Merry Hotel Shanghai
Location: 396 West Yanan Road, Jing An Temple, Shanghai, Shanghai, 200040, Shanghai, CN
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Discover the perfect urban retreat at Merry Hotel Shanghai, where comfort meets convenience in the heart of the city.
Outstanding Dining Options
Savor exquisite Chinese cuisine at Expo Restaurant, one of our two fabulous restaurants or enjoy a relaxing coffee at our cozy cafe. Don’t miss our daily buffet breakfast to kickstart your day!
Wellness and Recreation
Unwind and rejuvenate at our fully-equipped health club or enjoy the convenience of complimentary wireless internet throughout the hotel. For those planning events, our banquet hall and conference facilities cater to all occasions.
Modern Amenities
Stay connected in our stylish guestrooms, each featuring LCD televisions and both wired and wireless internet access. Plus, our dedicated concierge services ensure a hassle-free stay.
Embark on an unforgettable experience and book your stay at Merry Hotel Shanghai today!
Important Information
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a health club, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include wedding services and a banquet hall.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - anytime
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Fitness facilities
- Express check-out
- Health club
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Concierge service
- Wheelchair accessible
- Fitness facilities
- Conference space
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Health club
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Snack bar/deli
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Banquet hall
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
Rooms Available
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Executive King Room
1 King Bed
269-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Superior King Room
1 Queen Bed
215-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Enjoy Executive King Room
1 King Bed
269-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Premier King Room
1 King Bed
258-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Enjoy Premier King Room
1 King Bed
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Superior Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Premier Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
258-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Executive Suite
1 King Bed
484-sq-foot room with city views
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
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Deluxe Twin Room
2 Twin Beds
258-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
-
Deluxe King Room
1 King Bed
258-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains, turndown service, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, slippers, and towels
Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and laptop workspace; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Laptop-friendly workspace
Guest Reviews
- Sven (10/5): Comfortable on a great location. - Comfortable place with friendly staff. Perfect location.
- Helen (8/5): - 👍 little old in structure
- Shinichi (8/5): - 10年前に1年ほど上海の定宿として泊っており、5年ぶりに宿泊しました。 大通り沿いではあるのですが、少し奥に入っていることもあり、騒音も気にならないです。 また、通りには飲食店からコンビニまでそろっていて便利です。 ビジネス目的であれば、十分、目的を果たすことができ、上海にも関わらず、安価に泊まれるのでよいと思います。 10年前は、1階のロビー横に売店がありましたが、それがなくなっており、ちょっとコーラが飲みたい。とか不便に感じましたが、静かになったので、良かったのかもしれないです。 また、次回も泊まらせてもらいます。
- Verified traveler (6/5): 중간, 외곽 - 전체적으로 무난함 오래된 4성급 호텔 친구랑은 아래층 커플은 높은층 바로 앞에 버스정류장있고 근처에 스벅도 있고 급하게 잡은거 치곤 괜찬은 호텔이었다 5만원이하로 예약 가능할듯.
- Michael (8/5): - O
- SAITO (8/5): - きれいだった
- Fanny (6/5): - Outside very noisy until 3 am, couldn’t sleep at all
- Koon Seng (10/5): - acceptable
- Jian (10/5): Request an additional effort from Hotels.com - Staff are professional and friendly. Food is delicious and price is amazing. One thing was unhappy: the hotels.com and this hotel were not flexible for the refund due to flight delay. I had to checkin one night later due to a 24-hour delay of AA127 02/12. If you could help to credit this night to my account, it would great. Expect you to work this out for your loyal customer. Thanks.
- SUZUKI (8/5): - 駅からは少し距離があるが慣れれば問題ない。部屋は大きなデスクもあり仕事するには便利。
- 210AntonioM (4/5): Supposedly a fancy hotel, but cheap service as 3 stars. - It is a big hotel that looks great from the outside and from pictures but it has been a big disappointment for me. I have been in many hotels in China and this was the worst experience. There was no AC despite being very hot and they said it was broken. The gym is run-down and there is not even the stuff to clean the appliances before and after the use.
- Zheng (4/5): - It is an older hotel that desperately need new renovations.
