stayed here in Jan 2013. I booked through a friend and got a cheap rate, probably wouldn't have stayed here otherwise. For a supposedly five star hotel in China, I was a bit surprised at the service. E.g. being ignored at reception when the people at reception were talking amongst themselves only. Other than that, it was fine. Location was... More

This is a great hotel for a short stay. Fabulous location. Easy access to the subway. Staff are friendly and helpful. Food in the restaurants are expensive. But you are just a block away from shopping, dining.

We stayed at this hotel the final two nights of our 14 day tour of China coordinated by Travel China Guide. This was an upgrade from their original suggested hotel but they covered the cost. Everything about this Howard Johnson Hotel and Travel China Guide is First Class. The hotel employees were efficient and spoke English very well. We enjoyed... More

Stayed here for 2 nights with our 2 daughters in their twenties. Staff friendly and helpful. Excellent breakfast as they cater for all nationalities and everything we had was delicious -so much to choose from. Because it suited our itinerary we ate in the bar in the evenings, very good food and highly attentive staff. (light food such as noodles... More

Large room with excellent facilities,staffs are helpful and friendly.Buffet breakfast comes with freshly squeezed carrot juice and dinner buffet were made of delicious spread, kudos to the culinary team! Most of the staffs speaks excellent english and the doorman will always try to get you a taxi regardless of the weather, traffic condition or how upset you are at the... More

We just returned to Colorado after our visit in china. The Howard Johnson was a great hotel for us. As many have said, the location is ideal and the staff is friendly, helpful, and speak English very well. The rooms were clean and large enough for us. The breakfast buffet had various types of food and the fruit was especially... More

The best thing I can say about the hotel is the location. It is right behind a small amphitheatre on the Pedestrian portion of Nanjing Road. So if you overlook it, you can watch the groups doing morning Tai Chi and rhythmic dancing with fans or umbrellas. You can walk along the pedestrian street all the way up north to... More

For the price there are much better quality hotels in Shanghai. We asked for a non-smoking room and were initially placed next to a room that's door was open with a number of hotel staff on their break smoking and chatting. We had to move because of the smell of smoke. Great location, very near Nanjing East Road, People's Park,... More

i was a little skeptical that HJ was a luxury hotel but it sure is. firstly, the location is fantastic - the heart of shanghai. the rooms are big, the toiletries are housebrand but pretty good quality. they provide the usuals plus a loofah - which always impresses me. housekeeping cleans your room twice a day. breakfast is pretty decent... More