Hongqiao State Guest Hotel Shanghai — Hotel in Shanghai

Only a reminiscence of a 5 stars hotel. I would give 4* to the outdoor area and 3* to the indoor area. The indoor area smelled bad, a mixture of a smoking place and mold (on the corridor and inside the room). The lobby smelled nicely and freshly perfumed. The carpets were old and partially stained. Reception desk staff was nice. Restaurant staff also. I had to ask the cleaning service to use the vacuum cleaner in our room. They forgot to do that twice. They only arranged our beds. Breakfast served 99% the same food for 3 days in a row. Same for lunch. No new ideas on behalf of the kitchen staff to impress the guests. Saw green flies around the raw salmon fish on the second and third day. The cart driver who was transporting our family to the swimming pool was nice on the first day, opening the door to my wife and kids. On the second and third day, they stopped being nice and I asked why. The reply was “now you know how to open the door by yourself.” The worst part was the swimming pool. The changing room walls were cracked, full of mold. 1 star for that is a high revue. The water in the pool was clean, no bad smell. The life guards had a huge electric fan at full blast 1 meter away from the pool. We had to ask the kids to be careful not to play with water guns near that side of the pool. Overall, we were happy because the kids relaxed. Not a 5 stars hotel, way overpriced for what it...

This is a five start hotel spread across a very wide landscape. It's very difficult to imagine a hotel with building of not more than 4 floors. This hotel falls in to that category. It has lot of building including separate villas, bunglows, meeting rooms, conference rooms etc.||Good location. It is said that the this hotel was being used for high profile people such as Foreign ministers and diplomats previously. You can the figure out this by the quality of the facilities, the interiors and various art works used of decorating some of the buildings of this hotel.||The hotel has quite amount of open place converted to gardens and lush green landscapes.||The rooms were of normal size but the amenities in the room where of good quality.|As an Indian vegetarian I did not enjoy the food at the hotel. For non-vegetarians the hotel has a lot to offer.||5 minutes walk from the hotel and there is an underground Metro station Shuicheng Road. Easily accessible by taxi and hotel staff is helpful in getting taxi if you need...

This is a nice hotel, with beautiful surroundings. The rooms were clean, and the staff sufficient. Breakfast was good, European and Asian dishes. Don’t expect everyone here to speak or understand English, though. It’s really a more Chinese experience, but that’s what you are in China for, right? The pool was nice, and they have a cute little limo GolfCart to deliver you there. The WiFi was okay...not super strong. I highly suggest getting a VPN before you head to China, then you can access Google sites. Know that AMEX isn’t accepted in China. My MC would only work at HSBC banks, so prepare yourself for that as well. You don’t want to be stuck...