Map of Motel 168

This is the email I am trying to answer.

Dear Jian Shuo Wang,

I’ve just read ur blog in the net. I’m so happy because next week I will be there (Shanghai) and I know nothing about your city. And thanks god, I’ve found ur blog and it helps me a lot. And I would like to ask some other info from you. My accommodation is Motel 168, No.1280, Gong He xin Road. I did check in the list of branches in Motel 168 website but I couldn’t find out this branch, do you know where is this road, in which district? And the place I have to go to everyday from Motel 168 is: Building No. 10, Lane 777, Guang Zhong Road West, Zhabei district, Shanghai 200072, P.R.China  and another address is Azia Center, No.1233, Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 200120, P.R.China Could you help me to draw a simple map or just mark in the map the way to reach those places from my accommodation? Thank you very much Tram Nguyen

Tram is facing a very typical problem many visitors have. Because of the fast pace of chain hotels in China, most of the information is out of date, even on the website. Some are developing new branches at shock speed. When I blog about the Motel 168, it just opened one branch near my home, and now, it is everywhere.

Let me help Tram out.

Locations of Motel 168 in Shanghai

As of today (Febuary, 2008), Motel 168 has been spread out to many locations in Shanghai. Look at this map! This is the speed of expansion of a typical chain hotel in China. Besides the current 72 hotels, they have more to come.

Below is the distribution China wide:

It is a pitty that they don’t have English version of the same information, and there are only still 6 hotels in its English website. So I will try to do a translation.

Scroll up to the Shanghai map, and you will see the numbered location.

• 20 Hongxu Rd.
• 816 Zhangyang Rd.
• 1885 Hongqiao Rd.
• 257 Siping Rd.
• 1515 Zhaokun Rd.
• 1148 Wuzhong Rd.
• 179 New Jinqiao Rd.
• 678 Anyuan Rd.
• 427 Liuzhou Rd.
• 300 Huoshan Rd.
• 715 Aomen Rd.
• 518 Zhoujiazui Rd.
• 365 Shangcheng Rd.
• 29 Huaxiang Rd.
• 4518 Chuansha Rd.
• 1119 Yan’an Rd.
• 85 Wuning South Rd.
• 2988 Yindu Rd.
• 951 Hutai Rd.
• 1122 Daduhe Rd.
• 55 Cishan Rd, Gaoqiao, Shanghai
• 333 Siping Rd.
• 1, Lane 3040 Pudong Avenue
• 1209 Huashan Rd.
• 531 Jinling Rd.
• 435 Zhongshan North Rd One
• 400 Wanping Rd.
• 1286 Gong He Xin Rd.

40. Building 3-9, Lane 1 Xujiahui Rd.
41. 1398 Jingao Rd.
42. 38 Huqingping Rd.
43. 9830 Hunan Highway

Location of the Asked Motel 168

So you see, the Gong He Xin Rd. hotel is marked as 28.

For the other two locations, I didn’t find it in this map, and not even in the upcoming hotel list. I guess they are already built, but this map itself is not updated. I am afraid I cannot help you to point the exact location. But I can tell you, the hotel on Lujiazui Ring Road may be close to the point 13, and the Changzhong Rd. hotel  MAY be close to piont 28.

Hope this helps.