We stayed in two different rooms at The Waterhouse at South Bund , Room 15 and Room 31. We had a completely different experience in each room, thus we are doing two reviews for this hotel stay.

The Sequel
After a night in Room 15, while we appreciated the great service and the post modern design of Waterhouse, we were ready for a change. We approached the front desk with an open mind, and told the fine folks behind it that Room 15 was incredibly noisy last night -- was there another open room perhaps? ]]> markj 2010-06-11T15:44:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/10/15271/3596 <![CDATA[<p> <object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=91100586001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=91100586001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p> <b>We stayed in two different rooms at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Waterhouse+at+South+Bund/local/1772"><b>The Waterhouse at South Bund</b></a> </b>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/10/15271/3596/hotels/Did_We_Get_Hotel_Shanghaied_">Room 15</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/11/11590/7207/hotels/Did_We_Get_Hotel_Shanghaied_Part_II">Room 31</a>. We had a completely different experience in each room, thus we are doing two reviews for this hotel stay. </b></a> <p> <b>Preface</b><br> It is fairly important that you understand the state of mind of your reviewer before you read this review. We had travelled a fairly significant distance to get to Shanghai, granted over multiple markj 2010-06-10T15:53:29-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/5/22927/93344 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/shanghai_hotels_luxe.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Over in Shanghai (home of the <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/1/24/41657/6142/travel/The+Launch+of+the+Shanghai+Spit+Sack">spit sack</a>), fancy hotels are getting fancier. Formerly known as the Baolong Hotel, Shanghai, an ongoing renovation and a recent takeover means that the now-named <a href="http://www.accorhotels.com.au/6414/detail/default.aspx"><b> Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel Shanghai</b></a> is about to receive a five-star rating from the China National Tourism Association.</p><p>Launched as a Grand Mercure as recently as Jaunary 26, the two-phase renovation (much needed, according to <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g308272-d307550-r5792008-Shanghai_Bao_Long_Hotel-Shanghai_Shanghai.html">some reviewers</a>) is due to take another 12 months, so it should be fully five-star in time for the tourism rush of the Beijing Olympics. There'll be a new rooftop swimming pool, new gym and (something they seem quite proud of) a ballroom that has no columns.</p><p>With a location amandak 2007-02-07T14:35:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/20/135416/88 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hilton_shanghai_award.jpg">We haven't revealed our Best and Worst Hotel Awards of 2006 yet, (that comes next week) but already hotels are snapping up awards here and there. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HILTON+SHANGHAI/ian/117567"><b>The Hilton Shanghai</b></a> was recently voted "Most Trusted Hotel in China" by the Reader's Digest Trusted Brands Awards 2006. Here's some PR gibberish:<blockquote><p>One of the first five-star international hotels to operate in China, Hilton Shanghai belongs to a lineage of fine hotels with over 150,000 team members in 80 countries worldwide.&#160; Experience has taught Hilton what matters to the traveler is a variety of great facilities and services....Judges recognized Hilton Shanghai for having the guest at the heart of its business and deploying and managing its resources to effectively meet the juliana 2006-12-20T13:54:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/6/141415/8225 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jw_shanghai.jpg"><p>If you're not afraid of heights or being surrounded by buildings that resemble Tomorrowland, then settle in at the <a href="http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/shajw"><b>JW Marriott Shanghai</b></a>. <p>The hotel is located within Tomorrow Square (aha, we understand why the buildings are space age-y) and is a futuristic 55-floor building that contains 342 hotel rooms (each with sky-high city views), 255 Marriott Executive Apartments and 20,000 square meters of commercial space. <p>Some of the hotel amenities include restaurants, a complimentary fitness center for guests and an indoor pool. However, the place promises some hi-tech room amenities but the only thing we saw out of the ordinary was a hydraulic shower.<p>Still, most of the guest reviews are pretty positive.<blockquote><p>This hotel has that iconic look to juliana 2006-09-06T14:14:15-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/