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Hotels in Shanghai: Which Area Fits Your Trip

Hotels in Shanghai that suit a first visit tend to group around three areas: People's Square in the centre, the zone around Pudong International Airport, and the Disney Resort. Each answers a different question, from where to base yourself for sightseeing to where to sleep before a morning flight, so pick the area before the hotel.

Hotels in Shanghai by Area: Prices at a Glance

The table gives each Shanghai hotel's cheapest nightly rate over the next week, grouped by zone.

People's Square runs S$31 to S$88, the airport zone S$10 to S$124 and the Disney Resort S$42 to S$280. The Disney area has the widest gap, because Toy Story Hotel at S$280 sits in the same area as Novotel Shanghai Clover at S$42. The airport zone shows the lowest single rate, Dihang Boutique Hotel (Shanghai Pudong Airport) at S$10, which is far below its neighbours.

Staying in Shanghai from Singapore: People's Square for Sightseeing and Shopping

People's Square is right in the middle of the city. Two of the three picks are described as easy to get around, one is praised for shopping access, and two get credit for friendly front desk staff. The names of the listings point at two of the city's best-known spots: Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, the car-free shopping corridor, and the Bund, the colonial-era waterfront promenade along the Huangpu River.

Yitel Premium (Shanghai People's Square Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street) is a 4-star hotel from S$31 on Zhejiang Middle Road, and guests find it easy to get around and convenient for shopping. Hotel Chalet Shanghai is also a 4-star room from S$31 on Hankou Road, and its reviews lean on the breakfast and the friendly front desk, with nothing about transport. Rezen Meta Tree Hotel (City Center & The Bund, Shanghai) on Fuzhou Road is the 3-star option from S$88. Guests mention easy transport and helpful staff, but it costs more than the two 4-star picks, so star level is a poor guide to price in People's Square.

For a bigger budget, the luxury hotels in Shanghai page lists more upscale stays across the city.

Hotels in Shanghai Near Pudong Airport for Early Flights

This area is ideal only when the flight, not the sightseeing, sets the schedule. An airport-side room pays for itself on an early departure or a late arrival, since you skip the journey back from the city on the day you fly.

Holiday Inn SHANGHAI PUDONG AIRPORT by IHG is a 4-star room from S$124, and guests describe it as close to the airport and easy to get around. It is the priciest of the three. Da Zhong Airport Hotel starts at S$95 for a 3-star room, with reviews that call the location convenient. Dihang Boutique Hotel (Shanghai Pudong Airport) is a 3-star room from S$10, and its guests mention pick-up and drop-off service, which is the feature that matters when a flight leaves at an awkward hour. A rate that low deserves a check on the hotel page for your dates before you plan around it.

Hotels in Shanghai Near Disney for Families

Stay in the Disney zone if the park is the plan. All three picks have guest feedback that mentions pick-up and drop-off service, and all three are described as good for kids, so the choice comes down to budget.

Novotel Shanghai Clover is the lowest-priced pick at S$42, and it is the only 5-star room in the group. Courtyard by Marriott (Shanghai International Resort) is a 4-star room from S$91. Toy Story Hotel costs the most at S$280 for a 4-star stay, more than six times the cheapest pick. A 5-star room that costs less than both 4-star rooms is unusual, so check the rates for your dates.

Booking Hotels in Shanghai from Singapore Around the School Calendar

A Shanghai trip is a longer haul than most weekend breaks, so it is the kind of trip people plan around the school calendar. Our Singapore public holiday page lists the term breaks and long weekends and advises booking flights and hotels ahead, which applies to the airport and Disney zones as much as the centre.

Drawbacks of Staying in People's Square or Near Disney

People's Square station is on Lines 1, 2 and 8 and is one of the city's busiest and best-connected stops, which is why it is also busy and noisy and a poor fit for light sleepers. It is about 50 minutes by taxi from Pudong Airport. The Disney Resort has its own stop, Disneyland station on Line 11, direct from the city centre, and it is about 30 minutes by taxi from the airport. It is crowded in peak seasons and far from the business districts and the centre.

Is It Better to Stay Near the Bund or Nanjing Road in Shanghai?

The two sit close together in the middle of the city, and the listings in People's Square name both. The Bund is the historic waterfront promenade facing the Pudong skyline, reached from East Nanjing Road station on Lines 2 and 10. It is one of the city's top areas for a special dinner with river views, although restaurant prices there tend to run higher than elsewhere. Nanjing Road East is a car-free pedestrian street of colonial-era buildings, neon signs and old department stores such as Shanghai No.1 Department Store, while Nanjing Road West is the luxury stretch anchored by Plaza 66 and Jing An Kerry Centre. Line 2 serves East Nanjing Road, People's Square, Nanjing West Road and Jing'an Temple stations.

Shanghai Hotel Questions Worth Asking Before You Book

Is there a 5-star hotel among the Shanghai picks?

Yes. Novotel Shanghai Clover in the Disney zone is the only one of the nine, from S$42.

Which Shanghai area has the most 4-star picks?

People's Square and the Disney Resort each have two. The airport zone has one, and the other two airport picks are 3-star.

Which Shanghai hotels are described as easy to get around?

Guests say so about Yitel Premium (Shanghai people's Square Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street) and Rezen Meta Tree Hotel (City Center & The Bund, Shanghai) in People's Square, and about Da Zhong Airport Hotel and Holiday Inn SHANGHAI PUDONG AIRPORT by IHG in the airport zone.

※ Starting rates move with the date and room type, so check each hotel page before booking.