Motel 168 Shanghai

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Motel 168 Shanghai

Area: Motel 168 Jing Ling Lu in the Huangpu District

Motel 168 is a growing business type motel franchise that’s growing by leaps in bounds. The Motel 168 chain has expanded and/or acquired hotel chains to include Motel 268 and Merrlyn.

The Motel 168 Jingling Lu branch is in the most central location in Shanghai. It’s in the Huangpu District and borders The Bund area and Luwan (Huaihai Lu) and close to the People’s Square and the Shanghai Railway Station. This branch is not the cleanest and the building is old. The breakfast buffet is pretty decent and included in the cost of the rooms.

Location: 531 Jinling East Rd, Huangpu, Shanghai
Site: www.motel168.com/ (difficult to access)
Ph: 021-64705577

Rates: Approximately 160 Yuan for a standard room per night

Accessibility: The Motel 168 branch on Jinling Lu is not wheelchair accessible. There is a large step at the entrance with awkward, heavy glass doors and two steps by the reception desk to access the elevators. The bathrooms in this branch are small as well. The showers are small and some of the shower doors lead into the sleeping room.

Note that the nicer, newer branch is on Liuzhou Lu. There is a medium sized step at the entrance but the platform at the entrance is much wider and there are no steps inside to access the elevators. But, the Liuzhou Lu branch is located southwest of Luwan.

Front Door: Glass doors
Ramp/Step: There’s a step at the entrance. But, there are a couple of doormen.
Elevator, Lift: Yes
Rooms, Bathrooms: The two bedroom standard room is large enough to wheel by from the entrance to the window in the back of the room but not large enough to do a complete 360 turn without bumping into the bed.
Bathtubs with Handles: Yes
Roll-in Showers: No

Features: Restaurant, breakfast buffet included, security, laundry