Shanghai Joyful Star Chenyang Hotel (Pudong Airport/Disney /Free Trade Zone Area)

A friendly staff member assisted with changing my room with no problem. Big and comfortable bed. The touch screen mirror light is really cool. Bathroom is fairly clean. Spacious room for a single traveler or a couple.

The first room allocated to me had a run down shower, the shower floor just looked dirty, so I requested to have a different room which was much better. Views are not so good as the hotel is in a older town which is very noisy. Pictures on booking.com does not match what the room actually looks like. Looks like there is an attempt to keep the hotel looking good however there is just that old feel to it. The lift really needs some work.. Coming from a Holiday Inn maybe my expectations were just too high.

The staff were efficient and very friendly, and the room was clean and comfortable. Perfect for an overnight stay nearish the airport. The free airport shuttle bus was a great bonus! The directions the hotel give to find it is really helpful. Tip: if you are going to Shanghai the next day, take the hotel's shuttle bus back to the airport in the morning and catch the Maglev train at the airport. It takes you to the other side of Pudong which is close to the river where you can take the metro or a taxi onwards, and then you can say you rode the fastest train in the world ;)

The breakfast is very Chinese, and cheap Chinese at that. I don't recommend bothering with it, especially if you're a foreigner. Unless you're ok with a boiled egg and a steamed dumpling. But for the price we paid, I was expecting this so it's ok :)

We stayed here during a 24 hour layover and choose this hotel for the free shuttle to and from the airport. The breakfast was good (no western options but enjoyed everything we tried) and the room was clean enough.

There’s not much going on in the area or any tourist type of places within walking distance. The bed was a weird round shape so if you’re tall your legs are definitely hanging off, and was a bit hard, but tolerable overall.