Shanghai Donghu Hotel

“Beautiful venue in top location with excellent services”

This review is for the Hotel located no.70 donghu road (another hotel same name on the street) Excellent condition and facilities with beautiful decor and amenities which retain the unique historical features. Rooms are large and well equipped, we particularly appreciated the top equipment detail… more

This review is for the Hotel located no.70 donghu road (another hotel same name on the street) Excellent condition and facilities with beautiful decor and amenities which retain the unique historical features. Rooms are large and well equipped, we particularly appreciated the top equipment details like international plugging for electronics equipment. Everything is well thought for maximum convenience in room. Location is ideal, in the quiet part of the city, yet central with metro lines close by, charming area with a lot of little café terrace and platanes trees. Highly recommended All staff were extremely professional and warm, we arrrived very early in morning and the staff have arranged a early check in, very appreciated after a long plane journey. We highly recommend this hotel

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“Business trip”

Business trip and great accomodation downtown Shanghai. Very comfortable solution in a very lively area, full of top restaurants and bar. Room is ok, all comforts, relatively modern. Nice staff, friendly and supportive. Recommended

“The Place to be in Shanghai”

We stayed here during our recently visit to Shanghai. This hotel has been recently renovated and is a traditional looking hotel that takes you back to the old days in Shanghai. It was once home to the godfather of Shanghai, a well know mafia before the communist time. He lived here with his five wi… more

We stayed here during our recently visit to Shanghai. This hotel has been recently renovated and is a traditional looking hotel that takes you back to the old days in Shanghai. It was once home to the godfather of Shanghai, a well know mafia before the communist time. He lived here with his five wives, so he needed a big home. I booked this place mainly because I grew up in this area. It's about one block away from the first subway line ever built in Shanghai and less than a block away from Huaihai road, which is the place to see and be seen by local Shanghainese people. The crowd in the area caters more to the expats, but the hotel itself has mostly Chinese guests. Forget Pudong, this is where the real actions are in Shanghai, where celebrities go and the trendiest places are. This hotel is right in the middle of all of that. There is a Peet's coffee across the street and bars with people drinking and facing the street, for example. but if you walk another 100 meter, you can find a hustling and bustling local community near by with a wet market and a few stands for breakfast in the morning. You can get breakfast for less than $1. You totally get an authentic feel of being in the French Concession of Shanghai staying here. Honestly, I felt like not much has changed since I left 20+ years ago. The hotel itself was pretty good. with the renovation, the rooms have comfortable beds that meet western standards and nice showers. Those were my two main concerns when staying at a Chinese government run hotel, but I'm glad it all worked out great. since the hotel is pretty old, the rooms are good size as well. There is also a nice pool we got to take advantage of. It's not a five star, mainly because I went in the summer and subway stop still seems a bit far under the heat and humidity. I had to cab it from the hotel to the subway stop, it's one LONG block (about 10 min walk).

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