Where To Stay In Shanghai – A Guide To The Best Hotels And Neighborhoods

Choosing where to stay in Shanghai can be challenging especially if it’s your first time. Having lived there myself, studied there, and visited on a semi-regular basis, I can help!This article may contain affiliate links where we make a small commission for purchases you make from links that you click from this article. By purchasing through our links, you support us at no additional cost. Thank you for your support ❤️. For more details, read our disclosure page. Growing up, I would make periodic trips to Shanghai, but it wasn’t until 2012 when I got a chance to stay in this metropolis for a month to study Mandarin. While I was there, I was able to truly live like a local and explore the different parts of the city on my own. What you’ll find about Shanghai is that each neighborhood is unique, has its own character, and offers something different whether it be cuisine, the people that live there, the sights, the architecture, or influences. This guide is a breakdown of all the main neighborhoods in Shanghai and what the main highlights are of each one, what to see, and of course recommendations of where good places are to stay. At 1,020 square miles of dense urban sprawl, the city ...