GreenTree Inn — Hotel in Shanghai

I booked this hotel on a popular OTA website simply for the location. The next morning I had a flight out of SHA (Honqiao Airport). In fact the hotel is a 15 to 25 minutes drive from Hongqiao Airport and its attached Hongqiao Train Station. A taxi ride costs CNY 25 to 33, dependent on traffic.||||The hotel is located in Hami Road (almost every taxi driver knows) in a typical suburban Shanghai side road, not far from the zoo. It is more quite in the evening, naturally. For all those looking for nightlife or have business / sightseeing to attend it may not be a preferred location.||||Check-in was quick without complications and frills, just what I expected from this hotel level.||||The room was fine I terms of size. The cleanliness was surely not their strong point but I was prepared for that. Basics as hairdryer, coffee & tea making facilities etc. we're placed inside the room. The hotel is actually labeled as "apartment hotel" but my room (206) had no such setup. The window was facing to a backyard. It was quiet except occasional noise from starting aircraft if the wind is from Western direction.||||Wifi internet was free of charge and speed was okay. The TV was not working, maybe just a problem with the remote control but I did not bother since I went to...

It is an el cheapo hotel except for a microwave oven, worktop & ventilator, they call it an apartment. It is filthy, moldy, worn and cigarette smell everywhere.||||There is no wifi in the room but some have cable internet which is of reasonable speed. Luckily, the bed and pillows are good so I awarded 1 star. Another 1 star for the staff who are OK but surely not exceptional enough to save this misery.||||Corridor carpets are threadbare and the room wall paint in patches of brown. The room door shudders every time someone operates theirs due to pressure. Sound insulation is close to non-existence.||||There is a fruit shop and small supermarket on the ground floor. Low,mid and high end Chinese style restaurants within a few meters and also a Western style bakery. Catching a taxi around here is no problem. Not so near Hongqiao, the taxi ride is 37RMB.||||If you chose this hotel for the lowest price be mentally prepared. I should suggest some other budget hotels that cost about 50rmb more, around the same location. After this, I will not stay in another Greentree...

If you are looking for a cheap place to sleep for one night before or after a flight from Hongqiao airport, then Green Tree is fine.||||I stayed here before a very early morning flight and I could have done worse. The staff were friendly and helpful and the price was very reasonable. The room was a bit musty, but I opted for a no window room. The bed was comfortable and clean and there was a fridge, kettle and microwave. The TV was big and had a lot of channels (all of them Chinese).||||The shower was powerful, but the entire bathroom flooded when I used it. I had to spend 10 minutes kicking water into the very badly positioned drain. The floor of the room was dusty and it looked like they had not swept it for a few days. The internet was not wifi and the cable was broken so it kept coming out of my laptop - quite annoying when you need to use skype.||||I would, however, use Green Tree again, as it is close to the airport and is...