Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai

So happy to have found the Kempinski in Pudong. Stayed on the business floor with incredible buffets every afternoon/evening. Tremendous views of the Bund. Staff was super helpful for those of us with limited, ok, no, Chinese language skills :)

Amazing view, great food and wonderful staff, Yudith took great care of us since we don’t speak any Chinese!! The whole lounge is also beautiful and looks like a great place to have a drink or tea in the evening. It is on the 28th floor and has views of the waterfront and downtown!

The location offered by the hotel gives a great view of downtown Shanghai. Just across the river from the bund, most of tourist attractions are within assessable by the metro just a 10 minute walk away. The breakfast buffet features an enjoyable combination of western and asian style cuisine. To further enhance your experience at an affordable price, you can find and book yourself the top floor executive suites at a discount!

Great location to explore Shanghai with good connectivity to the underground system. Sadly the rooms are quite small with brownish furniture and dated bathrooms and my room happened to face an office building and its occupants. The lobby and grounds floor restaurant were super busy. Breakfast buffet was perfectly good but nothing to impress.

We’ve chosen Kempinski to celebrate my Birthday and NY Eve. But we’ve faced with some disappointment already. Grand Bund View King Room was our choice for a family of three (two grownups and 12 years old child). The booking was done on an official website. As a result, we had to pay extra for child’s breakfast and extra bed which was not brought into our room actually. They said that to unfold a sofa, that was already in our room, would be the same price as to bring an extra bed, extra 315 CNY per night just for linen. Also you have to leave 1000 CNY deposit per night. But we could not use it for the hotel’s bar receipt for unknown reason. In total for that price we could book much more comfortable and modern hotel. BTW the bund view is not actually Bund#1 view, it’s just the river view. The room is rather outdated. The restaurant at breakfast is overcrowded. I’d never choose this hotel for my staying in Shanghai.