Shanghai Travel Forum

Hey all,

I intend to go to Hangzhou after attending the Shanghai Expo, which transport should I take?

Thanks ya
jay

Hi

Can someone reccommend hotel/s close to main entertainment,night life, tourist attractions, pubs etc within central Shanghai please. 3-5*, b&b (and if possible airport pickup)
K Knight, if you are reading this--thanks for the one suggested, I am trying to look for an alternative as well to choose from

Thanks in advance

Can anyone assist me with a location on where I can buy golf clubs in Shanghai, I understand they may be copies however I was after a good quality set. Thanks

Can anyone tell me where we can shop for ladies fashions that have normal sizes of 14 - 16 most shopping we have done in China my wife has found it difficult to get clothing that fits. We are also looking for childrens wear as well. Thank you

Can anyone advise as to what banks have the lowest fees and best transaction rates?

I have Plus, Interlink and Star networks on my Visa debit card, if that info. helps.

Thanks!

Hello! i am in shanghai this week and was wondering is someone can recommend a place where i can buy some nice chinese china set (i.e. plates, cups, etc.). I'm also looking for some nice artwork. Any recommendations on where I can find it?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, I will travel to Shanghai and Hangzhou on Nov'09. Any suggestion on which water town to go from Shanghai on a day trip basis? As i know, water town like Xitang, ZhuJiaJiao and Zhou Zhuang are very famous. But i dont know which one to decide. Can i know the distance and travel time as well?

Thank you.

I will be In Shanghai in December competing in the 6th Shaihai International Dancesport Competition. Can anyone tell me weather The Paramount in Shaghai plays Ballroom Music like Cha Cha Cha Rhumbha,Waltz and quickstep. Do they have tea dances inthe after noon and what are the charges.
Thank you

Hi
can someone please tell me the distance from the international airport to the cruise ships and from here to the city centre/tourist attractions also the best value travel between these places

thanks in advance

I am planning to come to china in December for clothes shopping but I want to know if all kind of clothes shops are selling winter clothes only or summer and winter clothes in December..Thanks..Waiting for your reply...

could anybody tell me hot to get from pudong airport to the crowne plazza hotel which is at 1000 yang ga road in the pudong area. Also i would like information on how to get from the hotel to the cruise terminal. thanks

Hi all,

I will be travelling to Shanghai on 18th Dec for 2 days. I have never been before, it's a stop on my way back to Ireland so I know nothing about the city, I just ramdonly picked it as a stop.

Can someone give me some advise on what to go and see while I'm there,(2 days) main tourist attractions etc...also what will the weather be like then?

I want to stay in a cheap hostel in city centre if anyone has any recommendations that would be great?

Thanks

Hi everyone, as every year going to china for work, always starts from Shanghai and always stay at Radisson Plaza Xingguo, but this time beginning from HK, then going to guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunshan, Jiandgu and finally Yangzhou so sunday only free day going to shanghai to enjoy a day there shopping and walking around, next day monday flying back to Italy, at 8:55am so here it comes my question, need a hotel near the city centre and also not so far from Pudong airp, if I book one in nanjing road, it would be ok?? need help here 'cause not so practical in Sha as in china cities!! so pls if anyone could help me! would be really well appreciate it!!
tks!!

I plan to travel by bus to Tongli next Monday (12 October). Can someone please advise me about catching the bus from Shanghai stadium. Do I get off the metro at Shanghai Stadium or Shanghai Indoor Stadium? Is the bus station easy to find? Are there signs in English to find the correct bus and english spoken to buy tickets? Times? Do I have to catch a specific bus back and is that straightforward. Does the return bus depart from the same point as it drops off in Tongli?

I am vacationing in both Hong Kong and Shanghai and was wondering whether the shopping is better in one city or the other? I am not concerned about brand names, I just want good quality clothes. My guess is that Hong Kong is better for Brand Names, but Shanghai may be less expensive in general. Are there shopping malls that you could suggest for either city?

Also, is there an optometrist that one can suggest in either Hong Kong or Shanghai that could make glasses in 2-3 days? How much would that run?

Thank you,

I will travelling to Shanghai from Hangzhou on this 17th of Oct and stayed over night in Shanghai then next morning will go to tongli for one day tour and afternoon time take bus back to Hangzhou.
1. is it easy to buy train ticket from Hangzhou to Shanghai? or we need to buy it in advance or just go to the station and buy the tickets.
2. how about the bund area still under construction? then could we make a nice photo in the bund at night time ? any suggestion ?
3. what is the better way to go to Tongli? have to go to Shanghai Stadium to take tour or better take train direct to Suzhou then take bus or taxi to Tongli
4. Is it easy to take bus back to Hangzhou from Suzhou? or better take train.

Thank you so much for the info and I am really need to know before I go.

Regards
Tenny

hi! we got advice from the other thread that we should spend some time around shanghai. cause we'll have 9.5 days in beijing, 2.5 in shanghai and 1.5 in xian. so maybe we'll cut short beijing and maybe either
- do a day trip to a water town (tongli or someplace else i cant remember the name) or
- go to suzhou/hangzhou for a day?
which do you guys reckon is better?
do people usually stay over in suzhou/hangzhou or go back to shanghai?
which of these 2 places is more interesting?
thanks!!!

