Gaotique House

This boutique hotel/ guest house is located in a great city area- French concession. The subway is just a doorstep away and so are little boutiques, bars and cafés. If you like a bit of Chinese flair in your bedroom and want to be at an easy accessible area this is your place to stay. Make sure you book a room with a window!

Really feel like I made a great find with this one. The location is right on Hengshen Lu, right in the middle of the party and restaurant scene, less than two blocks from many choices, as well as a starbucks. The room was a pleasant surprise with a really large balcony, a nice sized room, and some really nice touches of older Chinese style furnishings. The bathroom, while quite small, was nicely updated. The only real downside is the front desk has limited English, and in the early morning / late night is either missing or asleep. I didn't need much from them, so it didn't really effect me. The other issue is that I never did get my 3rd floor wifi to work, but I managed around it, as I was overall quite happy with the room...

Smack in the middle of the bar scene on Hengshan Road, this hotel has character and is a good value. I could hear loud music from the bar next door, but when I complained they upgraded me to a larger and very quiet room.