"The twin bed rooms have no privacy, which was okay for me & my daughter, but would have been awkward with a friend. You step right out of the shower into the open shared room.
The listing doesn’t make it clear that this is a 5th & 6th floor hotel. You enter through a tiny, unmanned lobby (a bit spooky and unwelcoming, no one to help with luggage) and have to take the elevator to the 5th floor to check in.
These quibbles aside this hotel was a lovely surprise. It’s right off of a fantastic pedestrian shopping & eating area, a super easy walk from the City Temple, Yuyuan Gardens, the Bund, and the ferry terminal for river cruises. Although it’s a super busy area (insane vehicle as well as pedestrian traffic), we could not hear any noises at all from our 6th floor room.
The free breakfast is AMAZING — so many beautiful prepared dishes, both Western and Chinese. Not the exact same things every day, either.
The A/C was perfect, the shower was great, lots of useful amenities.
I’d happily stay there again, if I ever get back to Shanghai."