Lotus Tangyuese Homestay (South Shaanxi Road Branch) Reviews

I enjoyed my stay at Lotus Homestay. It is located in a central and chic area of Shanghai, near to the SH Conservatory of Music, where I was attending an event. If you enjoy 20s and 30s architecture, you can see many examples of this era in the mansions and townhouses in the surrounding neighbourhood. If you enjoy coffee, there are many cafes nearby to choose from, including a real French bakery with delicious and authentic offerings. People watching features too, with plenty of chic locals parading dainty pooches on leashes, as well as an international kind of vibe. The homestay has everything you need, admittedly in a rather small space. The bed was comfortable and I slept well and the place is very secure with a code for the door passed to you by the owner. You'll need to contact the owner beforehand by WeChat, but, it's actually reassuring to have this contact, and to know you can be in touch easily should there be any issues. In all Lotus Homestay is great for a getaway and I recommend it especially for solo travelers (foreigners as well) who are looking for an accessible and budget friendly stay.

The little apartment was lovely - clean, comfy, well-organized and well-decorated, with all needed features. The location was brilliant. Only small nitpick is the many many throw pillows - in an apartment that tiny, there's no place to put them. The service was good and efficient, if not the easiest for a foreigner. There is no central location to check in to - you let them know when you arrive, and they send you an address with passcode instructions. While this worked reasonably well, I didn't feel like I got sufficient notice of it in advance - we arrived in Shanghai tired and hot, with no Chinese phone number, and it took a while to figure out where we needed to go. It would be great to receive a wechat contact in advance to make things smoother. There's also not anyone to provide help if you have questions during your stay - I sent a message with some basic tourist questions and didn't receive a response for a couple days. That said, it's very well organized and I would happily stay there again - just make sure you communicate with them direclty before arriving in Shanghai.

The location was superb, and you could find many things around it. Very lovely environment for a walk, you could also find many malls and shops. Grocery shops are a few minute walks, which is quite convenient as well. The customer service was especially good. They were welcoming, and one of them which is Henry is enthusiastic to help with any problems you may have. It was very comfortable. The room we had was lovely and clean. You could see the effort put in by the many items made available for use. The bed was very comfortable as well. Overall, our stay was pleasing.

The host is very fast in responding and speaks English very well. Also we had to make some changes and all of it was sorted out fast. The location is super great, in the former French Concession, with great cafés for breakfast just downstairs and lots of nice restaurants around (the host also has great advices for restaurant choices in the neighborhood!) It's a a really good place for even staying several days, also the internet works very well and the room has a super nice view. All the facilities were working well, including the washing machine and the clothes dryer.