Fenyang Garden

“Quiet Shanghai hotel”

The location is great as it’s located quietly from the road. It’s a hotel that hosts weddings during the weekends so it can be a bit more noisy then. Good sized rooms, when it’s cold they are a bit cold too. The staff don’t speak English very well, except one of them. The best thing with the hot… more

The location is great as it’s located quietly from the road. It’s a hotel that hosts weddings during the weekends so it can be a bit more noisy then. Good sized rooms, when it’s cold they are a bit cold too. The staff don’t speak English very well, except one of them. The best thing with the hotel is its location, close to all the restaurants and shopping.

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“Boutique hotel with peaceful garden”

I found this hotel when looking for a hotel located within walking distance from Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai. Good points: fantastic location of Hotel, located next to a garden. My rooms had a balcony with view over garden. Peaceful and quiet in the middle of Shangahi! In one direction fr… more

I found this hotel when looking for a hotel located within walking distance from Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai. Good points: fantastic location of Hotel, located next to a garden. My rooms had a balcony with view over garden. Peaceful and quiet in the middle of Shangahi! In one direction from hotel you are close to major street with restaurants and several shopping malls. Directly out on the street in the other direction is the music conservatory, where you hear music streaming out toward hotel in the afternoons and small shops and several coffee shops. Spacious rooms, comfortable beds. Shower in the bathtub, medium strength water in shower. Lobby is fancy, and we watched two weddings hosted at hotel while we stayed there. A gym is located in separate building, seems newly renovated, but no showers or changing rooms in gym. Breakfast was not included and was ca 100 yuan. More Chinese oriented with a self serving coffee machine , with so and so coffee. But omelet service, good juices. But not a luxury variant of breakfast. Overall: The peaceful location and being able to enjoy sitting on the balcony makes you want to come back to this peaceful, beautiful and friendly-staffed boutique hotel. Can be warmly recommended!

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“An unusual business hotel”

Set in a Spanish-style mansion in the heart of Shanghai's French Concession, the Fenyang Garden is a welcome surprise. There is a restful feel to the building, which is bordered by a tranquil garden. The rooms are a nice size; there's a gym and a tennos court, but no swimming pool. The only downsid… more

Set in a Spanish-style mansion in the heart of Shanghai's French Concession, the Fenyang Garden is a welcome surprise. There is a restful feel to the building, which is bordered by a tranquil garden. The rooms are a nice size; there's a gym and a tennos court, but no swimming pool. The only downside: a meagre, old-fashioned breakfast buffet wth poor service and little choice,

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“Beautiful garden, but you can find nicer rooms in the same area…”

As a former resident of the neighborhood who travels back quite a bit, I’ve stayed at many of the historic (or sequels) hotels in the area - Donghu, Garden, Jinjiang, Manxin Huaihai, Intercontinental Ruijin, Henghshan Madie Villa, the not foreigner accepting Julu Garden Villa, etc. We’d never made … more

As a former resident of the neighborhood who travels back quite a bit, I’ve stayed at many of the historic (or sequels) hotels in the area - Donghu, Garden, Jinjiang, Manxin Huaihai, Intercontinental Ruijin, Henghshan Madie Villa, the not foreigner accepting Julu Garden Villa, etc. We’d never made it to Fenyang before this as had heard somewhat mixed things, and the price never seemed that competitive (not a huge gap, but not cheap either). After a weekend stay this time - I can say while glad we finally visited, we won’t feel the need to come back. The garden was nice (and had free parking plus electric vehicle charging, convenient), the lobby of the hotel certainly had a good atmospheric (though heavily renovated) feel to it….the room ultimately wasn’t that heavily renovated. From an overhead shower metal valve that fell off when I tried to use it, to not having power outlets next to the bed (or even an effort to provide them via an extension cord), to a somewhat lumpy mattress….I just don’t think the base rooms here can justify the price, relative to the competition. The rooms just felt old and somewhat dated (despite a claim on Ctrip of a 2019 renovation? Maybe only touched higher-end rooms). The room did have a nice balcony….and breakfast was ok (decent wonton and noodle options, plus a buffet)….but still. For better rooms but without actually being in a historic building (it’s a rebuild in a convenient site), I’d recommend the Manxin - but spend a little bit more than the base rooms to get a bit more space (probably still cheaper than Fenyang?) - Yaduo might be an option too. For truer history with nicer room renovations at a similar price, try Donghu - I just find the historic feel,and the update of the rooms, much stronger there (but avoid the cheaper guesthouse building). Intercontinental or Radisson have even nicer gardens and branded experiences, but room quality can vary…

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