the 5* salvo hotel was a bargain at us 83 dollars per room per night. the rooms were spotless and had tea and coffee making machines. (take your own tea and coffee - the local stuff is an acquired taste.) there were 2 beds - large single size and a sofa and armchairs.there were several offices on our floor - apparantly it's quite common in china for the hotels to rent out rooms to companies for this purpose. we were in no way disturbed by this. one of our sons lives in shanghai and went to check out several hotels prior to our arrival. this was the only one where the staff were friendly and spoke english and also showed him a room. the bund and nanjing road were within 3/4 blocks.go for a drink in cloud 9 in jiamao tower(pudong)for the view.the business restaurant in the hotel was good value for money although nothing memorable. the beer is much cheaper here thasn in the groundfloor bar. if you cross the street from the hotel there is an abundance of tiny cafes and shops. taxis are very cheap but drivers don't usually speak any english and are reluctant to pick you up. the hotel tells the driver your destination. don't expect to find ant tourist information places; they either move or have been demolished!the street signs are in chinese and english so it makes it easy to navigate.