This is a very nice, modern hotel with excellent service. The front desk staff were extremely polite and efficient. Check in and Check out both happened very quickly with no problems. Service in the restaurant was excellent (although when I was there it seemed to be very quiet so you would expect good service).

Breakfast was a little unusual. Instead of having a full on buffet, they have cold items on the buffet and for hot food (bacon and eggs etc.....) you can order one dish from the menu. I can see why they have done this, to be able to serve fresh and hot food and reduce waste etc... but I still prefer the old fashioned way of being able to help yourself to everything so you can take as much or as little of whatever you want. I must admit though that both the food and the coffee was excellent.

The room was fantastic. Modern equipment but with an element of traditional Chinese as well. The bed was large and comfortable and the bathroom was excellent. For gadget fans the toilet is something truly special and can offer hours of entertainment. I had a room on a corner, one side pointing towards the bund and the other away from the river. On this side of the hotel there is a very large and noisy construction site. I was on the 27th floor and could still hear noise from the construction site even through the double glazing. From looking at the pictures they are building some very tall sky scrapers and as they are still working on the foundations a fear this will be a problem for several years.

Now my big problem with this hotel, the location. It has a incredible view (although not the best in Shanghai) but in order to get this view they have had to sacrifice everything else. In the area immediately around the hotel there is nothing. A river on one side and construction site on the other. If you are like me and like to stroll around, this is not a good part of town to be. Yes, it is very close to the bund, but the bund is very very long and there is nothing exciting until you get to the other end. The closest metro station is 15 minutes fast walk away meaning your only real option for getting anywhere is to take a taxi.

I just wish that this hotel was located further down the bund towards the City centre because then it really would be one of the very best in Shanghai. But for me location is very important so I am glad I had the experience of staying there, but probably wont go back.

This is a brand-new relatively small and high-tech hotel. The location couldn't be better: my wife was in the bath tub and could watch the lights along the Bund! The lobby is a veritable exhibit of conceptual art, some of it, ironically, with a strong anti-bourgeois message. The room is eclectic to the extreme, with every detail bearing a touch of eccentric design. Sometimes it's a little too much: there are armchairs with three legs, and I managed to fall out from one of them. Four-legged chairs have a purpose. Service, beds, temperature control in the room, everything was absolutely perfect. Breakfast buffet was just one of the best we ever had at a hotel, and very stylish, too. A la carte menu is included, though we did not need it. Lunch was a different story: overpriced and very mediocre. Be aware of the eateries along the Bund promenade: they cater to tourists, and both food and service are terrible.