- SHOKO (10/5): - 若干駅から歩きますが、許容範囲。設備が新しい訳ではありませんが、清潔に保たれていて快適です。冷蔵庫もあるし、引き出しには延長コードも常備されているなど、滞在中不便を感じることはありませんでした。コスパとても良いと思います。
- Ugo Antonio (8/5): - Room was dusty but staff was very helpful. You can see that most of them want to help despite the language barrier.
- Ye (10/5): Old hotel but good service - The building and infrastructure is old, and the wash basin is constantly blogged, but overall it is a hotel with good service.
- Sven (10/5): Schoon en comfortabel hotel - Comfortabel en schoon hotel. Vriendelijk en behulpzaam personeel.
- masayuki (6/5): - シャワーの水圧は弱い、スタッフのサービスはちょっと期待外れ、でも問題ないレベル。
- Verified traveler (8/5): 海外出張 - 中国出張で使用。駅から少し遠いのが不満なので、荷物が多いときはちょっと大変です。市内の中心部なので、タクシー乗るのもちょっと大変です。
- ping (8/5): - Overall pretty good. Not very close to metro. But service pretty good.
- CHIH TUEN (8/5): 住宿經驗還行！ - 1 房間沒有牙刷牙膏，要自己去一樓櫃檯拿。 2 我的押金是用信用卡支付的，但是Check out 時，櫃檯的先生說會退押金到信用卡的賬戶上，現場沒有任何憑證，也不知道何時才能退押金。
- Gong (10/5): - Nice hotel with friendly staffs.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - チェックイン時カウンターに４人のスタッフが居るのに私のチェックイン対応をしていない他の３名はお喋りに夢中でパスポートのコピーなど手伝う事はせず、手続きに時間がかかりかなり待たされました。スタッフ教育が行き届いていないホテルだと感じました。
- Verified traveler (6/5): - 浴槽の湯を抜いたら排水溝から逆流してきた。 室内に流出しないようタオルでガードしながらでヒヤヒヤした。シャワーのほうの排水口からも逆流有り臭いもした シャワーが途中から水になった日もあった。
- Verified traveler (6/5): - デポジットで2部屋で1万元初めに払うことを知らなかったのと、つたない英語で色々言われた為少し戸惑った。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - 정안사와 장수로? 지하철역 두곳과 약 10분 거리라서 시내 이동이 매우 편했어요 71번 버스도 바로앞에 내려서 와이탄 쪽 갈때도 편하고 공항이나 디즈니 갈때 등 모든 관광지 이동이 편했습니다. 호텔리어분들 영어도 어느정도 가능했고, 숙소 퀄리티도 가격대비 좋았어요.
- ANXING (10/5): - 现在在上海出差都是住在这里，性价比特别高。地理位置也很好。
- AwesomeXus (6/5): Good Location and Service. - The metro station (lines 2 and 11) were within walking distance from the hotel and the staff were very quite friendly. The only negatives were that the rooms weren't too clean (carpets, particularly), the bathrooms taps didn't work well and the drain was blocked. Also, there were hints of cigarette smoke even though we stayed in a non-smoking area.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Research Associat - It is good, but lobby to smaller.
- masami (10/5): - Expedia での予約時の写真の通りの部屋で、清潔感は一般的な日本人には問題ないと思います。 スタッフの方々も感じが良かったです。 予想より駅からの距離がありましたが、朝は静安寺駅までシャトルバスがあるようなので、計画的に行動するなら便利だと思います。 静安寺駅には静安寺という観光スポットがあり、もう一つの最寄駅にはガイドブックでよく見るお手軽な焼き小籠包のお店があり、楽しめました。 価格を考えると、とても良いホテルだと思います。
- Verified traveler (4/5): - 房內燈光不足及冷氣不足
- Verified traveler (6/5): - シャワーのお湯の出るのが弱い
- Dan (10/5): - The prices are great, very competitive and you get a great service. The rooms are clean and well layed out.
- Jeffrey (10/5): Excellent - Very clean; convenient location; courteous staff. The only drawback is slight cigarettes smoke from some rooms that comes into the open space.
