Hanting Express Shanghai Jinqiao International Sqaure Branch

Recent Reviews: 6

• User:aekeus

  Trip type: Business , Solo travel

  Avoid like the plague... unless you want to catch the plague.

  12 May 2011

  I am a seasoned traveller - a backpacker - and I am used to staying in the cheapest places possible. After all, it's just a bed. That's why I was very happy when eLong recommended this hotel. The location is excellent and the price was right. When I initially walked in, I noticed it was a little run down and the staff couldn't speak a word of English. However, I wasn't too concerned.... I opened my room door and immediately smelled stale cigarette smoke. It hit me like a brick wall. Okay, so I shrugged it off and entered the room. Looked down and saw bugs crawling across the bathroom threshold. At this point, I was considering my options. It was well after 9 p.m. and I wasn't interested in searching for another hotel; that could wait for the morning. It was, after all, just for one sleep. Then I sat down on the bed and smelled urine. Lots of urine. I kept reminding myself that I had stayed in far worse... and yet... had I? In the end, I called eLong and had them book me at the Holiday Inn Express across the road. Which was lovely. Go there instead. This place is smelly, dirty, and full of bugs.

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