Central Hotel Shanghai in Shanghai ★★★★  

The Central Hotel Shanghai is centrally situated in a shopping and business district and adjacent to the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall, the hotel offers guests a convenient location for business, sightseeing, catering and entertainment purposes. Renovated in 2007, the hotel comprises 27 floors and a total of 319 luxurious rooms, with 7 distinctly styled restaurants and bars and multi-function rooms. It has 196 superior rooms, 57 junior suites, 12 family suites, 41 executive deluxe rooms, 7 executive suites, 5 royal suites and 1 presidential suite. The property also provides wireless Internet access for the convenience of its business guests. The excellent location and the state-of-the-art facilities have made the hotel a popular choice for business travellers and holidaymakers alike. Facilities on offer include a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, lift access, a cafe, an on-site hairdresser, a bar, a disco and a games room. There is also a restaurant on site. For an additional fee guests can making use of the room and laundry services, as well as the hotel car park. All rooms are decorated in modern western style, with elegant details. Each unit comes with an en suite bathroom, a hairdryer, a satellite/cable television, Internet access, a minibar, tea and coffee making facilities, and an iron and ironing board. A double or king-size bed, centrally regulated air conditioning and a safe also come as standard. The fitness centre is located on the 4th floor and provides a wide-range of recreational facilities, including a gym, a pool/snooker room, a health club and more. The spa centre is located on the 6th floor and is equipped with a spacious hot tub, spa treatments (charges apply), a steam room and a sauna. Here guests will also find a professional masseuse, offering a variety of soothing massage treatments. The brightly decorated Coffee Shop offers an international buffet breakfast and authentic Shanghai cuisine, making it the ideal place to sample local dishes and entertain business partners. Live performances of traditional Chinese music make dinner here particularly enjoyable. From the People's Square metro station (line 1) it is a 500-metre walk to the hotel (in the direction of the Bund). From East Nanjing Road metro station (line 2) it is a 150-metre walk, heading towards the People's Square.