Shanghai Fenyang Garden Boutique Hotel

“Boutique hotel with peaceful garden”

I found this hotel when looking for a hotel located within walking distance from Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai. Good points: fantastic location of Hotel, located next to a garden. My rooms had a balcony with view over garden. Peaceful and quiet in the middle of Shangahi! In one direction ... more

I found this hotel when looking for a hotel located within walking distance from Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai. Good points: fantastic location of Hotel, located next to a garden. My rooms had a balcony with view over garden. Peaceful and quiet in the middle of Shangahi! In one direction from hotel you are close to major street with restaurants and several shopping malls. Directly out on the street in the other direction is the music conservatory, where you hear music streaming out toward hotel in the afternoons and small shops and several coffee shops. Spacious rooms, comfortable beds. Shower in the bathtub, medium strength water in shower. Lobby is fancy, and we watched two weddings hosted at hotel while we stayed there. A gym is located in separate building, seems newly renovated, but no showers or changing rooms in gym. Breakfast was not included and was ca 100 yuan. More Chinese oriented with a self serving coffee machine , with so and so coffee. But omelet service, good juices. But not a luxury variant of breakfast. Overall: The peaceful location and being able to enjoy sitting on the balcony makes you want to come back to this peaceful, beautiful and friendly-staffed boutique hotel. Can be warmly recommended!

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“An unusual business hotel”

Set in a Spanish-style mansion in the heart of Shanghai's French Concession, the Fenyang Garden is a welcome surprise. There is a restful feel to the building, which is bordered by a tranquil garden. The rooms are a nice size; there's a gym and a tennos court, but no swimming pool. The only downs... more

Set in a Spanish-style mansion in the heart of Shanghai's French Concession, the Fenyang Garden is a welcome surprise. There is a restful feel to the building, which is bordered by a tranquil garden. The rooms are a nice size; there's a gym and a tennos court, but no swimming pool. The only downside: a meagre, old-fashioned breakfast buffet wth poor service and little choice,

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“Elegant hotel in convenient location”

This hotel is in a converted 1930's grand villa in a tree-lined side street off the Huaihai Road in the former French concession area, and opposite the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The former villa has a private garden (so the rooms are set back from the road and very quiet), as well as a now-... more

This hotel is in a converted 1930's grand villa in a tree-lined side street off the Huaihai Road in the former French concession area, and opposite the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The former villa has a private garden (so the rooms are set back from the road and very quiet), as well as a now-deconsecrated private chapel (which is often hired out for weddings). The rooms are clean, spacious and elegantly decorated - the balcony is especially nice. Location is excellent: though Fenyang Road is quiet, once you get to Huaihai Road (a main thoroughfare) there are lots of shops and restaurants, and a big shopping mall (iapm). There is a Western-style supermarket (City Super) in this mall. The mall also connects to a stop on the No. 10 metro line, which is very convenient as this line connects directly to the Hongqiao Airport. On the other side of Huaihai Road is a side street called Donghu Road which has lots of Western-style bars. Since I last visited in 2016 he hotel is now completely non-smoking. Room price is very reasonable. Breakfast is a buffet with mostly Chinese food, but there are adequate Western selections (omelette station, bread, yoghurt, fresh fruit etc). Drawbacks: 1. Wifi is extremely slow and you have to use your passport number every time you log on. Better to buy a roaming card before entering China. 2. Exercise facilities are minimal (treadmill and stationary bike that look like they haven't been used for years, in a sad musty room). But there is a nearby park for jogging in the morning.

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“Beautiful garden, but you can find nicer rooms in the same area…”

As a former resident of the neighborhood who travels back quite a bit, I’ve stayed at many of the historic (or sequels) hotels in the area - Donghu, Garden, Jinjiang, Manxin Huaihai, Intercontinental Ruijin, Henghshan Madie Villa, the not foreigner accepting Julu Garden Villa, etc. We’d never mad... more

As a former resident of the neighborhood who travels back quite a bit, I’ve stayed at many of the historic (or sequels) hotels in the area - Donghu, Garden, Jinjiang, Manxin Huaihai, Intercontinental Ruijin, Henghshan Madie Villa, the not foreigner accepting Julu Garden Villa, etc. We’d never made it to Fenyang before this as had heard somewhat mixed things, and the price never seemed that competitive (not a huge gap, but not cheap either). After a weekend stay this time - I can say while glad we finally visited, we won’t feel the need to come back. The garden was nice (and had free parking plus electric vehicle charging, convenient), the lobby of the hotel certainly had a good atmospheric (though heavily renovated) feel to it….the room ultimately wasn’t that heavily renovated. From an overhead shower metal valve that fell off when I tried to use it, to not having power outlets next to the bed (or even an effort to provide them via an extension cord), to a somewhat lumpy mattress….I just don’t think the base rooms here can justify the price, relative to the competition. The rooms just felt old and somewhat dated (despite a claim on Ctrip of a 2019 renovation? Maybe only touched higher-end rooms). The room did have a nice balcony….and breakfast was ok (decent wonton and noodle options, plus a buffet)….but still. For better rooms but without actually being in a historic building (it’s a rebuild in a convenient site), I’d recommend the Manxin - but spend a little bit more than the base rooms to get a bit more space (probably still cheaper than Fenyang?) - Yaduo might be an option too. For truer history with nicer room renovations at a similar price, try Donghu - I just find the historic feel,and the update of the rooms, much stronger there (but avoid the cheaper guesthouse building). Intercontinental or Radisson have even nicer gardens and branded experiences, but room quality can vary…

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