Liston Hotel Songjiang Shanghai — Hotel in Shanghai

This hotel is located in "Thames Town", a subdivision of Songjiang, itself a suburb of Shanghai. We were there for a wedding so it was an obliged choice. ||||The hotel is not handy for visiting Shanghai, as it's not even near a metro station and taxis need to be called to go just about anywhere.||||Both the hotel and Thames Town are built in mock-British style. To a Western European this is a rather amusing experience - there is a statue of Harry Potter, an artificial island called Skye, and a canal called "River Thames". In the hotel, conference rooms are called with names like "Nottingham Hall".||||The target clientele is clearly only Chinese and the staff speak very little English, some of them even having difficulty understanding basic hotel concepts such as "is there a restaurant in this hotel" (there is, and it's also quite good, but we were told there wasn't one on the first night).||||Apart from this, the hotel is very comfortable, with bright and spacious clean rooms, good linen and free if erratic wireless internet. Beds are very hard - again Chinese-style. The standard of cleanliness is not as high in the common areas, unfortunately.||||We paid RMB500 per room per night, although that might have been a package price for the wedding, but at that price it was very good value.||||If you are English it is a fascinating cultural experience to see your country through the lens of a Chinese resort interpretation. But in any case the area is very pleasant to stroll in, with very little traffic and lots of actual grass. The Songjiang area has many interesting sights, including a brand new and amazing botanic garden.||||All in all I would recommend this hotel if you want or have to stay in Sonjiang - not as a base for visiting Shanghai due to...

It is a decent hotel in Thames Town. The location is good if you plan on staying in Thames Town and exploring it, but it is far from most other attractions.Trip.com said there was room service. There is not. I could go downstairs and have food delivered to my room, but that service stops at 5pm. That was disappointing. Also they have what looks to have been a great bar downstairs, but it's not used. Staff service was great and friendly, but the services offered at the hotel were not.Rooms were dated, and carpet could definitely be replaced. Small TV. There is a ceiling fan, and that was awesome! This has the potential to be an awesome themed hotel (and it may have once been). Open up the bar downstairs. Even if just a few local beers and simple spirits. Refresh the rooms. Have a few British dishes for room service (fish and chips, beans on toast, etc.) It could be a destination hotel in the heart of Thames Town. Thames Town is starting to be revitalized, and this hotel has...

Stayed in Liston for 3 nights and it was a very pleasant stay. ||||Nice low-level hotel inside Thames Town. ||||Pros:||- Comfortable beds (Firm enough for me)||- No smell of smoke inside the non-smoking room||- Safe inside the room||- Good shower water pressure||- Massage chair inside one of our rooms (but need wechat debit account to use it)||- Polite and helpful (chinese-speaking) receptionist||||Cons:||- Wifi needs constantly logging in each time we step out||- Corridor area of our non-smoking level has the smell of smoke||- Swimming pool is located in another building (They would provide free voucher)||- Service crew switched off the lights sharp at 10am (bf end-time) in the restaurant even though we were still...