Sheraton Shanghai Fengxian

very decorated hotel in good location, easy to find restaurants.

The staff were very friendly and professional, and especially friendly to my young son. They were my favourite thing about the hotel. The room was large and comfortable, but although we ran the air con all the time we couldn't get the room temperature below 23 degrees. For context the day time temperatures were around 30 degrees and night time below 20 while we stayed. We even had maintenance come to check our air conditioning and there was no problem with it, so this is something to do with the design of the hotel. Perhaps it is more suitable for Chinese expectations compared to foreigners? The breakfast buffet was ok - we ate well, but nothing especially exciting. The evening buffet had nice salads, seafood and fresh meats, but overall the options were a bit limited compared to some hotels I have been to. The hotel is quite new, but we saw some problems with the construction/finish (e.g. tiles had come off the bottom of the pool, there was some minor broken areas around the skirting board in our room). There is a well-equipped outdoor children's playground on the same floor as the pool. The pool is quite cold - it's good for swimming, but a bit cold for children to spend too long. The lifeguards were quite professional. Overall, I was happy with my stay due to the friendly staff and the fact that it was really quite cheap over the public holiday weekend compared to other hotels in Shanghai with similar facilities.