solo in Shanghai
Jan 4th, 2007, 10:10 PM
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solo in Shanghai
i'll be visiting Shanghai on my own (early 30s female from NYC) for a week, then meeting a friend for a few days (approx 8-10 days in all). it's a last minute trip, never been to asia at all. hotel recs? i'd prefer $200/night or less. want to sightsee, visit markets, eat, and enjoy at a relatively chill pace.
also, is there a hot-weather beach in SEA i can get to fairly cheaply for a few days from Shanghai that would be safe for single traveler?
any comments or links to related strings are v. helpful and appreciated, thanks!
also, is there a hot-weather beach in SEA i can get to fairly cheaply for a few days from Shanghai that would be safe for single traveler?
any comments or links to related strings are v. helpful and appreciated, thanks!
Jan 6th, 2007, 12:40 AM
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Suggest you do a search on this forum because it seems there have been recent discussion re Shanghai hotels.
I don't know if you'd call this a "hot" weather beach, but my colleague just got back from Hainan Island and said she had good weather and it was warm enough for scuba diving and snorkling.
Here's a trip report I posted last year.
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...amp;dirtyBit=1
I don't know if you'd call this a "hot" weather beach, but my colleague just got back from Hainan Island and said she had good weather and it was warm enough for scuba diving and snorkling.
Here's a trip report I posted last year.
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...amp;dirtyBit=1
Jan 6th, 2007, 08:57 PM
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Siren:
You'll notice that I asked the question on one of the threads, since this is my first return visit sine 1984...wanted to stay under $200...and have discovered The Ramada Plaza at a very central location on the pedestrain portion of Nanjing Lu in Shanghai...at $155 taxes included. Looks good to us...
http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control...p;brandInfo=RA
Stu T.
You'll notice that I asked the question on one of the threads, since this is my first return visit sine 1984...wanted to stay under $200...and have discovered The Ramada Plaza at a very central location on the pedestrain portion of Nanjing Lu in Shanghai...at $155 taxes included. Looks good to us...
http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control...p;brandInfo=RA
Stu T.
Jan 7th, 2007, 01:50 AM
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Your time of visit is more important.If you are visiting during spring holidays, then everything will be expensive.Simlarly during frist week of May.
There are several hotels that you can get under $200 easily. Google and you can get many hotels. If you are visiting during normal days, they give you a big discount ., just walk in any hotel and get a room.
There are several hotels that you can get under $200 easily. Google and you can get many hotels. If you are visiting during normal days, they give you a big discount ., just walk in any hotel and get a room.
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Check out Ruijin Hotel in Shanghai. I just booked a single for about $125 incl breakfast and all service charges for the first week of May, which is a holiday week. I read many positive reviews, and it's in the French zone area. I booked at instantroom.com
Jan 17th, 2007, 11:09 AM
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Sirengurl ...
There is no need to spend $200 a night on hotels in Shanghai, unless money is not an issue at all and/or you want to stay at specific hotels like the Westin or LeRoyal Meridian.
If you want to stay around the Nanjing Dong (East) Lu (Road) in the Huangpu District, AND if you prefer modern highrise type hotel, then try:
- Westin (5 blocks south)
- Sofitel Hyland, Ramada, LeRoyal Meridien, Radisson New World. They are all within 1 block of Nanjing Dong Lu.
If you want to stay in that (Nanjing Dong Lu) area, but prefer older type hotel, which have nice architecture but a bit run down, try:
- Metropole, Park Hotel, Pacific Hotel, Astor House (across the Suzhou Creek), Yangtze, or the Peace Hotel (most famous but some pretty bad reviews)
I believe Nanjing Dong Lu is the main shopping street (a pedestrian street) where Asian tourists hang around.
If you prefer the French Concession in Luwan District (~ south/west of Huangpu District) where there are lots of small boutiques and restaurants, then try the following:
- Ruijin Guesthouse, Jin Jiang Hotel and/or the Jin Jiang Tower, Okura Garden Hotel, or even the Xintiandi 88 Hotel in the shopping/entertainment/restaurant complex XinTianDi.
www.Asiatravel.com and www.instantroom.com are good sites. Like www.Sinohotel.com, you don't have to pay the entire amount upfront like some other sites. You pay when you check in or when you check out. Another good one is www.Ineedhotel.com (they used to be www.Sinohotelguide.com). Again pay on check-out and there is no change fee like Asiatravel.com, which charges ~$10 for any change after booking.
