the link to a map drawn up in 1935... so would have been an accurate reflection :)

To be fair there is an Intercontinental Hotel in the FC as well now.

I lived in Shanghai for 2 years and really didn´t like the city much foremost as it lacks real history. The only thing people talking about and people find attractive is the french concession and that basically proofs my point cause it´s not Chinese.

The IC is in what used to be the Ruijin Binguan. Ruijin Park was quite nice about 12 years ago.

You could also dismiss HK, Tianjin, Singapore, and countless other cities on the same grounds, but IMO events dating back 200 years certainly qualify as "history".

Stayed at the hotel years ago, was kind of eery there at night. Face bar was
fun to go to. I don't like the location as well as Okura, seems not as convenient for walking.

Circa 2005 there was a large scale crackdown on the Maoming Rd. bars, which resulted in mass closures. Shortly thereafter, shops and restaurants followed suit. But, Face stayed the course until its lease expired in 2009.

People's Square is actually not bad. I stayed at the Le Meridien last year and my coworker at the JW. Pretty sweet. I walked to get some Yangs Fried Dumplings and Jia Jia Soup Dumplings. Heaven I'll tell you. This is coming from the guy who hits up DTF multiple times in Taiwan every year and Crystal Jade in Hong Kong.

But with that said it's also subway accessible and not TOO far from the Bund for a nice view of the Pudong skyline.

I will be staying at Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi Hotel which is near the Train station, is it a bad area to be staying at?

Very bad (arguably even worse than LJZ, in fact). If you are wedded to IHG brands, go for the Ruijin property. If not, focus on Jing'an.

Looks like they gutted the whole inside of building that Face occupied.
Progress :confused:

http://shanghailander.net/2013/08/in...-ruijin-hotel/

Anyone here having experience with Radisson Blu in Shanghai? I have read the reviews at Tripadvisor etc and it looks great, but I was just wondering if someone in here have stayed there. :) I am Club Carlson Concierge so I guess that makes why I look for hotels in that chain.

The hotel itself is fine (almost as nice as the JW or LRM), but you need to decide whether or People's Square is your style.

Jing'an is a nice residential district, but too suburban for a tourist. It is like Changning or Putuo districts, like Jing'an both have good connections with the city centre, but, also like Jing'an, they are not so central. Therefore, not the best choices for a tourist. Additionally, there is nothing of interest for a tourist in Jing'an, the temple itself is like a religious version of Disneyland, the shopping can be done anywhere else in the city and most of the best restaurants are definitely not there.

For a tourist I would recommend the following places to stay:

1. Former French Concession (including Xintiandi area, which historically was always a part of the concession)
2. People's Square
3. The Bund.

And mostly avoid business or residential areas out of the city centre, such as:

1. Pudong.
2. Changning
3. Putuo
4. Jing'an

I must admit that I'm starting to like the (western part of the) former French Concession a little more than JA, but JA is far better than People's Square (can't seem to walk anywhere due to the crazy road infrastructure) and the Bund (a must visit for first time Shanghai tourists, but there's really no point in staying there).

We seem to have similar feelings about Pudong, Changning, and Putuo.