Hanting Hotel Shanghai Bund East Jinling Road Branch

Interior is new and simple but very comfortable. Bed is excellent. Room size and comfort for this price and location is great. All areas are kept extremely clean. Bottles of water are a nice gesture. Room is quiet and aircon works perfectly.

Just some general notes to keep in mind: When using google maps search for the address as searching by name will give you incorrect location. It will show the other hotel in a chain closer to city center. The location is good but it is still 20-30 min walk to Yu Gardens and Waitan (fast pace). No public transport in those directions. The street has plenty of music instrument shops on it but not much else. It is very quiet, desolated at night and bit dark, gloomy so if you are faint hearted, you might not feel comfortable in this neighbourhood. It is a low rise area with working class people passing to and from work on electric scooters. If you want glamour, it is not a choice for you. Staff does not speak English and no maps with attractions, cafes, restauranta etc are provided so prepare in advance. Hotel is on 3rd floor but no info in English is provided downstairs so familiarize yourself with the logo.

quiet, friendly and well-located place (near Metro)

The English abilities of the staff could be better (but they were at least helpful and friendly).

Despite the staff not speaking much English, they were very friendly. The location is a very short walk to Yu Garden - which is near the Bund - and Da Shi Jie Metro Stations. And is also surrounded by a broad array of local cuisines (eg. Dumplings / Hot Pot). Also, if you don't mind the short walk, it's super close to Xintiandi Shopping District (which has a lot of restaurants and Bars).

If another patron smokes, the smell does spread a little through the ventilation system (but it doesn't last very long, and is expected). The immediate area may feel a little dodgy to inexperienced or paranoid travelers with hygiene issues.