Maixinge Boutique Hotel (Shanghai Pudong Airport)

It's little cold and noisy, but we took that into account. On the whole, everything was fine. Spending the night before departure is the best option for price and quality.

I booked this airport hotel in Shanghai mainly because of its proximity to the airport and the advertised shuttle service. However, the shuttle only runs once an hour and only departs from Terminal 2. If you arrive at Terminal 1 at night, you first have to make your way to Terminal 2 and then hope you don’t just miss the shuttle—otherwise, you’re stuck waiting for up to an hour for the next one. Because of this, we ended up taking a taxi, which cost about 50% of the room rate on top of the overnight price. That definitely made the stay more expensive than expected. On the plus side, the shuttle back to the airport in the morning was punctual and even dropped us off at Terminal 1, so no complaints there. The hotel itself looks exactly like the pictures, but the rooms are not as well-maintained as they appear online. There were cracks in the ceiling and corners of the room. The lighting was pretty minimal, but at least everything was clean. The biggest issue was the temperature. It was around freezing outside, and the window was left open when we arrived. There was no heating, only an air conditioner, which was turned off. As a result, the entire room was absolutely freezing—probably close to the outside temperature. We had to struggle with the remote, which was only in Chinese, to turn on the heating. Even after setting it to 30°C, the room never really warmed up, so it was far from cozy. This was by far the biggest downside of the stay. On the bright side, the bed was comfortable, and we slept relatively well. However, the hotel is right in the airport’s flight path, so it’s quite noisy. The rooms are also very poorly soundproofed, so earplugs (which are provided) are highly recommended. For the price, it was okay, but I wouldn’t stay here for more than a few hours of sleep. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and check-in was quick and smooth.

Free pick up and drop off. Pick up is every hour at 9, 10 etc. drop off is every hour at 9.30, 10.30. Something to take note because I don’t know what time is the pick up, I only know it’s every hour. So I missed the bus at 10.05pm, had to wait until 11pm. The bus is beige yellow, have the hotel name (in Chinese) printed on the bus. There was too many buses and Didi at that meeting point, so I’m glad that it is easy to differentiate. For one night layover, it’s good. Towels etc are plastic packaged for hygiene. My next day flight is 5pm, they allowed me to come down and check out around 2pm to catch the bus to airport. I chose 1.30pm at the end.

The customer service is good and even gave us hot drinks when we check in. It is quite near to the Pudong Airport

Stayed here for a night during our layover in shanghai. As can be seen from the picture, there can be some noise, but they provide earbuds. Also able to capture a good view of landing aircrafts! The charcoal bbq shao kao nearby is very good for supper too!

Very surprise with Chinese Hospitality. Even language is a barrier but they try their to service and communication.