Originally Posted by christep
You are correct about the Hyatt. For a very similar view from Pudong across the river to the Bund the place to be is the Shangri-La. I stayed there many times before the telecoms industry slump forced us to use cheaper places. The rooms are good (especially the higher floor, Bund-facing ones) and the service fine. I also like the Japanese restuarant and B.A.T.S, the bar in the basement which had much better live music than is usual in Asia.
I have been to Shanghai 10-12 times. I have stayed in most of the places everybody speaks of in this forum. In the past 4 years I have exclusvily stayed at the Grand Hyatt. The service, rooms, food, and bars are simply the best. I am a SPG Platnuim member and could easly stay at the St.Regis or the Weston. The Weston has nice a location but niether of these hotels are of the Hyatt standard.
One side point is the Shangri-la Pudong is a very nice hotel and I have never stayed there but have been there for meetings many times.