Positive Reviews
positive:
Well-connected location close to shopping.
Located near shop-filled pedestrian Nanjing Road, Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai is well-connected and has two metro lines running nearby. Top Shanghai sights like the Shanghai Museum and People's Square are a quick walk away. The Bund is easily reachable
positive:
Clean, spacious rooms for families and businesspeople.
The rooms are large and comfortable. Business rooms are equipped with desks, and suites have extra living rooms for relaxing. Rooms are well looked after by the cleaning staff.
positive:
Relaxing spa and well-equipped gym.
Enjoy a steam in the spa, followed by a quick dip in the pool.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Not all advertised facilities are open.
Guests have been known to book this hotel for the pool alone. Unfortunately, the pool is sometimes not open for long stretches of time, which many guests find disappointing and annoying. The bar, as well, is not reliably open.
negative:
Rooms could do with a face lift, smell of smoke.
Many travellers comment on the state of the rooms, saying they are in need of a refurbishment as furnishings and carpets are getting dated. Smoking is allowed in some rooms, and even non-smoking rooms can smell of cigarettes.
negative:
Street outside the hotel has hawkers.
Although the hotel is in a safe area, there are street hawkers that loiter outside the hotel and along the street, offering expensive goods at dirt cheap prices. This can be annoying to some.