ZEN Hotel

Location was top notch, next to Shanghai Railway station giving convenient access to the metro and overnight trains (note high speed trains use Shanghai Hongqiao). Rooms very decent sized, clean, and had basic amenities. Can store luggage before and after check-in/out. Suitable for budget travellers

Hotel is located in a building called 华象大楼, lobby reeks of cigarette smell and does not have heating, the building is shared with other occupants (only level 9-12 are the hotel rooms)

I arrived at the hotel at around 1 a.m. At first, I was not sure if the Didi dropped me at the right place because I didn't see the name of the Hotel. You would need to know where to look for it in order to see the name of the Hotel. I hope that they will make it more visible in the future. What's great about the hotel though is that it is just near the Shanghai railway and metro station(they are connected). You will have to use Exit 6. Once there, pass through the tunnel leading to Exit 6 to Moling road/manual ticket office for railway, then just walk a few more meters to reach the hotel. Note: the hotel lobby is not along the street. You will first have to enter the parking area, then to your right, you will see the hotel lobby.