Grand Central Hotel Shanghai - Nanjing Road

There's a particular kind of property that travellers keep coming back to in Shanghai: Grand Central Hotel Shanghai - Nanjing Road, 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…

There's a particular kind of property that travellers keep coming back to in Shanghai: Grand Central Hotel Shanghai - Nanjing Road, 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. Inside, the rooms are polished, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi, on-site parking and a small spa as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,000 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €116 a night, which lands as a middle-of-the-road option for the city. All told, Grand Central Hotel Shanghai - Nanjing Road reads as one of those Shanghai addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.