked noodles and dumplings, fried rice and noodles, vegetables etc.
- Self service laundry at 30CNY/wash and 30CNY/drying
- Quiet neighborhood with convenience store within 5 minutes walk
Meh:
- Western breakfast items are a bit weak (but do try Chinese food if you are in China)
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
The price has made up for the 30-minute metro distance to city center. Will return.