Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Zhabei

the staff were not helpful and the wifi is non existent, you need to use a broadband cable...just very hard to get around it all. the lack of fridges microwaves or cable tv made the stay really boring, they just had chinese channels. no bathtubs only showers with basically a single door to either close off the shower or the bathroom door, so privacy is a nightmare if there are two or more in the same room.

Points positifs : proximity to shops.

Points négatifs : the room service is a little weird they put your water refills in the bathroom. the room they gave me was right across from the railway station and it was a bit noisy. old furniture and not too many options as far as food and drinks.

LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOTEL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE A/C BEING TURNED OFF...ROOM DID NOT COOL OFF TILL LATE AT NIGHT & WAS UNBEARABLE LOCATION WAS GOOD & FRONT DESK PEOPLE WERE VERY FRIENDLY. CHECKING IN AND OUT WAS VERY EASY...BREAKFAST BUFFET WAS FINE, BUT, HOT TEA & HOT WATER WERE LUKEWARM.

Points positifs : GREAT LOCATION, NEAR TRAIN STATION & BUS STATION...SOME AMERICAN FAST FOOD RESTURANTS NEAR BY ALSO.

Points négatifs : HOTEL WAS GREAT BUT THEY SHUT A/C OFF ON NOV 1....VERY WARM IN SHANGHAI & THEY SAID TO OPEN WINDOWS..ROOM WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY...WAS ON 18TH FLOOR & HEAT RISES. TRAIN STATION WAS DIRECTLY BELOW WINDOW & WOKE UP EARLY WITH THE SOUND OF TRAINS...