$125 is a very good price that Aleta got for Ruijin Guesthouse. You won't get that from Expedia.com.
One hotel site I particularly like is www.Hoteltravel.com
The reason being they have on-line chat with their booking agents so you can ask them questions directly. Also they show the hotels in district maps (although I do find some mistakes from time to time). With Hoteltravel.com they charge the entire amount (I believe) 14 days before arrival. Their rate is quite good and I have just booked hotel in Hong Kong through them. One problem is that their website presently seem to have some problems with pages loading and freezing up.
One good way of checking reviews is of course the www.tripadvisor.com
But take the reviews with a grain of salt. Some negative reviews may be due to unreasonable demands of the reviewer. I remember reaing one bad review about a Shanghai hotel from a traveller from Oxford "the front desk staff are savages who cannot speak much English".
I have never been to Shanghai (will go this May), but it appears that it is very easy to get around on your own (walking or taking the subway). I couldn't find any decent map online or any bookstores here, but I have found one great map online with only Chinese names and so I have downloaded it andtranslated all the names into English. If you want it let me know.
There is no need to spend $200 a night on hotels in Shanghai, unless money is not an issue at all and/or you want to stay at specific hotels like the Westin or LeRoyal Meridian.
If you want to stay around the Nanjing Dong (East) Lu (Road) in the Huangpu District, AND if you prefer modern highrise type hotel, then try:
- Westin (5 blocks south)
- Sofitel Hyland, Ramada, LeRoyal Meridien, Radisson New World. They are all within 1 block of Nanjing Dong Lu.
If you want to stay in that (Nanjing Dong Lu) area, but prefer older type hotel, which have nice architecture but a bit run down, try:
- Metropole, Park Hotel, Pacific Hotel, Astor House (across the Suzhou Creek), Yangtze, or the Peace Hotel (most famous but some pretty bad reviews)
I believe Nanjing Dong Lu is the main shopping street (a pedestrian street) where Asian tourists hang around.
If you prefer the French Concession in Luwan District (~ south/west of Huangpu District) where there are lots of small boutiques and restaurants, then try the following:
- Ruijin Guesthouse, Jin Jiang Hotel and/or the Jin Jiang Tower, Okura Garden Hotel, or even the Xintiandi 88 Hotel in the shopping/entertainment/restaurant complex XinTianDi.
www.Asiatravel.com and www.instantroom.com are good sites. Like www.Sinohotel.com, you don't have to pay the entire amount upfront like some other sites. You pay when you check in or when you check out. Another good one is www.Ineedhotel.com (they used to be www.Sinohotelguide.com). Again pay on check-out and there is no change fee like Asiatravel.com, which charges ~$10 for any change after booking.
$125 is a very good price that Aleta got for Ruijin Guesthouse. You won't get that from Expedia.com.
One hotel site I particularly like is www.Hoteltravel.com
The reason being they have on-line chat with their booking agents so you can ask them questions directly. Also they show the hotels in district maps (although I do find some mistakes from time to time). With Hoteltravel.com they charge the entire amount (I believe) 14 days before arrival. Their rate is quite good and I have just booked hotel in Hong Kong through them. One problem is that their website presently seem to have some problems with pages loading and freezing up.
One good way of checking reviews is of course the www.tripadvisor.com
But take the reviews with a grain of salt. Some negative reviews may be due to unreasonable demands of the reviewer. I remember reaing one bad review about a Shanghai hotel from a traveller from Oxford "the front desk staff are savages who cannot speak much English".
I have never been to Shanghai (will go this May), but it appears that it is very easy to get around on your own (walking or taking the subway). I couldn't find any decent map online or any bookstores here, but I have found one great map online with only Chinese names and so I have downloaded it andtranslated all the names into English. If you want it let me know.
