Central International

This hotel is located in suburb of Shanghai. Very nice hotel with big rooms. Service were also good. Made Indian breakfast for our group. Nicely decorated hall. Food was good, ample dishes for veg as well as non veg foodies.

The Central International Hotel has rooms that are 5 star quality even though the beds could still have been improved. Still the bed was softer than another hotel we stayed in China. I couldn’t find the gym as well. However the decor was high quality. The breakfast buffet offered a good selection of food. I did notice that they scented the air in the main lobby with a very flowery perfume. I found it annoying but at least the chemicals floating in the air did not reach the rooms. The hotel location was away from the more interesting neighbourhoods in Shanghai but we were only a half hour cab ride from the Nanjing Road Shopping district (our taxi prices varied – we were charged 38 Yuan for our taxi ride while a relative was charged 51 Yuan for the same trip. Their driver obviously did not know the more direct way to the hotel). There are some small shops across the street and I understand a mall nearby with a food court that had North American fast food but I never went there.

This hotel is still "new", the location not really central shanghai but nkt too far. Lobby is nice, service is very nice. If you need help they will do their utmost, even if they dont speak english, they try to assist. The room is nice, bathroom with bath a little small. Bed good. Problem, at 9 PM both restaurants closed but room service available because no restaurant available around the hotel, only buildings with appartments.