- mariax_gr (4/5): This is one of the least friendly and helpful hotels I have ever stayed at - I stayed at Merry Hotel for a conference in July 2019. My room was fine, spacious, clean and comfortable. The hotel location is good too, quite convenient for taking the metro and traveling around Shanghai. However the staff at this hotel were very unhelpful and borderline hostile. First of all, all staff I had an exchange with really struggled with their English (basically, they didn't speak any). I do not expect that everyone will speak English to me, but I do expect at least someone to be able to communicate with non-Mandarin speaking customers at an international hotel. Secondly, staff were unwilling to accommodate any request, no matter how basic that was - such as printing my boarding pass for my return flight, for example. I was just told that they don't do that. Thanks a lot! Other annoying things included a hotel shuttle bus to the airport which did not exist, an expensive breakfast which I opted not to take but was told by colleagues was poor value for money and there were hardly enough seats for all customers, and a cold and unwelcoming lobby, which (unsurprisingly) was always empty. I would not return to this hotel.
- MASUNAGA (4/5): - アメニティで歯ブラシがなかったのが、気になる点でした。それ以外は平均して良かったと思います。
- Franesco (8/5): Good value for money - Hotel located in a very effective location, very useful for tourism as well as for business tours. Staff has been very professional and English speaking. Room were clean. Service was good and effective . Good value for money .
- Verified traveler (6/5): - シャワーのお湯の調整が難しい。シャワー室から床にお湯が流れる ロビーのトイレが汚い
- Verified traveler (2/5): Bad service, bad price - Really bad service Dirty They did not accept my mastercard for payment
- Verified traveler (8/5): - スタッフが英語が通じたので良かったです。
- MASAYUKI (6/5): 比較的綺麗です - 値段が安かったので１泊しました。部屋は広くはないですが、自分は圧迫感は無かったので問題ありませでした。部屋は綺麗な方だと思います。歯ブラシが無かったのでちょっとビックリしました。あとアイロン台はあったのですが、アイロンが無くだいぶ探したのですが見つかりませんでした。総合的には値段が安くて普通に綺麗なホテルだと思います。
- Verified traveler (8/5): - 交通機関が近くにあり、浦東や虹橋各空港へのアクセスも良く良い立地にあると言えます。近くの便利店が無くなってしまったのは残念です。
- Verified traveler (8/5): エレベーター - 良く利用します。 エレベーターは、ルームキーで指定階が自動で押下される。セキュリティ上は、いいですが、他の階には行けないので、フロア違いの友人に会うのに、毎回ロビーまで行かないといけないのが、面倒ですね。
- Jian (6/5): Both Hotel and Hotel.come are williing to help - We did not stay the night of 06/18 and had Merry Hotel Shanghai (Ms. Meggy) noted 06/15. My hotel.com rep also sent a request for changing my stay from a new date. We are still waiting for your response, considering both hotel.com and Merry Hotel are willing to help in this case. We have been a loyal customer of both for a long time. Thanks.
- Verified traveler (6/5): Decent stay - It’s good hotel to stay in if you’re there on business. We were there for a wedding. The room was nice and spacious as well as clean. Everything was very well presented. My main issue was that housekeeping would knock on our door 3-4 times a day even though we had the do not disturb sign on.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Nice hotel with a great customer service & location
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Nice hotel room & great customer service and location
- Jian (10/5): - Reasonable price, cozy and good location. Will stay there more ...
- Vadim (6/5): Great location, poor hotel - Breakfast poor, air conditioning is working as they want and not what you set. The staff barely speaks English, those who should assist you with taxi, don't understand nothing and hope you will leave and not ask for their assistance Room is ok and location is great
- Alice (8/5): - Convenient and reasonable price. You don't get breakfast with the room though.
- jian (6/5): - wifi speed is extremely low.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The bathroom smelled like sewage, especially bad in late afternoons
- Darren (8/5): Overall, all good. - Location was great. The room is advertised with temperature control, but it's not the case. I asked why the air wouldn't go on and I was told this time of the year, the whole system is off. I said, it's a very warm day, and they shrugged their shoulders. Also, not plug-outlets near the bed. Hmmm.
