Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, By Hyatt

There's a particular kind of property that travellers keep coming back to in Shanghai: Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, By Hyatt, a upscale property in Downtown Shanghai, fits that bill. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it.…

There's a particular kind of property that travellers keep coming back to in Shanghai: Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, By Hyatt, a upscale property in Downtown Shanghai, fits that bill. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Rooms feel polished; the touches travellers mention most are an in-house restaurant, on-site parking and reliable wi-fi, and the comfort feedback has been consistently flattering. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. Pull the review pages apart and you find around 320 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €151 a night, a premium entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, By Hyatt is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Shanghai names rather than a headline of its own.