Jin Jiang Park Hotel

Shanghai

Great location and genuine attempt to satisfy the customer, at the oldest hotel in Shanghai, with a rich history.

Traveler's tip on shopping

Go west on Nanjing Road

Great Location at a Low Price

I have stayed at Park Hotel many times over the past year and make it my regular stop. This is a good hotel in a really great location: It is a walk-up from the subway station It is on the Nanjing Road pedestrian mall It adjoins Huanghe Road cuisine street with dozens of restaurants There are several convenience stores, food marts, and foot massage shops within a short walk. The hotel was built in the 1920s, and presently has faded carpet, wallpaper, and curtains, but I it is overall clean. Bathing facilities are modern. This is a popular hotel for budget-minded business travelers and tourists. The People Square train station accesses lines 1, 2 and 8 you can get anywhere in the city from there quite easily. Eat on the cuisine street alongside the Hotel. There are noodle shops and hot pot shops between 12 and 28 RMB per meal, as well as several large restaurants with different specialties. There is a good dry-pan shop on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the building across the street from the hotel. Get a foot massage every day at any of the shops alongside the cuisine street (40 RMB, but they will up-sell you to 70 RMB with aromatic oils). Tip generously. Get a manicure in any of the small shops in the underground mall in the train station.

Traveler's tip

From the PVG International airport take the Maglev train to the Longyang station Exit the station and cross over to the subway station and buy a 4RMB ticket to People Square (7 stops). Exit the station toward any of the Nanjing Road stairs. Allow 1 hour from hotel checkout to airline check-in on your return. If you are attending a convention or expo at the New Expo center take the subway to Longyang Station (25 minutes) and take a taxi.

cheap and cheerful

The location is great, the rooms are nothing special but clean and more than adequate. The Expedia price we got was terrific. We had 2 complaints. The beds are like sleeping on wood - extremely hard. The fitness room is also very disappointing.