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Andaz Hotel, Shanghai


My plan when booking hotels for our stay in Shanghai was to diversify the locations.  This was our first time in this city and one thing I have learned from research was that Shanghai was huge.  We had two and a half days in Shanghai at the beginning of our China trip and two and a half days at the end.  I booked Andaz because the reviews were really positive and the location was excellent.    For the last leg of the trip I booked a hotel in the Bund area, this way we would get to stay in two very different parts of the city.

Andaz hotel is located in Xintiandi, in the heart of downtown Shanghai. 

Upon check in we were offered iced tea and given cute luggage tags as gifts. 







The lobby was very modern, bright and inviting.











This was the hallway leading to our room.


 The great quality wooden floor made the room look very sharp. 


 We found the room to be spacious and very clean.  There were two pillows to choose from, one soft and one firm, and the bed was very comfortable.






The closet had an iron and an ironing board, a safe, hanger for belts and two gas masks.  I noticed the gas masks in every hotel that we stayed in while in China.




 Lighting, curtains, blinds, air conditioning, etc., were controlled by an IPad. The WIFI in the room was very strong and the color of the room lighting could be customized.  For me, one negative of the room was that I felt the need for more light when I tried to read while laying in bed. 


 Contents of the drawers.  All the snacks and nonalcoholic drinks in the room were free of charge.






 The stone grotto shower was super cool


and the color of the tub light could be changed from pink to green.




I did not take a photo of the best thing about this bathroom!!!  A top of the line TOTO toilet!  The lid of the toilet would go up when sensing motion of an approaching person, there was a "privacy" setting which were sounds of a stream and birds chirping.  It also had a "deodorizing" setting, a male and female wash function as well as drying.  My husband was so impressed, he is now researching getting a TOTO for our home.
     





Interesting decoration.


Breakfast was not included with our room but free tea, coffee, croissants, muffins and sandwiches were available, each morning, near the reception. 

 Andaz had a great boutique hotel vibe and the live band playing in the lobby in the afternoons was a nice touch.   We were very happy with the location of the hotel.  It was a short walk to the metro, some excellent restaurants and the high end shopping on Huai Hai Zhong Road.  The Xintiandi area of shops and restaurants was a five minute walk from the hotel.  On the side note, we had some of the best dumplings from a small stall right across the street from the hotel entrance.  We found the staff to be very helpful, each morning someone from the reception would help me map out my itinerary.  The doorman also helped us when two different taxis refused to take us to the Jewish Museum.  I don't know why that was an issue, hopefully it was just related to the location of the museum. 

We liked the hotel so much, we cancelled our reservations with the hotel in the Bund and rebooked Andaz for the last leg of our trip.  Unfortunately, due to some really bad weather, we left China earlier than planned. 


Our plan is to come back to Shanghai and Andaz in a very near future.


Andaz
88 Songshan Road
Shanghai

Joanna





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