Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Pujiang Lianhang Road by IHG

Good hotel

Breakfast was open‑access with no restrictions, but when I left on the morning of 3/14 I told the front desk that the housekeeping crew had forgotten to restock shampoo on 3/13; they said they’d ask housekeeping to add it, yet when I returned that evening the shampoo was still missing, the room hadn’t been cleaned properly—hair was still in the drain, bottle caps lay on the floor, empty drink bottles sat for two days, only one key card was provided, the large bathroom towel was frayed on two of three pieces, there was no mini‑fridge, and although there were many sockets, almost all were loose and wouldn’t hold a plug, making the experience far below what I’m used to at Holiday Inn and quite disappointing.

Very good

“Value for money in China, bot far from Shanghai Expo but manageable via Metro.”

Good breakfast, clean rooms, and a completely smoke-free environment. The washrooms were also very clean. The staff did not speak much English, but they used translation well and managed everything properly, which made the stay smooth. The hotel is quite far from Shanghai Expo. It takes around a 10-minute walk to the metro, and then almost 40 minutes more to reach the expo, so it was not very convenient for daily travel

“A disappointing hotel with many sleepless, uncomfortable and unhealthy nights, to say the least.”

Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Pujiang Lianhang Road A disappointing hotel with many sleepless, uncomfortable and unhealthy nights, to say the least. Let me start by saying that I have personally travelled to over 52 countries in the world from the poorest to the wealthiest and from the safest to the most hostile and stayed at an extremely wide variety of hotels in this lifetime, to say the least. And this experience even includes actually building hotels…. The numerous staff were extremely friendly, helpful and courteous and prepared to address every need, especially Xuan at the front reception desk! WIFI availability was good throughout the hotel but with slow Internet speeds. One important missing feature these days are wireless charging pads for mobile phones built into tables and counters. These should be installed as a modern day convenience for all patrons! However, all the rooms outlets did have USB and C charging ports which are very practical and useful! The room bathroom was large with plenty of water pressure and hot water. However, the walk-in shower only had a shower curtain hooked up to a simple spring loaded pressure rod which wasn’t setup properly or firmly enough as it needed to be reinstalled a few times after having fallen down. The shower curtain which went close to the floor allowed for a lot of water to splash onto the bathroom floor making most of the bathroom floor wet and slippery. The actual queen size bed was firm and comfortable. The hvac could easily be adjusted for a comfortable temperature at all times. The included breakfast buffet was simple and adequate with a small variety of eastern and western breakfast items. The small exercise room had one treadmill and one stationary bicycle both functioning properly. The free clothes washing machines worked properly except the dryers not drying clothes at all even after 3 hours of drying time set to the proper drying settings. Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Pujiang Lianhang Road A disappointing hotel with many sleepless, uncomfortable and unhealthy nights, to say the least. Let me start by saying that I have personally travelled to over 52 countries in the world from the poorest to the wealthiest and from the safest to the most hostile and stayed at an extremely wide variety of hotels in this lifetime, to say the least. And this experience even includes actually building hotels…. The numerous staff were extremely friendly, helpful and courteous and prepared to address every need, especially Xuan at the front reception desk! WIFI availability was good throughout the hotel but with slow Internet speeds. One important missing feature these days are wireless charging pads for mobile phones built into tables and counters. These should be installed as a modern day convenience for all patrons! However, all the rooms outlets did have USB and C charging ports which are very practical and useful! The room bathroom was large with plenty of water pressure and hot water. However, the walk-in shower only had a shower curtain hooked up to a simple spring loaded pressure rod which wasn’t setup properly or firmly enough as it needed to be reinstalled a few times after having fallen down. The shower curtain which went close to the floor allowed for a lot of water to splash onto the bathroom floor making most of the bathroom floor wet and slippery. The actual queen size bed was firm and comfortable. The hvac could easily be adjusted for a comfortable temperature at all times. The included breakfast buffet was simple and adequate with a small variety of eastern and western breakfast items. The small exercise room had one treadmill and one stationary bicycle both functioning properly. The free clothes washing machines worked properly except the dryers not drying clothes at all even after 3 hours of drying time set to the proper drying settings