Shanghai Hotels
 

We (3 people) are thinking about visiting Shanghai for 10 days next april and don't know where to stay without having to pay a fortune (our hotel budget is about 250$/night for a twin room). Any ideas where to stay?

Thanks in advance!

You can't go wrong by staying at the Sheraton, Westin or Marriott. There rates are around your ballpark. OTOH, there are "local" 4 star/5 star hotels that might be cheaper.

Check if you have any friends with good corporate rates at global hotel chains. Company ID is rarely checked. I stayed at Grand Hyatt for significantly under your budget.

OT, but 10 days is a long visit for Shanghai IMHO. There isn't that much to see; three-four days will cover everything with shopping thrown in.

5 star Hotels
 

$250 per night should get you almost any 5 Star Hotels.
Here's a list. some of these I have booked for as low as $60-$80
depending on their promotional schedule.

Shanghai Five Star Hotels
5 Star



88 Xintiandi Hotel Shanghai
Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Grand Hyatt Hotel Shanghai- Jin Mao Tower
Guangdong Hotel Shanghai
Hilton Hotel Shanghai
Hongqiao State Guesthouse Shanghai
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Shanghai
Hua Ting Hotel Shanghai
Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai
Inter-Continental Pudong Shanghai
JC Mandarin Shanghai
Jinjiang Hotel Shanghai
Jinjiang Tower Shanghai
Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai
Peace Hotel Shanghai
Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel Shanghai
Purple Mountain Hotel Shanghai
Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel Shanghai
Renaissance Yangtze Hotel Shanghai
Sheraton Grand Tai Ping Yang Hotel Shanghai
Sofitel Jinjiang Oriental Pudong Shanghai
St. Regis Shanghai
Westin Hotel Shanghai


this is the link: http://www.chinatravelkey.com/shanghai/fivestar.htm

I have stayed at these hotels. If you want further information
on any of these choices...can advise.


Grand Hyatt Hotel Shanghai- Jin Mao Tower

Inter-Continental Pudong Shanghai

JC Mandarin Shanghai

Jinjiang Tower Shanghai

Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai

Renaissance Yangtze Hotel Shanghai

Westin Hotel Shanghai

Plus: Ruijin Guest Hotel

i know the search feature has been a bit fickle of late, but try it out anyway. in other threads, i've plugged a number of options in the $40-80 range that i like.

You should think about whether you want an OLD or NEW Shanghai experience. For example, an OLD, traditional Shanghai experience would suggest the Peace Hotel on the Bund directly on the river with stunning views of the new Shanghai over in Pudong. If you are into new, glitz, modern style accommodations then the Hyatt, Interconti, Sheraton in Pudong would meet you desires and budget.

10 days is quite a long time unless you intend to prowl through every sector, every museum, every street market, etc. You can take day trips out to visit several destinations in the surrounding area of Shanghai.

Have you already been to Beijing, Xian, etc.

bb

imo the peace is a dump (it wouldn't be if it was well managed, but that's another topic) and the only pudong properties that warrant consideration are the hyatt and the shang (and only on the caveat that getting around town from over there is a pita).

as i've said before, location is key in sh and i generally prefer locations between nj road and fuxing road // wulumuqi rd and peoples square. the ja temple area (hilton, shanghai hotel, jingan hotel, yan an hotel) and huaihai/shan'xi rds (okura, jinjiang) are my favorites. hengshan rd isn't bad either and is on the cheap side.

i agree with you about 10 days being a long stretch for a sh vacation (bj is a different story), but if you have to attend to business, that's a different story of course.

huaihai/shan'xi rds (okura, jinjiang) are my favorites. .[/QUOTE]
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Okura Garden and Jinjiang Tower are both very nice hotels in a great area.
Okura I prefer when I can get the local chinese promo rate of about $100
per night.

Thank you very much... I think, we will try the Pundong Sh-La. Will rethink the length of our stay, too.

Thanks again for all the useful hints.

if you aren't bothered by the idea of bouncing around, you might consider splitting your stay between the shang and some place in puxi.

Is B.A.T.S still good if you fancy a bit of bouncing around? ;)

I'd strongly suggest going to neighbouring towns to visit -- Shanghai, like others have said, is boring after 3-4 days. Suzhou is very close by, and Hangzhou not much further. They're both worth a visit and I'd definintely recommend it. Unless you're really into partying and stuff, there isn't a lot to do in Shanghai after so many days.

bats certainly isn't a destination nightspot any more, but i have to imagine that it's still doing okay because the hotel is 2x as large as it was in the days bats was popular and there isn't much else on offer in the area.