I am going to Shanghai and wish to know about MOBILE SIM CARD,

1- where i can find it ?
2- how much it cost ?
3- which company is best in rates and coverage ?
4- i want to use mobile in shanghai , yiwu, guangzhou, shenzhen

please advice

** as i visit VT several time, i geuss ELLYSE will be the best to answer it

Hi guys, I will be going to Shanghai early of Nov for a vacation. I am thinking of buying some plus size ladies' wear for a booth at my church's Christmas Feast in Dec. Since it is a charity event therefore I cant afford for pricey clothes. Can anyone provide me some info/website on the wholesaler?

Kindly suggest also which hotel is safe for a solo female travller.

I am planning to stay with Home Inn-Top Star Hotel Wujiaochang Branch,
I find it with ELONG.COM, the web link is below

http://www.elong.net/hotels/details.aspx?m=Details&hotelid=00201081


I only need advice about this hotel and also about location , is that near any metro station ?

anyone stay here before ?

Pls reply me to make my visit easy.

I am planning to stay with Home Inn-Top Star Hotel Wujiaochang Branch, i find it with ELONG.COM, but when I visited http://www.homeinns.com, that page in Chinese language and I not understand it.

I only need advice about this hotel and also about location , is that near any metro station ?

Pls reply me to make my visit easy.

Hi..

I'm planning of going to Shanghai from Dec 19 to Dec 24 with my parents. This is my first time to China.

1) What is the recommended hotel ? Not too expensive.. budget around $80 - $100 (Spore dollar).

2) Rayfont Shanghai Hotel & Apartment. Has anyone stayed in this hotel ? Is that a hotel or an apartment ? This is the address: 1066 Yanan West Road, Shanghai, China. Is it near the metro station and in downtown area?

3) What are the places that I must visit and can I take the metro to go to those places ?

4) Is there any night markets there ? And how about the price ?

Thank you!
Natz

hell-o! us again.

We'll be in Shanghai for 3 days (2 nights). via xian. (beijing-xian-shanghai-beijing)

Firstly, accomodation.

We tried booking at Blue Mountain hostel, but were told they do not do advance booking and we should call 10 days before? That's a lil too unrealistic for us as we are on quite a tight schedule.
We also found Shangi City Central Youth Hostel... anyone been to this one?
Can anyone recommend any other good hostels that'd be convenient to travel to the key attractions from? Top priority for us would be cleanliness and safety though.
Budget (for 2 people) about 180 - 200 rmb/night.

Secondly, are 3 days sufficient to see the key sights in Shanghai?
- French area
- Nanjing Rd (shopping)
- People's square
- Shanghai Grand Theatre (should we watch something there?)
- the Bund
- History museum
- Old City God's Temple
- Huang Pu River cruise
- Qibao Ancient Town (is this a water village?)

are they any other places that we should visit as well?
we're more interested in the cutural/history (minus musems with pottery and sorts, sorry) aspects of stuff ;)

thanks a million!

Should I just wait until I get to Shanghai to buy a pre-paid SIM card?

I understand from the Chinese consulate websites that Americans, Canadians, Aussies, and some others can spend less than 48 hours in Shanghai without a visa. I am wondering if anyone out there has done that, and what was their experience of that ? I am a little concerned that the airline (in my case, Thai Airways) might be unaware of this, and not let me board the flight in Bangkok.

During my last visit i stayed in BLUE MOUNTAIN just opposite to luban road station , because my budget not more than 200RMB, anyone can advice any more hotel which close to station and not more than 200RMB for 1 double bed for 2 person ?

I ll be in Shanghai and will leave to Guangzhou after 2 days stay, I need to get information about ;

1- From where I can buy plane ticket from SHANGHAI to GUANGZHOU (Domestic)
2- What will be the fare
3- Is better to book with any agent or go airport directly to buy it

Please advice in details

I will be arriving Singapore Airlines flight at 6.40pm and connecting with a Shanghai Airlines flight at 8.50pm to Huangshan.
Appreciate if someone can help confirm.
1. I can't send luggage direct to Huangshan? Meaning i have to clear immigration and claim my baggage and then go check in for the Shanghai airlines flight? Is that correct?
2. Will i have enough time? Singapore Airlines says yes but it looks a bit tight to me.
3. Does my check in baggage have to go through security check before i check it in? This differs from airport to airport some dun have to check just check in. I haven't been to PUdong before.

Thank you.

Has anyone dinner there? i'm thinking about doing a reservation for one night there. Dinner at the terrace seems to be great with those beautiful views, but maybe it could be quite cold on October? i don't know about the weather tehre. I'll go teh first oct. week.
Any experiece there?

thank you

I've been having a little bit of a problem finding an official railway site to look at schedules and prices for trains Beijing - Shanghai. I've looked on the internet and here, does anyone know of a link they can recommend? What I've found is agencies that have "old" information.

TIA