Living in a city does cause some disadvantage for a city guide like me. It is, I have almost no idea about which hotel is the best place to stay - I can tell you something about Bejiing and Guangzhou, but I never stayed in a hotel in Shanghai.
Last time, when my friends came to Shanghai, I HAD to find a place for them. Since they are traveling on their own money (v.s. business trip), I arranged them to Home Inns (如家) in Pudong. There are three major chain motel companies in Shanghai: Motel168 (my recommendation), Jin Jiang Inn (Chinese website), and Home Inns. All of them offer single room at price as low as 168 RMB (20 USD), 158 (less than 20 USD), and standard room around 268 RMB (30 USD). It is not bad for budget traveler. Although it is not as good as a star hotel, but they also offer convenient transportation, and clean room. I would highly recommend them.
My friends invited another famous journalist to join them in the hotel for one night. The other day, the More
For budget travellers, Youth Hostel is a good choice. I stayed in the Youth Hotel in Hong Kong and the experience was wonderful. I just didn't find time to post the pictures and my experience with that Youth Hostel yet. I promise I will do it when I visit the next Youth Hostel.
According to International Youth Hostel Federation's website, there are two hostels in Shanghai: The Pu Jiang and the Captain.
(They seems to redirect their hostel page to hostelbooking.com, which is out of their website)
Locations
The two hostels are within walk distance. They are all at the Bund, the most historical area of the city. To be more accurate, one is 50 meters west of the Bund and the other is on the other side of the Suzhou River, connected to the Bund with a 100 meter long bridge. Both of the hostels are located in very old buildings.
Captain Youth Hostel
The Captain Youth Hostel is located at
No. 37 Fuzhou Rd,
Shanghai City, 200080 CHINA
Here is the map:
It is relatively better than More
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 More
24K Chain Hotel offers booking for 2010 rooms today. They promised the price for their rooms remain the same if guests book the room today.
During the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, it is expected that 70 million people (4 times more than Shanghai's current population) will visit he city, and hotel price must go up quickly.
The 24K Chain Hotel's policy for booking is 30% payment upon reversation, and full payment three month before the check-in date.
About the Hotel
24K Hotel is another budget hotel in Shanghai. The other I have introduced are: Jinjiang Inn, Motel168, and Rujia.
The 24K Chain Hotel at People's Square is a pretty good one. I have arranged some friends to stay in this hotel, and their feedbacks were very positive. The price is between 268 - 368 RMB per night.
Will the Reservation Work?
I don't think anyone can make travel plan (especially exact date) four years in advance. However, to keep the price flat during the 2010 hotel rush hours is somewhat attractive. More
Viver em uma cidade causa alguma desvantagem para uma guia da cidade como mim. É, eu não tenho quase nenhuma idéia sobre que o hotel é o mais melhor lugar a permanecer - eu posso dizê-lo que algo sobre Bejiing e Guangzhou, mas eu nunca permaneceu em um hotel em Shanghai.
Última vez, quando meus amigos vieram a Shanghai, eu tive que encontrar um lugar para eles. Desde que estão viajando em seu próprio dinheiro (desengate de negócio de v.s.), eu arranjei-os aos Inns Home (??) em Pudong. Há três companhias chain principais do motel em Shanghai: Minha recomendação), de Inn de Jin Jiang (Web site chinês), e Home Inns de Motel168 (. Todo oferecem o único quarto no preço tão baixo quanto 168 RMB (20 USD), 158 (mais menos de 20 USD), e quarto padrão em torno de 268 RMB (30 USD). Não é mau para o viajante do orçamento. Embora não seja tão bom quanto um hotel da estrela, mas eles oferecer também o transporte conveniente, e o quarto desinfetado. Eu More