HI Shanghai Kangqiao?
Jul 29, 2019, 4:42 pm
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HI Expreess Shanghai Kangqiao?
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Shanghai Kangquai - listed on the IGH website, but never has any rooms. Customer support has no idea. Does anyone know if the hotel even opened? It would be a good location for my upcoming Shanghai Disneyland stay. Looks like the HIX Tangzhen is a major bargain, and the HI Pudong Kangqiao is the closest geographically, though neither particularly convenient to metro to the park. If nobody knows, I'll try to ask once I'm in town; who knows if they'll know.
Shanghai Kangquai - listed on the IGH website, but never has any rooms. Customer support has no idea. Does anyone know if the hotel even opened? It would be a good location for my upcoming Shanghai Disneyland stay. Looks like the HIX Tangzhen is a major bargain, and the HI Pudong Kangqiao is the closest geographically, though neither particularly convenient to metro to the park. If nobody knows, I'll try to ask once I'm in town; who knows if they'll know.
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Jul 29, 2019, 7:22 pm
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Shanghai Kangquai - listed on the IGH website, but never has any rooms. Customer support has no idea. Does anyone know if the hotel even opened? It would be a good location for my upcoming Shanghai Disneyland stay. Looks like the HIX Tangzhen is a major bargain, and the HI Pudong Kangqiao is the closest geographically, though neither particularly convenient to metro to the park. If nobody knows, I'll try to ask once I'm in town; who knows if they'll know.
Shanghai Kangquai - listed on the IGH website, but never has any rooms. Customer support has no idea. Does anyone know if the hotel even opened? It would be a good location for my upcoming Shanghai Disneyland stay. Looks like the HIX Tangzhen is a major bargain, and the HI Pudong Kangqiao is the closest geographically, though neither particularly convenient to metro to the park. If nobody knows, I'll try to ask once I'm in town; who knows if they'll know.
Jul 30, 2019, 5:04 am
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I don't see the HIX Kangqiao on ay site but IHGs. Was hoping a local might know.
HI Pudong Kangqiao is open. It's the HIX Kangqiao that doesnt seem to be available on any site including IHGs. It's closer to mass transit to Disneyland. Reason> Brand loyalty, promotion points, etc. HIX Tangzhien is good for metro to airport, but really painful for metro to Disneyland. There are always cabs.
HI Pudong Kangqiao is open. It's the HIX Kangqiao that doesnt seem to be available on any site including IHGs. It's closer to mass transit to Disneyland. Reason> Brand loyalty, promotion points, etc. HIX Tangzhien is good for metro to airport, but really painful for metro to Disneyland. There are always cabs.
Jul 30, 2019, 9:55 am
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I don't see the HIX Kangqiao on ay site but IHGs. Was hoping a local might know.
HI Pudong Kangqiao is open. It's the HIX Kangqiao that doesnt seem to be available on any site including IHGs. It's closer to mass transit to Disneyland. Reason> Brand loyalty, promotion points, etc. HIX Tangzhien is good for metro to airport, but really painful for metro to Disneyland. There are always cabs.
HI Pudong Kangqiao is open. It's the HIX Kangqiao that doesnt seem to be available on any site including IHGs. It's closer to mass transit to Disneyland. Reason> Brand loyalty, promotion points, etc. HIX Tangzhien is good for metro to airport, but really painful for metro to Disneyland. There are always cabs.
WRT Disney hotels, I haven't been to Shanghai Disney yet, but I go to Disney World (Orlando) about once a year, and greatly appreciate the value of staying in Disney hotels.
You could always do a night or two at Disney, and spend the rest of your stay in a more central area.
Jul 30, 2019, 10:18 am
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Ah, I see. Perhaps that hotel hasn't opened yet? The lack of a phone number and zero reviews is not encouraging.
WRT Disney hotels, I haven't been to Shanghai Disney yet, but I go to Disney World (Orlando) about once a year, and greatly appreciate the value of staying in Disney hotels.
You could always do a night or two at Disney, and spend the rest of your stay in a more central area.
WRT Disney hotels, I haven't been to Shanghai Disney yet, but I go to Disney World (Orlando) about once a year, and greatly appreciate the value of staying in Disney hotels.
You could always do a night or two at Disney, and spend the rest of your stay in a more central area.
Dec 10, 2019, 4:08 pm
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The HIX Shanghai Kangqiao is a 10-minute walk from the Line 11 Kangxin Highway station, which is two stops from Shanghai Disneyland. It opened last month, but like many of the hotels in this area, there is nothing in terms of restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, or anything else in the readily accessible without a taxi ride. It's just in a generic business/industry/office park (somewhat similar to the HI Helsinki Vantaa Airport or the HIX Amsterdam - Schiphol).
I attempted to stay there last Thursday due to some great room rates and proximity to said Metro station, but ended up switching hotels. Let's just say they're still trying to work out the bugs of their accommodations - on the surface, the rooms are well-appointed, but I noticed the walls were quite thin (I could hear my neighbor through the wall) and then upon further inspection, I noticed some bugs crawling on the wall. To be clear: they weren't bed bugs (though I did find some on the bed sheets), but they were some sort of pest. A second room also had these (this time on the bathroom sink and again on the bed). The front desk staff were great and very helpful, refunding my money on the spot and arranging a taxi to my new hotel - the Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone, which was similarly isolated from anything (by the time I checked in, the restaurant was closed, but I was able to get room service before they closed). The Courtyard did have a shuttle going to and from the park. I do not know if other HI/HIXes in the area have a similar shuttle.
I attempted to stay there last Thursday due to some great room rates and proximity to said Metro station, but ended up switching hotels. Let's just say they're still trying to work out the bugs of their accommodations - on the surface, the rooms are well-appointed, but I noticed the walls were quite thin (I could hear my neighbor through the wall) and then upon further inspection, I noticed some bugs crawling on the wall. To be clear: they weren't bed bugs (though I did find some on the bed sheets), but they were some sort of pest. A second room also had these (this time on the bathroom sink and again on the bed). The front desk staff were great and very helpful, refunding my money on the spot and arranging a taxi to my new hotel - the Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone, which was similarly isolated from anything (by the time I checked in, the restaurant was closed, but I was able to get room service before they closed). The Courtyard did have a shuttle going to and from the park. I do not know if other HI/HIXes in the area have a similar shuttle.