Guike Hotel (Shanghai Xuhui Sun Moon Light Branch)

Det var min första gång att komma till detta hotell. Servicenivån var mycket bra, från receptionen till gästrummen. Till exempel svarade rumsservicen snabbt, och kunde aktivt uppgradera rumstypen och ge souvenirer på plats bra, mycket nära tunnelbanelinje 1 och inte långt från Shanghai Stadium. Dessutom visade det kostnadsfria kaffet att det var mycket uppmärksamt, med engångskafferörare och sockerpåsar. Hotellet har en stor känsla för design När du kommer in i lobbyn, kan du känna alla detaljer och miljön på hotellet.

There are a number of areas that did not match the impression I had prior to arrival. Firstly, the hotel shares its premises with a youth hostel with the hotel rooms on Level 9 only. To get to level 9, you have to first take a lift to Level 8 before transferring to another lift. This was extremely troublesome especially when you need to go to reception for any matter. The rooms are laid out like a maze and it was easy to get lost in the maze until you get the hang of it. On my first night, they had me in a windowless room that smelled very strongly of medicated oil. This room was extremely stuffy but they were kind enough to move me to a room with a window, though it was much smaller with no chairs and wardrobe to hang your clothes. I liked that the rooms had a washing machine with dryer which was a convenient way to wash your clothes on the go. The gym was in a carved out space next to reception, making it extremely weird and strange to be working out. The shopping mall that the hotel is connected to has seen better days, looking rather lacklustre though it was nice to have easy access to a supermarket. Staff members were generally kind and obliging though it was easy to miss them as they were often hiding behind a messy and cluttered reception counter. The hotel is also at least a 10-15min walk to the nearest metro stations so something to keep in mind when booking.

Overall it was good but the thing is you need to take to 8th floor then take another elevator to 9th floor which was inconvinient. Also the AC wasn't super good so it was kinda hot in the room.