Royal International Hotel Shanghai — Hotel in Shanghai

The hotel's location leaves much to be desired; it’s situated in a somewhat isolated area, with limited local amenities and minimal staff presence, making it feel quite removed from the hustle and bustle of the city.

The rooms are a mixed bag—while they are cleaned daily and of moderate size, they lack soundproofing, which means you can hear a significant amount of noise from neighboring rooms, compromising the overall comfort and privacy.

The breakfast offered was satisfactory, providing a decent start to the day, though nothing particularly memorable or elaborate.

In my opinion, this establishment falls short of the five-star rating it claims, as it requires several updates and renovations to truly meet that standard.

Although advertised as a smoke-free hotel, be prepared to encounter a lingering smell of smoke due to the air conditioning, as some guests ignore the policy and smoke indoors, leaving behind an unpleasant odor.

Additionally, the shuttle service to the airport is unreasonably high-priced, making transportation a significant...

Hotel wasn't great. Rooms are OK, small and more expensive than other hotels I have stayed at in the area for equivalent if not better rooms and locations. The location is mediocre but within walking distance of restaurants. Had a flight canceled so had to extend my stay by a day, was only supposed to be a one night stay. Individual running the front desk took advantage of the situation and kept raising the price of the room to ridiculous levels. Nothing special with the room so not worth the cost increase. Raised it 400rmb above what I was originally charged. Another coworker showed up the same day and was charged the much lower rate for a similar room. This was very terrible behavior. I will definitely not stay at this hotel again and neither will any of...

This is a very nice hotel and we had a really classy room. Breakfast was included and was very good! (November 2018)

But the only way to access wifi is to provide a China telephone number. Well, we are Canadian, so that meant NO W-IFI. Frankly, this was common in China; Wi-Fi either did not work at all in most hotels, OR it only worked if a staff member set it up for us, using their local phone number.

e.g. we also could not get wifi to work at the Metropole in Suzhou or the Grand Park in Wuxi with either an android phone or an ipad. I now wonder if Wifi is only for...