The Hongta hotel is part of Marriott Luxury Collection.  Its owner is the Hongta Holdings Group.  Hongta was well known for its cigarettes in China market.  Later on Hongta diversified itself into real estate and property markets.  It is not clear of Hongta hotel history and when Hongta took ownership of this hotel.

Check In

We took a taxi to the hotel.  As a full service hotel, the bell staff took care of the luggage.

The check-in process is normal.  I asked for room upgrade as Marriott Elite.  Then we were upgraded to a high floor suite with club lounge access.  I believe it is called Grand Deluxe Suite.

Room

The suite is very spacious and looks very luxury.  The living room has a sleeper sofa and a large working area.

The bed is comfortable.  The bathroom is large. All room look very warm.

Some area of the room clearly need update.  The carpet should be replaced.  The color has faded with the sun.

Pool

The hotel has a large indoor pool.  It looks nice.

Service

The service is adequate.  We did not have any service issues.

Dining

For breakfast, it is better to eat at the restaurant near the lobby than the top floor club lounge.  There are many more choices of items at the restaurant.  

We had access to top floor club lounge.  It included wine and beer.  There were also various evening lounge food.  The food was not heavy. So this may or may not replace the dinner.

Location

The hotel is located in the business district of Pudong.  If you are looking for tourist place, this is the wrong place.  We stayed a couple of times at the hotel due to its close location.  It is just convenient and within walking distance to the places we frequent.

The hotel is close to the huge shoppoing center. There are also many many eating places in the basement of the shopping center.  Some of the food was really good.

There is also a subway station close by and the hotel is close to several bus stations. The public transportation is good.

Overall

The Hongta is a Marriott Category 4 hotel.  It requires 25,000 points and the cash rate for base room is about $100 to $170 per night.  

Clearly this is not the rate for a luxury hotel.  Even though the hotel is in the Luxury Collection, it looks it is somehow past its past glory.  The hotel needs updates or renovation.  It is not a luxury hotel at its current condition.  There are just so many new hotels popping up everyday in Shanghai.

Most of the guests look like business travelers.  Most of them stay at the hotel for the convenience of its location to the business district. 

So if you get business to do within its proximity, then this hotel is a logical choice. For tourist, there are better locations and better hotels elsewhere.

My opinion is mixed with this hotel.  It is an average hotel at a good rate.