- ChinaTraveler67 (10/5): Quality hotel in good location - Stayed at this location for 7 days and found it to be clean, convenient location, and very popular. Easy to take bus or subway to get around (have free shuttle to subway since it is a bit of a distance). In the french concession areas, so there are many good places to eat, attractions to see and pleasant areas to walk around in. The rooms were big and and pleasant to be in. Staff was helpful and courteous and had enough English to make communicating essential needs not a problem. A good value for the money. I would definitely stay here again when in Shanghai.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Hotel was clean , Hotel room was a compact but was big enough , Staff were helpful
- DT (8/5): - Nice hotel near subway and bus station with easy access to major tourist sites. Big breakfast buffet with chinese and western breakfast items. Friendly, helpful staff.
- chunseeker (10/5): Good price and location and clean - Situated in jingan walking distance to nanjing street shopping area and the bund. Usual standard facilities TV safe large bed Porter service and in house restaurant. Local shops just outside hotel for snacks and drinks. Main shopping centre 30min walk or 5min taxi ride. Recommended as good price and great location
- ct (6/5): it could be better - the hotel is OK, clean, location but there were two things I don't like: first when I arrived the hotel late evening out of taxi with three suitcases, no one help me even there were three employers standing and looking at me. I guess they were thinking I was a delivery person which is low-class in China. After finished check-in at counter no one to help me to bring all my belongings into my room. Second, there was no air-condition(cool) in room which is standard procedure for hotel in Shanghai after November. It is OK in normal weather condition but this December was warmer than normal with good weather. My room was too warm for me and no way it can be cold down with open windows, no air circulation.
- Edison (6/5): Average experience - The light was very dim inside the hotel room.
- Martin (6/5): Good location but hotel stuffy and hot - Excellent location near subway line 2 and 11 but spoilt by ridiculously warm unventilated dingy room with no working aircon.
- gali (6/5): Good for 2 nights stop over - Average hotel in convenient location for my bussines. They have good rooms and bad rooms Good and well known Chinese restaurant in house
- daviddS4158PL (10/5): Great hotel for the price! - Stayed here recently and the hotel is ideally located within a short taxi ride of the good nightlife and restaurants as well local attractions. You can walk as well to subway and convenience stores etc. Rooms are well appointed and clean and the wifi was good. My deposit was refunded so no issue there. Overall for the money I thought it was good value considering it is Shanghai after all!
- CoCo (6/5): Fine just to sleep - The hotel is very outdated. The rooms are very nice and comfortable. Water is complimentary and they strive to be green so recommend you use their toiletries sparingly, which I was fine with. The hotel staff were not friendly. They would openly avoid me and let people skip in front of me in the line. Lastly, their gym facilities need a serious update. The equipment is incredibly old and worn out.
- teoc378 (10/5): Convenience - Going to stay for 3 days ,Clean room and friendly staff , room have strong wifi. walking distance to subway, supermarket and food street, very convenience . Will recommend friend to stay here when they come for holiday .
- Creature_on_tour (4/5): Merry didn't make me merry - I just finished a long international night flight and arrived at 6am at the hotel that I reserved a room prior with. Room rate and availability was confirmed as well as early check-in. However, upon arrival they wanted to charge me an extra half day even though I had an email confirmation from their sales staff. I stayed at the hotel before which has somewhat clean rooms even though a little dated. The other facilities are in need of updates too but one should not be too picky for that price. In any case I was rather dismayed after arrival and a long travel that the staff and manager on duty were not even considering the email confirmation I had. Didn't had the nerve to start the day with a "Chinese-styled" argument so I just went next door to Metropolo hotels which accommodated me for the same price, with early check-in and friendlier staff and perhaps even higher quality rooms too. Merry didn't make me merry...
- HelenG2080 (6/5): Security deposit taken - Stayed here for 4 nights this month. Room was clean and big enough for me. However, they have kept my security deposit on my Travelex card and delete any emails I send without opening. I never took anything from the mini bar and was told my deposit would be cancelled on check out. NO! Equivalent to $155 AUD. Watch out.
