Maixinge Boutique Hotel (Shanghai Pudong Airport)

Location is bit scary but they provide pick up & drop off service that’s why if you stay short time that’s okay

I had a wonderful stay here! I was looking for a place near the airport to stay the night after my flight landed at midnight. Happened to find this hotel which had a reasonable price and was somewhat near the airport. The free hourly shuttle bus to and from the airport was a bonus! It’s approx 15 min drive from the airport, and you can choose to take a cab (Didi) instead if you don’t want to wait for the shuttle. The shuttle bus is old and rather rickety and a bumpy ride, but I didn’t mind at all. Please remember to make a reservation for the shuttle bus through the hotel’s wechat. They are super responsive via wechat by the way! The staff were so proactive and helped me with my luggage when i got off the bus. While waiting to check in, they served me a cup of tea as well. The kind staff also escorted me to my room with my luggage (not sure if it’s because I was a solo female traveller and it was 2am) which was really kind of them: Overall super value for money if you’re looking for somewhere near the 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.

Provide airport transfer services by the hotel