Originally Posted by
Holiday.with.Ken
if you prefer more hustling and bustling hotels, pick one of the hotels in Xinyi District -
W, Grand Hyatt, Le Meridien, Humble House (as suggested by trentusjuventus)
I personally prefer more of "neighbour" hotels - Capella, Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-La, Kimpton Da An and even Regent.
I was leaning toward the Mandarin but then I was reading that it's quite a bit out of the way. May not be super convenience for a first time city visitor who wants to explore?