We booked with the Hua Yi Hotel with a certain amount of trepidation having read some of the reviews on Trip Advisor.
Our fears were totally unnecessary,despite the fact that hardly any of the staff could communicate in English we had no problems enjoying our time in the hotel.All the staff were most friendly and helpful,we experienced some fantastic smiles when we arrived in the restaurant for evening meals.We did have problems deciding on what to eat as ordering the dishes was done using pictures.Both of our evening meals were excellent.Fantastic value , a real experience.
The hotel is out of town (10 stops on metro) but a cheap taxi ride or a 15 minute walk through the interesting suburbs of Shanghai were no problem.
We were able to check in earlier than we expected, yes the bath was small by western standards but overall we had a great time and would not hesitate staying ther again. more