华亭宾馆

The only gripe I had was the hotel location - it was always a 15-30 min cab ride to anywhere; good thing the cabs are so cheap in China!

Tourists may want a more central location but the metro is fast, efficient, cheap and just outside the hotel.

The only gripe I had was the hotel location - it was always a 15-30 min cab ride to anywhere; good thing the cabs are so cheap in China!

Our only concern was that the location isn't too central but there's a metro station just outside and it was easy to get around the city using this, or by taxi which is cheap.

The only thing I missed was being able to walk around in the evenings without taking the underground or a Taxi, there's not much to do at this area (not so touristic like Nanjing) although there's some malls.

That is until a saw a cockroach emerging from under my bed cover just before a left my room for the last time!

The rooms featured a large 32" LCD TV, good lighting, ethernet port (did not have time to use), nice bath lotions etc.

I asked that housekeeping bring 4 clean robes to our 2 rooms and took another shower in our moldy bathroom.

My initial room internet did not work, toilet did not work and aircon did not work.

The rooms were immaculate, the beds were clean and comfortable and the breakfasts offered so much variety (both Chinese and Western style).

The buffet breakfast was excellent but the coffee machine was confusing for some people and led to occasional lines.

Very good breakfast buffet with a good selection of Western as well as Asian menu items.

Most impressive is the big elevator tower which always guarantees quick ascents and descents, also to the top floor restaurant.

The hotel restaurants were quite expensive so we used the local restaurants and cafes near by instead.

Good stuff: Great breakfast, there is a nice Dim Sum place next to this.

I have stayed here a couple of times and, OK, behind the shining foyer the hotel is getting a bit run down but the service has been as good as I have found in the Peoples Republic of China.

I understand stains and such in hotels but this was just filth and the staff had opened the doors so unless they were blind, they just didn't care.

In fact, out of every hotel we stayed in on our trip, the staff at this hotel was the least friendly and the least helpful.

I did speak with the concierge about the problems.

Fitness room was great as well as the indoor pool, sauna and hot tub.

The indoor swimming pool and sauna were good and the staff were helpful.

The spa and pool areas are quite nice (and mold free) but the hotel as a whole caters much more to the business crowd then to a group like ours.

The bathroom was well-equipped and spotless (it could use a better ventilation system.