Oriental Riverside Hotel - Shanghai Int'l Convention Center

Grrat hotel, perfect location, friendly staff very good service

The hotel was very nice with updated facilities, but the service wasn’t the best. When we checked in, they told us we wouldn’t be able to leave our room between 3-9pm, so we opted into leaving in the afternoon and coming back at night. This was an inconvenience and the staff didn’t speak English, and they didn’t bother to use a translator, so we were never told why we couldn’t leave/enter. There was only one entrance, so we had to go around the entire hotel if we were walking along the Bund. As for their facilities, the staff yelled at us because we didn’t have swim caps and didn’t allow us to use or dip our feet into the water. They didn’t have or sell any extras, so it wasn’t a huge wonder as to why the pool was empty. There weren’t a lot of restaurants around the area and everything that was around had inflated prices since it was a touristy area. Overall, it felt like they had too many rules in place and weren’t very accommodating to American/English-speaking tourists.

I always enter a hotel with low expectations as photos on website are not usually what they really are. Guess what? This hotel is better in person than in the photos! I chose a Bund view room and was amazed by the beautiful sight from my bed and bathtub. I totally could have spent my whole day in instead of sightseeing LOL. The bathroom is open concept and gorgeous, although the sliding door is still quite see-through, so choose your room-mate wisely ;) The location is great - walking distance to metro (line 2) and malls with a wide choice of food. Wifi is available although the description here says wired internet. TV was ok but signal was lost intermittently. Very importantly, it's actually right beside the Oriental Pearl Tower and not along the Bund - hotels.com should really fix this. Overall, a wonderful experience. Kudos to the friendly and attentive staff!

Got a free upgrade. However, a construction site is right across the street. Loud noise can be heard in the very EARLY morning. Thanks to my jet lag. I was still able to manage a few hours' sleep.

Great location but misleading on some hotel sites....it is RIGHT NEXT to convention center. One site mentioned 18 minute walk. How about 1 minute. Also near Disney store and many large malls...5 minute walk. All and all great hotel at great location

The location is amazing. The hotel is right across the street from the Pearl Tower. I walked to the Shanghai Tower as well. The Metro is a 5 minute walk. The hotel overlooks the river and my room had a great view of the Bund.

Love the location, love the rooms, the beds are comfortable, the manager came to greet us and give us tips on what to see around the area. The front desk staff speak English. Wonderful stay. The only thing I have to complain about is blood stains I found on the toilet floor.

Over impressed about staff specially Luca

This hotel is very clean, comfortable and luxurious. We had an amazing time staying in the financial district!

Very helpful concierge service.