Must see hotels in Shanghai

The Park Hotel is one of Shanghai’s most famous art deco heritage spots with a positively supreme location, but it's safe to say that modernity isn't a…

Hotel Indigo’s location in the Hongqiao business district brings luxury, functionality and style to your feet. Perfect for those who want to stay right…

If body and soul are in need of some overdue attention, the Anandi distinguishes itself with yoga, meditation and over a hundred spa treatments.

Occupying a historic warehouse along Suzhou Creek next to a park, this spacious hostel is good value with high ceilings, painted murals on the walls and…

With enough wood-panelling to level a substantial forest, this fairytale-castle lookalike, built by Swedish businessman and horse-racing fanatic Eric…

If you have to live Pudong-side, this well-tended hostel is a leafy and homey oasis in an otherwise innocuous housing estate. It offers basic but clean…

Once the home of feared Shanghai gangster Du Yuesheng, the historic Donghu is divided into two hotel offerings on either side of the road. The first, an…

Given its central location within striking distance of the Bund and East Nanjing Rd, the Elegance Hotel is remarkable value. While it's more faux elegance…

Housed in a lòngtáng (alleyway), overhung with laundry and accessed from Sijing Rd, this is one of the better branches of the dependable Home Inn chain…

This quiet spot, which has hosted guests as esteemed as Queen Elizabeth II and Mao Zedong, claims to be the largest garden hotel in Shanghai. Its 80…

The Dazhong Merrylin Airport Hotel is located between Terminals 1 and 2 of the Pudong International Airport. Rooms are clean and the larger ones have…

Sitting on prime real estate a few blocks from the Bund, this backpacker is all about the outstanding location. It's a solid choice with spacious doubles…

This Marriott is a reasonable choice if you need to be close to the Hongqiao airport or train station. A grand lobby introduces guests to good all-around…

The former Picardie Apartments (1934) still feature impressive art deco charm, most noticeably in the fine exterior and the 1930s touches throughout. Now…

Located in the former Shanghai Sincere Department Store (which opened in 1917), the erstwhile East Asia Hotel was grabbed by the folk at Jinjiang Inn and…

A smart 3-star business hotel that’s within easy walking distance of a metro station, the JI has well-kept spacious rooms with big double beds and…

It has more of a business feel, but this mega 400-plus room hotel is well placed for sightseeing. The views from the higher rooms of the 37-storey tower…

A definite step up from other budget chain hotels, this smart choice is great value for the location. The rooms are plush, the beds comfortable, and all…

It might not be the most inspiring place to stay, but the 77 simple and clean rooms ensure a good night's rest. Rooms come with generic decor, plus air…

Rooms are boxy, but in excellent condition at this bright and simple chain. It has wi-fi access throughout, but the cheapest rooms don't have windows. It…