- User8345 (8/5): Just fine enough. - Stayed here for 4 nights. The room is good, everything is clean, tidy and working. Lobby staff is apathetic, which for me wasn't a problem, but if you want to ask them about or for something - I wouldn't expect any help or enthusiasm. As far as understand, the hotel hosts a lot of conference and 'economy'-business guests, thanks to its prices and location. That explains the apathy of the staff, which understands that they need to mostly just don't bother anybody and their hotel will continue to attract big orders. The building is old, most of the windows get out to the 2 story road. Said windows are very small, can't be really opened and weren't cleaned in years. Check-in and check-out took less than a 5 min each at around 5-6 AM. Single rooms are small, but I don't know what would you expect for such price in Shanghai. 2 bottles of water provided each day with the room cleaning. I heard some hotels give out more and if you are uncomfortable using Shanghai's tap water for brushing your teeth and other hygiene staff - that won't be enough. Extension cord (with the variety of options for plugs) is provided and even outlets themselves are universal and would work with most of the international plugs. Clocks have USB-power outlets in them, so you most likely find a way to at least charge your phone right upon arrival. Hotel located 5 min from a little all-in-one FamilyMart and 10-15 minutes from 2 metro stations. Next to which you can find a full variety of great restaurants, cafes, western fast foods, and shops. It's also located Approx. 20 min from Shanghai Exhibition Center (the old one) for all you conference travelers. The in-room bar prices are, I would say, reasonable, compared to some other hotels and as I already said, you can buy anything in nearby FamilyMart at any time. In-room dining is reasonable as well, quality seems fine and prices are just a bit higher than in similar restaurants outside. Room walls are paper-thin. You will hear loud elevator 'ting!' all night long. Floors shaped in 3 arms, and as far as I understand rooms 01-03 on most of them are located right IN FRONT of the elevators. So make sure to avoid them. I was staying in 07, in the middle of the arm and can't imagine how disturbing the elevator's 'ting!' would be in the rooms in front of it. To round up: If you are going to Shanghai for a short business trip and don't care much for luxury and additional services - this hotel would be just fine enough.
- Pae-Yim (10/5): Nice hotel good location - I was stay for 4 nights. A little bit far from Subway station (15 minuet walk). Nice and comfort room.
- sannythl (6/5): Avoid room near to elevators - Room is big, comfortable, equipped with all necessities including umbrella and different types of pillows. Extension cord is provided which suits some other countries power cord without using universal adapter. Unfortunately because my room is near to elevators, I can hear non stop machine sounds. I stayed at top floor but view is blocked by other units. Breakfast is provided in Chinese style and western style, but choices aren't as great as others. Funny part is, poor waitress keep cleaning my table whenever I leave my seat even to get a glass of water.
- Nick (6/5): The hotel is a good location for traffic. - The hotel is generally quiet and comfortable. Staff is kind, good service and very helpful.
- Gali (6/5): Still ok- ish for business trip stay - I have been staying here for past 3 years when traveling for business as it is convenient location for me. I have been always happy, however this time I have returned after 4-5 months and hotel looks run down, lobby bar shut as well as lobby shop, reception stuff looked scruffy, I have complained about room as Internet did not worked and room was extremely hot with not air-condition option to take it lower then 25 degrees My 2nd room had bad smell and towels seen better times stayed 3 nights only this time, but for my next trip I will definitely look for different hotel
- Ruggero (4/5): Very bad awakening - Nice hotel, luxury room, hard to set up the heating system. they woke me up at 6 am with a morning call I didn't ask for.
- joselito1959 (8/5): Clean Hotel, great location, small rooms! - This is a very good hotel. It reminds me a lot of the older hotels in NY , or the new ones , where the rooms are " modern" but very small. The bathroom is very small , but very modern and very clean. The rooms are very clean and comfortable. We went at the end of November, and the air conditioning is off already ( like many places in Europe ! You will need to leave your windows open. It gets cold at night but it was ok. Breakfast buffet was great. Food to order , lots of choices and great breads. Had a convinience store around the corner. The subway is 15 minutes walking distance and very easy to walk . A beautiful temple is also close to it. Thought it was a great location. The people in the lobby and the doors porters were very friendly. They always had someone in the front desk that spoke English.
