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To be honest, I am not familiar with hotel in Shanghai at all - I never, ever stayed in any of the hotels, because I live here. Unfortunately, hotel recommendation is the most frequently asked question.
I helped to arrange my friend and his family in Yangtze Hotel yesterday. Today, his feedback to the hotel is really good. So I feel safe to recommend it to my readers.
Name
Yangtze Hotel 扬子饭店
Yangtze is named after the Yangtze River - the longest river in China.
Location
Although I never been to the room of the hotel, one thing I can confirm is, you cannot easily find a hotel that has better location than this one. It is just at the People's Square, the very center of the city. There is a church beside it. It is just at the No. 2 exit of the Metro Line 1 and #2.
The door of Yangtze Hotel opens just before the door of Raffles City (where I work everyday). It is near to almost everywhere - easily reached via Metro or taxi.
Here is the map.
Price
As of this week (March 13 - March 18), the standard room is 560 RMB (or 70 USD) per night.
The Room
I didn't see the room myself, but my friend told me there are old style rooms and very modern style rooms. The sink in the modern rooms are made of glass, and there are curtain between the restroom and the bedrooms. They even have computers.... Let me find time to take a look.
The History
Yangtze Hotel looks like a very normal hotel from outside. I even didn't realize there is a hotel at the gate of my office building. For me, it is only a cheap place to have lunch. We enjoy the fast food of the hotel - 15 RMB for the lunch - not bad.
I checked the history of the hotel on Internet. It has unordinary history. It was built in 1934, and was once named "the third best hotel in the fareast" in old times.
Wow. Let me take pictures of the hotel tomorrow. People always ignore important stuff besides us.
Reservation
Book it via CTRIP: Yangtze Hotel.
Forget about the 1078 RMB listing price. It never charged that high.
Yangtze Hotel
740 HanKou Road, Shanghai 200001
Tel +86 21 6351 7880
Fax +86 21 6351 6974
Email:sales@e-yangtze.com
Website
They have a website: http://www.e-yangtze.com/
If you stayed in the hotel, please share your comment.
P.S. There is always good and cheap motel like Motel 168, and Jinjiang Inn. They are 268 RMB or 168 RMB per night. They are also good - clean, fully equipped, and convenient. The only problem is, they are often fully booked. There are other hotels like this, Sports Hotel is one example.
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at March 20, 2006 10:41 PM
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Mr koli's offer is just too good to be true. I think that it is a scam. Exercise caution!
Posted by: Simon on November 3, 2006 12:07 PMI have good memories of the Yangzte Hotel.
We had our wedding banquet there exactly ten years ago this week. Mrs. Rong always picks good venues - good value at reasonable prices. It was nice to hear the hotel is still good.
Last October we dropped in for a sentimental visit. It seems to have undergone a renovation in the lobby and banquet areas.
Posted by: Ronglimeng on March 20, 2007 1:30 AM