Hello🖐️ Today I’m going to review a new hotel in Shanghai, HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park (上海大华长风华邑酒店), which opened in 2022. This hotel is one of the HUALUXE hotels, a five-star luxury brand operated in China by IHG, a global chain of hotels. As a newly built 5-star hotel, it has excellent facilities and quite good reviews, so let me introduce you to this hotel in detail : )
[See the hotel’s official website]
About HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel
Before introducing this hotel, it would be good to give you a brief introduction to the HUALUXE brand. HUALUXE was created by IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) in 2012 and is an international premium hotel brand that reflects the tastes and traditional culture of Chinese guests. Currently, it is a hotel brand that only operates in China, so you can only find it in China : )
First, let’s look at the location of the hotel: it is located within the Changpeng Ecological Business Zone in Shanghai’s Putuo District, adjacent to Changpeng Park and Ocean World. It’s only a 2-minute walk to Shanghai Line 15 subway station, and there are LEGO Discovery Center and Changfeng Joycity Shopping Mall nearby for your convenience👍👍👍.
The lobby of the hotel is quite luxurious as it is a brand new 5-star hotel. The design theme is “Water Creates All Things”, which is a modern interpretation of the traditional Chinese garden aesthetic. The entire architecture and interiors are said to combine the flow of water and nature, and I think this design philosophy makes more sense now that I know the concept👍.
Rooms at the HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel
The hotel offers a total of 312 luxurious standard rooms and suites. One important feature is that all of the rooms have large windows to utilize natural light, which creates a much more pleasant room space with a sense of openness and good views👍 I personally don’t like dark and stuffy hotels, so I’m quite fond of this : )
There are three main types of hotel rooms: standard, premium, and suite. Standard and premium rooms are quite spacious, ranging in size from 30 to 55 square meters. They are located on the 5th to 21st floors and have a full-length mirror, indigo-toned bathroom, and 55-inch TV. They also come with a variety of gourmet Chinese teas (loose leaf, black, green, and herbal) and a set of traditional teacups 😊.
As a 5-star premium hotel, we also have a Club Lounge👍 If you book a Suite, Executive or Club room, you will have access to the Club Lounge. Located on the 3rd floor, the Club Lounge is open from 11:00 – 23:00 and offers unlimited coffee, tea and soft drinks, including during afternoon tea (15:00-16:30) and happy hour (17:30-19:30). As a side note, I have an annual lounge pass from an IHG 40-night milestone reward, so I think I’ll be able to get access even if I book a regular room.
The rooms have views of either the city or Changfeng Park, depending on the orientation, each with its own charm. It would be nice to sip on some of the Chinese tea that’s on hand, or relax with a beer at the end of the day while enjoying these views.
Wellness Facilities at HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel
Wellness facilities at the HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel include a fitness center and an indoor heated swimming pool on the third floor. The pool is open from 09:00 – 21:00 and is 20 meters long and 1.3 meters deep, so you’ll never be short of a swim for exercise. The floor-to-ceiling windows let in sunlight and city views, and there’s even a kids’ pool and dry sauna👍.
The fitness center is 777 square meters with a “clear valley in the mountains” motif and features a glassed-in yoga room that allows for maximum natural light. As a luxury hotel, these wellness facilities are pretty well thought out, right?
Dining at HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel
The hotel has four restaurants: LUXE Tea, CAI FENG LOU Chinese restaurant, Xian Yan all-day dining, and Mian+ noodle restaurant. First up is LUXE Tea, where you can experience authentic Chinese tea service. This is something you can only experience in China, so if you’re interested in tea, it’s worth a visit.
CAI FENG LOU Chinese Restaurant serves traditional and contemporary Western and Cantonese cuisine. Five private rooms are available for both fine refreshments and formal dinners. Hours of operation are 11:30-14:30 for lunch and 17:30-21:30 for dinner.
Xian Yan all-day dining restaurant is open for breakfast buffet, dinner buffet (Fri-Sat), and a la carte menu. It is open from 06:30-22:30 and features an open kitchen and utilizes seasonal ingredients.
There is also a noodle restaurant called Mian+. It has very long opening hours (06:30-24:00), so you can enjoy a hot meal late into the night. The menu includes handmade noodles, dumplings, udon, dim sum, and more, and the spicy beef noodles are their signature dish, so we recommend you try it : )
Location & Info
Main access streets 🚍
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Destination |
Distance |
Travel Time |
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Shanghai Railway Station |
7.7 kilometers |
16 minutes by car |
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Shanghai South Railway Station |
10 kilometers |
20 minutes by car |
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Hongqiao Railway Station |
10.5 kilometers |
20 minutes by car |
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Hongqiao Airport (SHA) |
7.5 kilometers |
18 minutes by car |
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Pudong Airport (PVG) |
53 kilometers |
55 minutes by car |
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International Sourcing Exhibition Center |
0.5 kilometers |
5 min. on foot |
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Changfeng Joy City |
3 kilometers |
10 minutes by car |
Review aggregate
Today I’ve reviewed in detail the new 5-star hotel in Shanghai, the HUALUXE Shanghai Changfeng Park Hotel. As you can see, this hotel has a lot of advantages, and although it is a bit far from the main center, it is a premium hotel with facilities worthy of a 5-star hotel and good value for money, so if you are planning to travel by taxi, it would be a good choice to book a place slightly off the main center : )