- dhao98 (4/5): Average Hotel with Shocking Staff - I stayed for 3 nights leading up to the New Year. The hotel itself is average, the rooms are a bit tired but tidy and clean and the food selection is wide as it changes daily although the quality is poor and could certainly be improved. A positive note to the hotel is the cheap price they offer in a expensive city such as Shanghai. However the biggest downside with the hotel is that the quality of staff is seriously poor and needs attention to. The staff appear passive and are of little use standing around the hotel lobby. In a particular scenario, whilst not paying attention, I accidentally hit against the main hotel door,. Despite being in some pain, the staff at the door offered no assistance but instead laughed loudly at my predicament whilst watching on. No matter how cheap the hotel is, the behaviour shown by the staff was inexcusable.
- Panda6551 (6/5): Rooms a bit tired - Location is good as close to Jing An temple. Rooms are a bit tired but clean for the price offered. Getting a taxi is a challenge as the main entrance is away from the main road. So have to wait for drop-offs. Walking to the main road to hail a cab will be a challenge.
- dyson64 (6/5): The good and the bad - We were in Shanghai in November. Be aware that China does NOT turn on their heat in hotels until the middle of November. Thank heaven I had packed a heavier pj. Having our clothes washed cost us $86. Don't get room 1815...the wind whistles at night. They couldn't get the window totally shut. We asked to be moved at 3 a.m. Couldn't sleep. Breakfast leaves a lot to be desired. Few speak English at front desk or phone. Rooms are just fine, nothing fancy. We enjoyed it, but it is basic. Location is good. Shoppers in our tour group were happy w/ the nearby shops. Internet is provided; however, if you have gmail or google...China doesn't carry it.
- Piglet990 (6/5): Just okay - The hotel was pretty basic, which was expected given its price. The location is great, and is close to lots of attractions, including Jing'an Temple and shopping areas. The rooms are pretty small, and we had an issue with dampness - the carpets, the bedding, everything - it all smelled musty and moldy and felt wet to the touch. A room change helped a bit, but did not completely resolve the problem. The hotel could do with some refurbishment, but in a city as expensive as Shanghai, it was reasonable given the price.
- Ken (6/5): needed better front desk service - Front desk needs to be train more. Otherwise is great place to stay.
- R9944UDianm (8/5): Pot Luck Hotel - It appears the receptionist decide which rooms you will receive. Have stayed here 4 times now and find the rooms range from very good to tiny. Same price for rooms but size differs. Protesting helps and they move you to another room; one they should have put you in the first place. Breakfast is vast- European and Eastern. Location is poor but this is reflected in the price of rooms.
- telhaa (2/5): Terrible Customer Service - The staff were very rude and uncooperative, including the manager. An inordinately large deposit is taken at arrival for no apparent reason. It's a nice looking hotel but there are many others in Shanghai that are similarly priced with much friendlier staff.
- Jorge (10/5): Good hotel - Good stay
- omare625 (10/5): Great moments in a great hotel - I'm impressed of the kindness, politeness and friendly attitude of all empolyees The hotel is good and location is also good The staff make u feel at home , I had to host a friend in my room as his hotel booking at a near hotel was cancelled , I took my friend to stay in my room that was upgraded to a suite , I informed the reception about my new room mate , they asked him his passport and then they wished him a nice stay , they didn't even ask for suppl for his stay
- Glenn (8/5): centrally located - The hotel is centrally located and within 5 minutes walk to Jinan temple and again 5 minutes to line 2. In saying that you need to be familiar with shanghai to find the train or just ask. the Hotel is on the main road and easy to locate. The breakfast is very average and the restaurant is not connected to the hotel so you cannot add it to your bill which is a pain and something they should sort out.
