Last month, I went to Shanghai to discuss a cooperation project in the Yangtze River Delta. The client was in the Hongqiao area, and I booked Jinling Purple Mountain Hotel Shanghai (Shanghai Grand Trustel Purple Mountain Hotel) a week in advance. The reason for choosing it is simple: it is close to the Hongqiao hub, the old five-star hotel has a conference room, and friends say 'I have lived there without regret'. The fact proves that this decision is correct.
When the taxi turned in from Hongqiao Road, the French wutong trees on both sides were in thick shade, and a bottle of green paint seemed to be overturned outside the window. The hotel is hidden in this green area, with a calm and atmospheric appearance, unlike the eye-catching hotels in the city center. However, when you push open the lobby, the nearly ten meter high space, two rows of mahogany columns, and huge landscape murals make people suddenly quiet down. The front desk check-in only took four minutes. When the girl handed over her room card, she said, "If you have a meeting tomorrow, the Jinling Hall on the second floor can arrange the venue in advance." I secretly praised it in my heart - there was no need to speak up, the service arrived.
The room is on the ninth floor. Open the door and look at the table first. The desk was spacious, equipped with Ethernet ports, two five hole sockets, and an HDMI cable. I immediately plugged in the internet cable and opened Tencent Meeting without any interruption for forty minutes. The customer said at the other end of the screen, "You look very stylish in the background." I said, "There is a wutong tree behind you." He smiled. Wi Fi and wired dual insurance, the most feared network issue for business travelers, are very stable here.
The next morning, go to the conference room on the second floor. Jinling Hall can accommodate twenty people. We confirmed the layout with the front desk one night in advance, and there will be projection, whiteboard, video equipment, and mineral water available at that time. The client brought five people, four of us, and we talked for three hours to finalize the cooperation framework. Outside the conference room window is the hotel garden. Taking a glance at the greenery during the discussion breaks, your eyes are not tired and your mind is clear.
The bed is the foundation of this trip. The mattress is thick and supportive, not the soft and collapsed feeling of a new hotel. Lying down, the waist and back are firmly supported. The blanket weighed heavily on me, and after the curtains were closed, it was as dark as late at night. As someone who sleeps lightly, I slept until 6:30. The air conditioning is silent and I haven't been woken up once at night.
Breakfast is served in the buffet restaurant on the first floor, offering a variety of Chinese and Western dishes. I took a bowl of small Wonton, two fried dumplings, a cup of black coffee, and went upstairs to work after ten minutes. The small Wonton is wrapped and boiled now. The fried bottom is crisp and juicy. It is not a perfunctory product that has been kept cool for a long time. The hotel understands that only after eating can one have the strength to talk about things.
On the day of check-out, I rushed to Hongqiao Railway Station and the front desk helped me call a train and handed me a bottle of water. The entire process is straightforward and efficient, taking less than three minutes.
Of course, there are also shortcomings: waiting during peak hours for elevators, unclear parking lot entrance signs, and outdated gym equipment. But in the context of business trips, these are all acceptable minor flaws.
When leaving, the car passed Hongqiao Road, and wutong leaves turned over in the wind. I think a good business hotel doesn't need to be too trendy. The location is right, the internet is stable, you can use it for meetings, you can sleep soundly in the bed, and someone can call a taxi for you when checking out - Jinling Purple Mountain Hotel Shanghai (Shanghai Grand Trustel Purple Mountain Hotel) has done all of these things.
Next time we come to Shanghai to discuss matters, we will book here. For nothing else, it was the wutong green and the thick mattress that let me sleep for eight hours.Show more