Hengsheng Peninsula International

The rooms look modern in pictures but the beds are squeaky and hard, the TVs had no proper reception and the elevator area was dingy. Lights are operated by touch panel and when one suddenly sprang on at 2am and couldn't be shut down staff had no other option but to relocate us to a second room. Here, lights flickered and the same type of bed was just as squeaky and hard. I highly recommend looking for similarly-priced hotels in the Huaihai Road or Jing'An Temple area. There is no upside to staying here.

I arrived to find that, as an avid swimmer, my much hoped-for pool was non-existent. The hotel has been converted in recent years to apartments. Now there are, I think they said, 50 rooms. After my serious red-eye from SFO and Dallas, I was looking forward to the "heavenly to sleep on king-size bed". Probably great post-back surgery but waaay too firm, like stiff foam on plywood. The woodwork was nice in the day but is getting a little long of tooth and chipped. No wi-fi but at least (as many do here) there was an ethernet cable by the attractive glass and wood work desk. The shower was welcome and wonderful. The floor grout looked like nobody had cleaned it in years. I moved to the Howard Johnson, about a ten minute walk from here.

Not the best place I have stayed in and have stayed in worse, staff not very friendly, average rooms, a 20 minute walk to the Bund with restaurants all around, in a very local area with lots of construction happening everywhere, great to walk the local streets and watch the locals.