I had an overnight stay in Shanghai from Bali, so I looked for an affordable accommodation and this one came up. ||||The two biggest pros of this hotel are the price that's fit for a budget traveler, and surprisingly, the room.When you enter the dilapidated structure, you will be alarmed by how shady this place looks and smells. There is a lingering musty smell over this maze-like interior structure so one would expect a tiny room full of mold and reeking of smoke. However, the room was actually quite decent. It was quite spacious, with a big bed, a flat screen TV, a table, and a standard restroom. The bed was big enough for an adult to roll around. It would have been cherry on the top to have softer sheets and thicker comforters while rolling around but what can I say? It is not a crazy moldy hell I was expecting! The restroom was actually quite clean, despite the chipped tiles and the musty smell. ||||Contrary to many reviews I have read on tripadvisor, I didn't think the location was prime. I must have gotten the wrong impression that it was extremely close to the train station and main attractions, but truth be told, it was a bit of a walk. The fact that Renmin Square station is humongous is one reason why I thought it was a bit farther, but I have to say I walked a good 15-20 minutes from the station. The receptionist was a courteous young man who didn't speak much English. When I needed desperate help trying to reach someone abroad, he just repeated he couldn't help me and that his English wasn't good. At least he was polite. ||||Overall, it is a decent place to rest your head for the night. I would not recommend this place to families and god forbid, to couples on a romantic vacations. If you are traveling alone or with friends, tight on budget and couldn't be bothered to look for a good hostel, this might...
Read moreI've been in Shanghai in other times and always loved its people, generally very nice customer services. But in this hotel THE STAFF DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AT ALL, and also worst of all they are NOT WILLING TO HELP YOU, other places people uses their phone to translate or something, but here you as customer just stand at the reception bar and they just do something else, the carpet halls doesn't smells good We arrived at 2am and next day they were making drilling noise in the next room to us at 7am!! we asked them to stop and the noise continued. We reserved a window room and it was just a smelly hallway between our "window" and a concrete wall. "great view" the shower area was flooded easily making the whole bathroom floor wet. the last day Our check out was at noon, so we were preparing to leave on time, at 11:45 a cleaning lady almost crumbles our door, screaming at us we had to leave LIKE IF WE WERE DOGS my Chinese is very basic so I asked the reception to ask a taxi using my phone, they said "we can't use the hotel phone for this" I was like "I'm giving you My phone, why are you talking about the hotel's phone? " they didn't help, we had to go to the street to get a taxi by ourselves to sum up, TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED FROM THIS HOTEL AND ITS STAFF, WE WILL NEVERRR GO BACK HERE AND WILL NOT GIVE GOOD REVIEWS TO ANYONE.||DO NOT WASTE YOUR...
Read moreThe hotel is in a very convenient location, close to popular attractions such as the Shanghai Museum and Yu Garden. Getting around was easy, and the hotel even offers a shuttle bus to take you to the subway. Our room was spacious, clean, and well-equipped with everything we needed. From toothbrushes and vanity kits to slippers, shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner (which smelled amazing). The mini-bar was a pleasant surprise, stocked not only with water and tea but also with flavored sparkling water, something I haven’t often seen in other hotels.The in-room TV came with a wide selection of movies. Although many were older titles, we still enjoyed a film. One of the absolute highlights was the food. The Chinese cuisine served here was exceptional—five-star quality. Every meal we had was delicious.The staff was friendly and welcoming, always ready to help with anything we needed.Meta Tree is a fantastic choice if you’re visiting Shanghai. With its great location, comfortable rooms, thoughtful amenities, delicious food, and excellent service, I would highly recommend it and would definitely...
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