Shanghai Jiejia Preferred Hotel

The place is pretty close to the airport, maybe 10 minutes by taxi. The hotel was pretty hidden among stores and restaurants. Overall the inside wasn't so bad (it was clean), the only bad thing is that the walls are so thin you can hear everything outside.

The hotel was nice. It was clean and modern just like the pictures. Its not luxurious but great for the price. The shuttle is difficult to get from the airport. It doesn’t pick up from the same place as the ones from expensive hotels and it’s almost impossible to coordinate, particularly if you don’t speak Chinese and difficult if you do. And apparently you have to walk a long way to get a Didi. So after about 1/2 hour of trying to figure it out I just took a taxi. There seemed to be some kind of surcharge for leaving the airport so the taxi was about 50 RMB which I think is about as cheap as you can get it. I took the shuttle to get back to the airport as I was on a long layover and that was funny too. There was no room on the bus for luggage and I had a lot so I had to cram it up by the driver. Everybody took it in stride though and we were on our way. Just don’t expect any help with the luggage. Some of the staff does speak English which was helpful.

At this price, I expected a run-down establishment, but was pleasantly surprised. Room was small but clean, and staff were incredibly helpful. Would definitely recommend for those on a long layover in pudong.