- Sandra (6/5): Terrible customer service..,staff rude!!! - We had a mix up with our reservation and they literally told us we are lying and they had to check the cctv to make sure we were there. Hotel is old. Rooms are clean and OK. Staff is awful. Never picks up phone, we had to double pay because they couldn't find our exepdia reservation when we first arrived, then marked it as no show... Still resolving the issue... Forget problem solving. Wifi SUCKS. If you are relying on Wifi for business don'r do this hotel
- Verified traveler (10/5): Very happy with this hotel. - great value
- DY (8/5): Reasonable hotel at reasonable prices - Pricing is reasonable, and you get what you'd expect. Clean room, moderate size, decent comfort all round. Bed is not as hard as some other reviewers have complained about. Only downside is that hotel is a solid 12-15m walk to the nearest subway, but taxis are reasonably priced in Shanghai. Service staff were excellent.
- Blair (8/5): - Location is ok, the interior of the hotel is quite impressed because the outlook of the hotel is not that great. The room is pleasing.
- Verified traveler (6/5): Nothing much to crow about - My room was quite small compared to other hotels in Shanghai I had stayed at.
- Chris (8/5): - Good value for money, close to everything.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - nice stay
- Verified traveler (8/5): - nice hotel
- Chan (4/5): The WIFI in the room is extremely bad - The hotel advertised free WIFI in the rooms. Don't believe it. The WIFI in my room is so bad that it takes 3 minutes just to get onto your home page. After I changed room which the front office promised will be better, it was still the same. For those who needs WIFI, don't stay in this hotel
- Verified traveler (8/5): Another Great Stay - Great trip. I stay at the Rendezvous every time I travel to Shanghai.
- Verified traveler (4/5): Staff lied through their teeth - There was absolutely no Air Conditioning or air flowing though our hotel room for the ENTIRE stay. With the air being stagnant at 82 degrees Fahrenheit we were extremely uncomfortable. We talked to staff, we talked to managers but nobody was willing to help. Instead, we received ridiculous responses from various individuals. They gave us a fan, but that didn't help. One person even told us to open our window! We were on the 23 floor! Nobody offered to come to our room to experience for themselves just how warm the room was. And nobody offered for us to move to another room. We were ridiculed and treated like second class citizens, essentially like idiots. We would have been better off at a motel which wouldn't have been as costly.
- jennie (10/5): This Hotel Made My Stay. - The location is fantastic, right next to lots of restaurants and within ten minutes from underground station. The staff was always helpful and greeted with a smile.
- Lucas (8/5): Value for money - Room was surprisely better than I thought considered the price I paid. Good value for money. Convenient location.
- Wen M (8/5): Clean and Comfortable Hotel in Good Location - Comfy beds, good service and convenient location. Hotels.com offered a very good rate too. If the rate can include free wifi in room will be excellent.
- Yuehao (8/5): - Facilities: Basic; Value: Affordable; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Tidy; Walking distance to one of the iconic district in Shanghai.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Single in Shanghai - The hotel was well located and within walking distance of two train stations. Beware of any hotel that claims a view, it is probably another high rise. Taxis are abundant and usually very inexpensive. I used a transportation pass and traveled by train quite a bit. You can go almost anywhere in the city for about 50 cents US. If you visit the main attractions for tourists, you will find the city is clean, beautiful and quite modern. Venture away from the main attractions, maybe by walking a half mile to catch train and you will find the other side of Shanghai - slum areas, garbage in the streets, and smells that are hard to take. I got many strange stares in these neighborhoods, probably because they had not seen an American up close. But at no time did I feel threated or unsafe. An interesting observation was while there were many police everywhere, none carried a firearm, and seldom enforced any of the laws. Cars running (slowly) red lights; bikes, motor scooters and motorcycles apparently can travel the wrong way on a one-way street. No place to park your car - park it on the sidewalk. Many sidewalks were impassible because of the cars and motorbikes parked there. So you walk in the street. Coffee is hard to find except in tourist areas. Coffee was twice as expensive as beer. Most drinks, water and soda are sold at ambient temperature, but there were many fresh juice stands. Despite your conclusion from the above description, I enjoyed the trip very much.
- Haru (6/5): Economical hotel - Reasonable price, but inconvenient to take taxi. Good location to the down town.
- Jeff Roberts (6/5): Good Old Merry Rendezvous - I have stayed at the Shanghai Merry Rendezvous on many occasions over the years and find it quite pleasant. I do feel, however, that the building and finishes is starting to look old and tired.
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