Metropolo Xin Cheng Hotel, The Bund Shanghai

Location is perfect. However bathroom had black mold in 60 percent of the shower area. Black mold is a health hazard.

Great location to begin with, we were able to walk around across to Bund, Nanjing road and Yu garden/old Shanghai market from the hotel as they were all just 5-10 mins walk away from the hotel. The view from the hotel window is breathtaking. The rooms were decent sized and clean, with unlimited supply of bottled water. Definitely will revisit when back in Shanghai.

Chose this hotel just to experience a stay inside historical building 😄 Hotel was built in 1930s and is certified as “Heritage architecture” of Shanghai. Very beautiful art-deco style building and matching room interiors. Rooms are exceptionally clean with all amenities available. I had a spacious room of about 30 sq.m with a comfortable king-size bed and shower (no bath tube). Location is exceptional - 5 minute walk to either The Bund or Nanjing Road with a lot of restaurants and shops around. The closest metro station is East Nanjing Road, which is at 7-10 minute walking distance. A view on Oriental Pearl Tower across the river is literally around the corner. However, staying at a historical building in the city center comes at a price 😅 The building is almost a century old and plumbing and ventilation definitely seen better days. Water pressure in the shower is rather weak and toilet flush isn’t good either. Mosquitoes or some other small flying insects might come from ventilation (though you can use a fumigator provided by hotel). The worst thing about my stay: on the day of my arrival and check-in there was some filming taking place in front of the hotel. They were shooting a commercial or a drama series scene right on the steps to the entrance so it was really difficult to navigate with luggage even with the help of hotel staff. There were a lot of people, both the crew and onlookers, and equipment and vehicles, so my taxi couldn’t get close to hotel and I had to drag my luggage through the crowd. On top of that it was my birthday and I was really anticipating a relaxing evening which didn’t happen due to all the commotion. I think hotel should have contacted me by email or via Trip com to inform about film shooting so I could adjust my time of arrival.