Yitel Shanghai Zhangjiang High Technology Park — Hotel in Shanghai

My research on Pudong (Shanghai) airport hotels had provided little specific information, so during a stopover, we dropped by Motel 168 and pre-paid $75 for a 3-bed room a month later.||||The "motel" (really a hotel) is between terminals 1 and 2, alongside another slightly more expensive airport hotel. Because it is between terminals, you must pass through immigration to go there. Nationals of many countries are eligible for a free transit visa if you can show an electronic ticket for an outbound flight within 24 hours of your scheduled arrival time.||||The room was large enough for two over-sized twin beds, a desk, a few chairs, and two luggage carts, making it much easier to check-in for our early morning flight the next day. In addition to a flat-screen TV, it contains an en-suite restroom with a translucent full-panel view of the shower . There is, however, a pull down curtain present, to permit privacy. The shower itself is tops, with hot water gushing from both diagonal and overhead spouts. The sink has a deliberately off-level tilt, making you wonder how the water drains (it does). The only crease in the contemporary look is the poor anchoring of the faucet and its controls (one good yank could probably separate them permanently from the wall).||||The room was reasonably quiet and slightly overheated. The temperature controls did nothing and opening the window allowed a bit of traffic and construction noise in along with the cool breeze.||||The cable Internet was usually satisfactory, but occasionally slowed down considerably.||||My wife and daughter loved the wide-screen hi-def TV, though there was nothing we could understand other than one news channel.||||Hotel check-in and -out procedures are laden with a sample of the kind of mindless bureaucracy to which you are probably accustomed if you have already applied for a Chinese visa. There is a flurry of paperwork, copying, sending you off to another desk to pay a deposit (and then in the morning get your refund). But nothing that put me off or delayed our check-in (100 minutes was just right).||||Motel 168 runs about twice the price of its competitors in the Pudong area, but given time, taxi charges and quality differences, is certainly probably offers a higher...

Stayed for 9 days. Staffs do not normally speak English and can get on your nerves when you are trying to ask or check with them something. First night I called front desk to say that there is no blanket on the bed. She insisted in a very condescending tone that it’s on the bed. I need to pull up. When I kept saying there is really nothing someone cane to check my bed first as if they still didn’t believe me n wanted to show me where is the blanket. Only after seeing for themselves then became apologetic and came back with a blanket. And the room have a cigarette smell although it is supposed to be none smoking room. The smell was still lingering even at the end of my stay. ||Breakfast seen to be standard and typical for Chinese food but you can still find western breakfast with fruits n salad. ||Location wise it is near Pudong airport, 30 mins for taxi. Nearby there are food stalls and restaurants. About 1.3km there is a train station for line 2 where you can take direct to Wai Tan. About 3 bus stops or 1.5 km away is another train station together with rather huge shopping center. ||If you have a better budget to spare I would suggest to look for a better hotel. If not as I said it is reasonable price but don’t expect...

This hotel has everything almost right for a business traveler. It's situated in a bustling part of Zhangjinag. There are many restaurants and eateries nearby. The big plazas, Huizhi and Changtai, are 15min walk away. The staff is courteous. The room is clean and well equipped. All rooms are supposed to be smoke-free. However, the room I checked into had a persistent cigarette odor. I asked the desk to move me to another room. Again, I could smell the smoke. The manager was apologetic and he suggested using a spray which I rejected because that would add another pollutant to the air.||||This Yitel does not offer combo room+breakfast packages. Even though the breakfast is very nice, it is a bit...