The Eton Hotel: the Room Where You See the Huangpu from Bed

A Pudong hotel a little away from Lujiazui

The Eton Hotel Shanghai is at 535 Pudong Avenue, Pudong New Area.

It's on the Pudong side, but not in the middle of the Lujiazui skyscrapers.

It's about 2 km east of the Oriental Pearl Tower, so it faces the skyscrapers from a little distance.

The hotel photos also show the hotel tower facing the Lujiazui skyscrapers.

There's also a photo of the building with the hotel name on top together with the Huangpu River.

It's about a 23-minute walk to the International Finance Centre.

So the view is different from hotels right below the Oriental Pearl Tower.

For the differences between areas on the Pudong side, see Oriental Pearl Tower head-on from the North Bund, up close from Lujiazui.

What you see from bed

This hotel has a great view from lying in bed.

You can see Pudong's three iconic towers while lying in bed.

You can also clearly see the boats going up and down the Huangpu River.

The three towers are Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Jin Mao Tower.

The riverside night view is beautiful.

The rooms are spacious and the view is wide open.

Among the room photos is a king room with a night view through floor-to-ceiling windows.

There's also a photo of a window-side bathtub looking out over the city.

There's also a king room with a glass-walled bathroom.

Some rooms have a bench by the window, nice for sitting and watching the night view.

If you want to know more about where to watch the night view inside your room, see Where to watch the night view inside your room: bed, bathtub, pool.

Not every room faces the river, so first check whether the room name mentions a view.

Words to look for in room names are collected in Rooms with an Oriental Pearl Tower view: words to look for in room names.

Room types

From the photos, king rooms and twin rooms are the basics.

There's a king room with wooden floors and a red bench.

There's also a king room with a round window.

There's also a room with a terrace outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The suites have a separate study with a desk and sofa, and a living room with a white sofa.

If you're combining the trip with business, the suite study is good for working.

The bathroom photos show a freestanding tub in front of a marble wall and a glass shower.

There's also a bathroom with the sink and tub side by side.

Easy to get around by metro

It's about a 9-minute walk to the nearest station, Pudong Avenue Station.

It's about an 11-minute walk to Yuanshen Road Station.

Cross the street and you can use two metro lines, Line 4 and Line 14.

It's a location where you can still get around well by metro even when traffic is jammed during National Day.

On days when the roads are jammed, like holidays, it's better to get around by metro than taxi.

The Bund and East Nanjing Road are across the river, so you can't walk there.

Instead, your schedule will involve crossing the river by metro and taxi.

Ways to cross the river are compared in How to cross the river from the Bund to Lujiazui.

There's a parking lot on site.

If you get around by rental car, you can charge right in the underground parking lot, so there's no need to go outside.

Rooms and facilities

There are 460 rooms.

The rooms are bigger than expected.

The sink and bathroom are separate, which is convenient.

The beds are comfortable too, good for a sound sleep.

Rooms have a minibar, bathrobes, and slippers.

There's a coffee and tea maker and free bottled water.

There's a hair dryer, safe, and ironing equipment.

With ironing equipment, it's easy to bring business clothes.

In-room Wi-Fi is free.

There are family rooms.

The photos show a family room with large beds pushed together and a room with three beds side by side.

There's also a photo of a kids' area with play equipment.

There's a fitness center, restaurant, and coffee shop.

There's also a lobby restaurant with high ceilings and an evening restaurant lit by candles.

There's also outdoor seating with parasols.

If you really need a pool, ask the hotel before booking.

The front desk is open 24 hours.

Pets are not allowed.

It's a non-smoking property.

Breakfast and hours

Breakfast is a buffet from 07:00 to 10:30.

Breakfast starts at 7 a.m., so on days you leave early it may be tight to eat before heading out.

Breakfast rates are divided by height.

Children under 1.2 meters tall eat breakfast free.

Children from 1.2 meters to 1.4 meters pay the child rate.

Breakfast is paid separately at the property.

Children 12 and under stay free when sharing existing beds.

From age 13, they count as adults.

Check-in is after 14h, check-out is before 12h.

The night view of Lujiazui can be seen from the lounge windows, and the Chinese restaurant also has round tables facing the night view.

Even if your room doesn't face the river, you can see the night view from the lounge windows and the Chinese restaurant.

Will language be a problem?

It's a foreigner-friendly hotel.

Basic English works.

You can communicate fully with a translation app too.

The lobby staff and housekeeping staff are friendly.

Downsides

You can sometimes hear elevator noise in the room.

The beds are a little on the short side.

If you're tall or sensitive to sound, write a room away from the elevator in your requests.

It doesn't suit a schedule of walking along the Bund riverside every day.

From booking to going out at night

When booking, first check whether the room name mentions the river or a view.

In your requests, write "high floor, river side, room away from the elevator."

If you're going with kids, look at family rooms or rooms with three beds.

Check-in starts at 14h, so even if you arrive on an afternoon flight you can go straight to your room.

In the evening, first watch the Pudong night view from your room window.

On days you go out to the Bund, walk to Pudong Avenue Station and cross the river by metro.

If it gets late coming back, take a taxi and show the hotel address, 535 Pudong Avenue.

Compared with Hyatt On The Bund

Hyatt On The Bund is a hotel on the North Bund, on the west bank, facing Pudong.

The Eton Hotel is inside Pudong, on the east bank, seeing the skyscrapers from a little distance.

If you want to see the Oriental Pearl Tower big and head-on, Hyatt On The Bund is the one.

Hyatt On The Bund is also easier if you want to walk to the Bund.

If you want to use two metro lines and relax in a spacious room, The Eton Hotel is the one.

Compared with Grand Hyatt

Since it's also in Pudong, you end up comparing it with Grand Hyatt Shanghai.

Grand Hyatt is on high floors inside Jin Mao Tower in Lujiazui.

It's about a 13-minute walk to the Oriental Pearl Tower, and it has an indoor pool with a view and a spa.

The Eton Hotel is a little away from Lujiazui, a spot where the skyscrapers fit into one frame.

If the river view from your room matters more than a pool, The Eton is the one.

If you want to look down from a high floor in the middle of Lujiazui, Grand Hyatt is the one.

How to choose a Grand Hyatt room is in Grand Hyatt Shanghai: river-view rooms above Jin Mao Tower.

Who it suits

It suits people who want to watch the river and the Pudong night view for a long time from inside their hotel room.

It's good for people who'd rather fit the skyscrapers into one frame than look up at them from right below.

It also suits schedules of getting around by metro.

Families with kids should look at the family rooms and the height-based breakfast rates together.

If you want to walk the Bund every evening, a west-bank hotel is easier.

Whether the west bank or Pudong suits you is summarized in Shanghai Night-View Hotels: West Bank or Pudong?.

Prices change by date, so check them for your own dates.