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Great Hotel

The Jia is a really comfortable, thoughtfully designed boutique hotel with helpful staff and good, low key service.

Le Tour Traveller's Rest in Jing'An has comfortable twin rooms, with split cycle air con and clean ensuites. The wi-fi was a godsend. Breakfast is good value, and the metro station is a short, straight walk from the hostel.

I recommend:

Old House Inn, for a small local place in an old chinese house. Cheap and nice! Moller Villa, more luxury, very nice, good prices can be found on agoda.com

Excellent view. Pool a bit of a trek from hotel rooms.

urbn hotel. first impression is the gargantuous swinging wooden door that greets you and makes you think that you've arrived in a bamboo lined sanctuary. nicely curated with vintage suitcases at reception with boutique service to match. rooms are thoughtfully designed and a great place to retreat back to after the hustle + bustle of shanghai. grab some dumplings from down the street and you'll be in a good place.

Good location.

Stunning boutique hotel. Modern minimalist Chinese design. Location right on top of Jing An Metro station is a bonus.

Listing of Shanghai Hotels: http://www.synotrip.com/shanghai/accommodation Of course, you can try homestay or coachsurfing too.