Shanghai Yashidu Suite Hotel Hotel — Hotel in Shanghai

I stayed at the Yashidu Suites Hotel for one night, when I was unexpectedly delayed at Hongqiao AIrport and was unable to fly out as planned. I knew nothing about the hotel before arriving, but the lobby presentation was quite nice, giving the impression of a 4-5 star hotel, so I took a room. I asked for the lowest-price room and was told of two options, one on the 4th floor for around 550 RMB, and one on the 7th floor for 620 RMB (both lower than the 998 RMB that was posted on the wall as the lowest price available). ALWAYS ask for hotel discounts in China! I was told that the primary difference was the noise level, because of the KTV on the third floor, so I took the 7th floor room.||||Pros:||-The room was very spacious, with a couch and chair seating area, a queen sized bed, a small desk, and a lounge-style chair to recline on by the window (I especially liked this). ||-Bathroom was also spacious, with separate tub and shower and adequate counter space. The water pressure in the shower was highly adjustable, from very light to very heavy. ||-VERY quite at night, the room seemed well soundproofed, and only mild traffic noise during the day. ||-I found the room and bathroom spotless with nothing to indicate any hygiene problems. -Front desk service was polite and spoke some adequate English. ||-Wireless internet was available and free (earlier postings indicate that there used to be a charge and that it was wired). Connection speed varies, especially when you're trying to access Western sites, but this is true practically everywhere in China. ||-There is a Starbucks two doors down, as well as a Baskin Robbins and a King Coffee.||||The cons: ||-I was especially disappointed that out of 60+ TV channels, zero were western channels. Not what I would expect from a 4-5 star hotel trying to be 'international.' Also, the TV was relatively old, no flat-screen as you often find in comparably-priced hotels these days. ||-It seemed like the hotel catered especially to Asian business travelers, based on translations in the brochure and services offered, but not to those from elsewhere. ||-There was a minibar order sheet, listing 20+ items including a variety of snacks and drinks, but no minibar to be found! Only a few things from the list were actually available, namely instant coffee and tea. ||-I could not find any sort of room service menu either, nor could I find a menu of what was available at the downstairs restaurant, just a small advert claiming that they served Western breakfast, as well as Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Vietnamese food; however, I did not investigate. ||-Bed is VERY hard, I've been in many Chinese hotels and know that they are all hard compared to Western beds, but this was even harder than usual, especially for a hotel in this price range.||-Location is convenient to Hongqiao Airport but absolutely nothing else. The neighborhood isn't so great, especially not for walking as the sidewalks are broken and uneven in many places and there is lots of dirt from ongoing construction.||||Overall:||The hotel certainly isn't horrible, there are many nice things about it especially the spaciousness of the rooms. But for the price (I paid $90 USD) you can find better quality elsewhere, in the higher-end...

We booked this hotel for a 5 night stay in early November 2013 and checked in this morning after a 20 hour travel day from Europe. We had 3 business rooms and booked based on reference from a colleague who stayed there in 2010 and was satisfied with price and return.||||Already the arrival started problematic. The lobby is dirty and full of old furniture that is falling appart. Personnel is unfriendly and only acknowledged our existence after over 20 minutes of waiting. The elevator was dirty and the way up to the rooms already gave us a bad feeling about the stay.||||We booked business rooms that should include wireless internet, but there was non, only wired internet if you bring your own wire! Who travels over 8000 miles and carries a LAN wire these days? Needless to say that our phones could not get connected to the internet at all. It is the end of 2013 and not 1995!||||Bad surprises continued when we walked through the rooms. Here are some excerpts: dirty bedding including urin stains, hair, and blood drops on sheets, pillows, and bed; dust and dirt everywhere; mold in the shower and tub; water damage on the wall; dirty toilets with dark brown stains on seats and all around toilette; significant white stains on sofas and seats showing that some guests did not buy the condoms offered at the mini bar(!); large gaps on walls showing that the whole structure is not really safe.||||Still the most disgusting experience was a small piece of wet poop in the middle of one room!!!||||In addition we identified a sticker showing that the food at this so called hotel was rated worst by the Chinese sanitary inspection.||||Don't stay if you don't want a disease. It is horrible.||||We left after two hours that we spent identifying a different hotel close by and still got charged half day stay. We just paid that to get away from that place.||||The low price and large room sizes can't make up for lack of everything else. ||||Btw: I can confirm some earlier comments that the bed is too firm. While I did not dare to lay down, I did sit on it to try it out. Believe me, I slept on floors that were softer than this bed.||||All in all: NO GO!!! DON'T BOOK, DON'T...

My colleagues and I stayed at the Yashidu Suites Hotel for the duration of a convention this Mid-November.||The hotel is fairly new with trainees working at the front desk. Upon check in, I was told that there is no available room with a window! As I had no choice, I took the room. ||Room size is very big, with new furniture and fixtures. I find the bed mattress is very hard and gave me back problems the following day. While they offer internet service in the room, I find their rate a bit ridiculous 1 RMB with a minimum charge of 10 RMB. But! The internet connection is too slow to be warranted high speed DSL. However that is the least of my main problem.||I find training in hygiene seems to be lacking with their staff. I found a couple of plates with some grime that wasn’t cleaned properly. A couple of forks were also replaced as it was also dirty. The clincher is that I saw the buffet chef checking the temperature of the scrambled eggs with his bare hands. That’s when I realized that the chef who is making your scrambled egg or omelets is not wearing any gloves at all! That really ruined my appetite. ||Also, as they are just starting up their KTV, I could hear the music at night 3 floors up! (KTV is supposed to be at the 3rd floor, while my room is at the 6th floor.) ||As I said, the rooms are very nice, but with their track record of hygiene, I wouldn’t be surprised if the room quality goes down in a couple of years. ||If you are in Shanghai to attend a convention or conference in either Pudong or Puxi area, I would recommend that you avoid this hotel. Traveling to and from the hotel to downtown took us an average from an hour to hour and a half travel time (one way). Unfortunately, my bookings was done by my travel agent so I didnt have a clue about the hotel until...