This is a great hotel with spotless rooms and great service. It is minutes from downtown with a taxi ride of about 3 dollars from most major tourist areas. Hotel is very affordable and comes across as a five star. Great views from the higher floors of the whole city or river. more

This hotel was a sigh for sore eyes, after having travelled for hours. If you are afraid of heights, stay away. I am not usually effected by heights, but this was a little frightening. The rooms very large, and very comfortable. I stayed in one room with my sister and ordered room service. We didn't have to wait for too... more

Purple Mountain is amazing. first impression is absolutly positive when you are in the huge lobby, two ladies in black dresses playing Piano and fluette, amazing atmosphere. the room was spaciuos with a study desk, fax machine, the bathroom had a bathtub and separate shower, you will find in the room everything you need, from Iron and Iron stand, Umbrella,... more

I just spent one night at the Purple Mountain Hotel with colleagues. Due to a fire at the hotel, we had to leave in the middle of the night and book into another hotel (Grand Hyatt, warmly recommended). That as such was not too bad, accidents happen. But in this case the fire was in the 5th floor, it was... more

Checked out the Purple Mountain as a New Year's treat to finish a 10 day budget/backpacker-style China trip. Arrived without reservation and was offered (without negotiation) an exceptional 590 RMB rate for a lovely room on the 38th floor with a great view. The buffet lunch at their restaurant was not comparable to local restaurants as stated in some other... more

Service was very good but not exceptional with asian standards. Rooms are very clean and well mantained. The food is exceptionally good and will make your stay a pleasure. For one you should try the special noodle dishes prepared on display by a dedicated noodle chef. Meeting facilities exellent. more

We have stayed at the Purple Mountain a couple of times while we were visting China, It is a beautiful hotel with high standards, We had rooms on the 17th floor and 30th floor, a fantastic view from either, Breakfast is very good and caters for Westerners. The hotel is quiet, clean and rooms are fairly large, bathrooms are a... more

We stayed here for 2 nights at the end of April. The hotel itself is new, high quality, 5 star establishment. Rooms are decorated to a high standard. The breakfast/ lunch buffet is excellent. Note - pool does not open until June & DongFang metro station is closed for about 6 months. This means there is a 15 minute walk... more

I visited this hotel for the new year's holiday with my boyfriend this january and was delighted to find that this hotel was so modern and well-appointed. It was my first visit to shanghai, so I had no expectations since i did not know anything about the hotel other than the fact that my boyfriend's mother had stayed at the... more