Jin Jiang Pacific Hotel Shanghai

“Great value once we figured out how to avoid the smell. Fantastic location!”

We had made a large booking for a multi-family stay at this hotel. Before leaving for the trip, my spouse and I were terrified by the bad reviews here on Tripadvisor, and had already made arrangements to stay at the Radisson Blu immediately next door. Instead, we decided to give it a try and move i… more

We had made a large booking for a multi-family stay at this hotel. Before leaving for the trip, my spouse and I were terrified by the bad reviews here on Tripadvisor, and had already made arrangements to stay at the Radisson Blu immediately next door. Instead, we decided to give it a try and move if it turned out to be as bad as we feared. Everything was fine when we checked in. The hotel had a very Italian baroque feel and was much cleaner than we expected. The bathroom was thoroughly updated, and all the power outlets were universal so we never needed to use our power adaptors. Hotel entrance is on the ground floor, but the reception is on the second floor. There is an inside elevator from the ground floor along with a small waiting area, or outside stairs to get to the second floor. Then the HVAC system turned on. It continuously sent out warm sewer-tainted air above our bed, and would not stop until the room became extremely warm and stinky. Our other family guests complained to the reception, and were told to turn off the HVAC using the thermostat panel on the wall. We followed that advice and simply switched the fan off, and opened the windows. The smell eventually went away and never came back for the rest of our stay! The mini fridge in our room was not working. It was always warm. Many of the other rooms also had non-working refrigerators. We can confirm the distant exercise voices coming through the windows at 6am, which I didn't mind at all. There was also plenty of motorized street sweepers running shortly after the exercise voices. A construction crew was renovating a few rooms down the hall on our floor, so that was fairly noisy from 9am until 5pm. I found all of this noise rather unsurprising for a bustling metropolis. What was surprising was I could hear such sounds when 80% of the cars and motorcycles on the road were silent EVs. Like many reviewers noted, the hotel location is ideal, immediately in front of the Line 2 People's Park metro/subway station and only a few blocks from many historic, shopping and dining areas. The upscale New World mall is on the other side of the Radisson Blu, at east end of the same block. The historic Park Hotel is at the west end of the same block. Around the corner from the Park Hotel is a road full of small restaurants. We started seeing beggars on the street outside only during the last few days of our stay. They must come out with the holiday decorations going up in the nearby shopping areas. We used Easy Life Laundry +86 1684 3107 or www.easylifelaundry.com instead of the hotel's services. They pick up and drop off at the hotel reception, and offer same day pickup in the morning and drop off at night. They will stain clean and iron unless you ask them to only wash and fold. I'm rating this hotel 4/5 for location and value. If they fix the HVAC problem, then it would definitely become 5/5.

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“Monumental hotel. OK materials”

This hotel is interesting. Its architecture is classical and the room I took –Standard Business Queen Room (Annex)– was big. But it however did not have much natural light since the window was inside the back lightwell and not the front facade. The materials of rooms and corridors were a bit torn a… more

This hotel is interesting. Its architecture is classical and the room I took –Standard Business Queen Room (Annex)– was big. But it however did not have much natural light since the window was inside the back lightwell and not the front facade. The materials of rooms and corridors were a bit torn and the interior decoration style is from 4 decades ago, certainly obsolete. Good location though in People’s Square.

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“Heritage hotel next to the People's Square”

This is a heritage hotel with loads and loads of history. The room was well-equipped, nicely decorated and felt clean. Located just next to the People's Square, a lot of attractions are of walkable distance, or if you wish to venture further, the subway is just across the road. The staff were frien… more

This is a heritage hotel with loads and loads of history. The room was well-equipped, nicely decorated and felt clean. Located just next to the People's Square, a lot of attractions are of walkable distance, or if you wish to venture further, the subway is just across the road. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay here. Would stay here again!

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“Great Location”

-Rooms are big and clean. -Location is super. Walking distance to the center. A few meters distance to People's Square metro station. Less than 100m to Nanjing Street (pedestrian road) -Historical atmosphere -Bed was comfortable -Good value for the stay