When Geoff from London told me he stays in Park Hotel this time, it took me a while to figure out where the Park Hotel is in Shanghai. Finally I found Park Hotel is the hotel which in Chinese we call International Hotel.
I’ve never been to Park Hotel before although I heard so many stories about it, it used to be the tallest building Far East, Zero Center Point of Shanghai etc.
Overlooking People’s Square, the old dark tiles of Park Hotel stands itself out from the tall modern new buildings. The building itself tells remarkable history of this hotel as well as the city.
The old historical look of the hotel is well preserved inside. I felt old times coming back at the moment when I stepped in.
I met Geoff on the 8th floor. Compared with the magnificent lobby, the room is quite simple and basic. I asked Geoff his comments about this hotel and found a very interesting answer.
The hotel itself is great, could be one of the most beautiful hotels in Shanghai. The price is reasonable, 600RMB a night. The location is perfect, shops around, Metro is a few steps away. But, the service should be improved.
Geoff told me one day he saw a small young Chinese lady was walking to the main gate with two huge luggages. The bell boy watched her carrying the heavy bags but had no intention at all to help. Then the lady asked him if he could help. He didn’t reply but just push the revolving door a bit. At last, Geoff helped the lady with the two bags.
Geoff said he never saw any staff at any hotel behave so bad like that. He also found the toilet in his room doesn’t function properly and had to wait for two hours before anybody came to repair it.
I checked on the web and found the same comments from other guests. It is very disappointing that the services don’t match the historical building itself. At this location, inside such a beautiful building, they should have done better!
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Hello blogger,
I plan to stay park hotel in the coming visit, so do you have any suggestion to get park hotel from Pudong airport?
Stayed in April 2009 with my family. The hotel service they gave is average. But location is pretty good. A subway stop is just a few seconds walk from the hotel and can take you to most of the sights. And East Nanjing Road is a few blocks away to shopping.
Hi Lelia,
Please visit here for your information.
Goog luck on your trip.
Hoo