The Westin Bund Centre, Shanghai
88 Henan Rd
Not much has changed at this property since my last stay so I'd be brief here. As PLT, I got upgraded to the same cozy little suite as I previously got when I was GLD. Not that I'm complaining as it's a v comfy suite. I was also escorted to the room by no less than 2 people which I felt was a bit OTT.
This time I got Executive Club benefits, which included, amongst other things, free buffet brekkies each morning in both the lounge on the 5th floor and the restaurant on the ground floor, happy hour drinks with canapes (which weresufficient to be dinner) between 1730-1930, free inroom broadband, free local calls. I reckon the Royal Meridien has the nicer lounge, but I still prefer this property on the whole.
Lounge
Evening canapes and happy hour
I'd only tried the buffet breakfast in the lounge. It was a v comprehensive spread of both hot and cold options. As with many Asian hotels, they had an egg station to make eggs to your liking. Had the poached eggs with hollandaise sauce which was quite decently done. Spotted what I thought was spinach but later turned out to be Japanese seaweed and made myself eggs florentine, albeit with seaweed and not spinach.
88 Henan Rd
Not much has changed at this property since my last stay so I'd be brief here. As PLT, I got upgraded to the same cozy little suite as I previously got when I was GLD. Not that I'm complaining as it's a v comfy suite. I was also escorted to the room by no less than 2 people which I felt was a bit OTT.
This time I got Executive Club benefits, which included, amongst other things, free buffet brekkies each morning in both the lounge on the 5th floor and the restaurant on the ground floor, happy hour drinks with canapes (which weresufficient to be dinner) between 1730-1930, free inroom broadband, free local calls. I reckon the Royal Meridien has the nicer lounge, but I still prefer this property on the whole.
Lounge
Evening canapes and happy hour
I'd only tried the buffet breakfast in the lounge. It was a v comprehensive spread of both hot and cold options. As with many Asian hotels, they had an egg station to make eggs to your liking. Had the poached eggs with hollandaise sauce which was quite decently done. Spotted what I thought was spinach but later turned out to be Japanese seaweed and made myself eggs florentine, albeit with seaweed and not spinach.
