Hotel Stay Experience: First Impressions of The Middle House Shanghai:

Hotel Stay Experience: First Impressions of The Middle House Shanghai: 👉Located in Xintiandi Taikoo Hui, the entrance doesn't have the grandeur of traditional luxury hotels with its huge lobby chandelier. Instead, the soft lighting and spacious sofas provide a cozy atmosphere, more akin to a high-end apartment lobby. The service is excellent, with staff proactively taking luggage and offering to bring check-in directly to the room. 🕍Inside the Room: The 60 square meter open-plan room features walk-in closets and a beverage bar on either side of the entrance. The closet easily accommodates all luggage and clothing, with complete facilities including shoe trees, umbrellas, an iron, dumbbells, a yoga mat, and a canvas bag that can be taken away. The bar offers complimentary drinks including Coca-Cola, Sprite, soda water, milk, coconut water, Tsingtao beer, Asahi beer, and unlimited glass-bottled drinking water. The coffee machine and capsules are from illy, and there are four types of JING TEA tea bags (5 yuan per bag on the official website), along with snacks like oat bars and M&M's, all generously provided. 👉The bathroom space is dominated by dark matte colors, with a huge overhead shower and a separate bathtub that exude luxury, although the water pressure of the overhead shower is average. There are two sets of Bamford amenities with a relaxing geranium lavender essential oil scent, and the toiletry bag is fully stocked (and attractive enough to take away), including wooden toothbrushes and razors. A Dyson hairdryer is also standard. 🌳The bedroom space is spacious, the bed is not large, but the bedding is comfortable, and the room lighting can be adjusted to different brightness levels. The downside is that the artistic design falls short of top-tier works, and the room maintenance is average. 🍢Hotel Breakfast: The breakfast offers self-service fruits, beverages, and pastries, with unlimited à la carte options. On good weather days, dining on the terrace is available. The quality of the fruit is above average, and the à la carte menu is above standard. The various Chinese-style pastries are not the ordinary frozen products found in typical five-star hotels; they could sell well even outside the hotel. However, since most items are made to order, the service can be a bit slow. The breakfast is definitely excellent among domestic hotels, though the variety is somewhat limited. 🍰Wellness and Recreation: The wellness area on the lower ground floor is beautiful, with a pool space that feels secluded when it's not crowded. However, the temperature varies between the shallow and deep ends, making swimming feel like moving between spring and winter... After swimming, you can enjoy the adjacent hot spring pool with bubble massage and then head to the sauna for a steam, which is delightful. 👑The gym is a bit dark and the design is average, located on the lower ground floor with not the best air quality, but it is very well-equipped. All the well-known fitness equipment brands are available. There's a small bar offering fruits and wireless charging, but no bottled water due to environmental reasons; you have to use a cup at the water dispenser. The SPA is average, and if there's a spending limit, it's recommended to save it for dining! 🧚‍♂️ 🥰Service Level: Meets my standards for a good hotel, which is to satisfy all reasonable requests. Asked for a blanket at breakfast on the terrace because it was cold, and the hotel provided one; mentioned an anniversary and asked for a bit of ceremony, and the hotel thoughtfully decorated the room and sent a cake and fragrance gift; called to say I wasn't used to the fragrance, and the hotel sent a candle instead. Summary: A hotel that meets excellent standards in every dimension, highly capable