Qingpu
Atlas Hotel
Reviewed by Dan Corry
Atlas is a new hotel, opened in QingPu in the middle of 2022, and it is ideal for a city break with some friends, either human or a furrier variety. This hotel is also very family friendly too!
It is locatedon the edge of Dianshan Lake, and it is just a few minutes’ walk to get to the edge of the water, with some picnic spots by the lake, if the weather permits. Within the grounds of the hotel itself, there is a park with a play area for kids (or doggies), a café/bar, an area for bbqs, a small hot spring area, a lighthouse (with a whale lit on the side in the evening, because why not?), and a lot of nicely built common areas. The rooms in the hotel are spacious and contain bathtubs, outdoor seating areas, and are, generally, very comfortable for both human and doggo, but know there is a fee for bringing a pet (we paid 150元/ night).
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Huayi Farm
Reviewed by Jim Freeman
Huayi Farm Resort sits on a small peninsula on DianShan Lake in the Qingpu district of Shanghai. By car, it takes about one and a half hours to arrive from downtown. It is conveniently located near Zhujiajiao, but to be honest we didn’t feel a need to leave the hotel’s grounds as it was so large that we got lost a few times while exploring. It overall provides a higher end experience that is both dog and family friendly but get ready to pay high prices during the stay compared to guesthouses in the area. I visited with my dog, Dodo, on a weekday while I was on a short holiday for work. While there were dozens of guests staying at the time, we didn’t see many people on the trails and at times we felt like we had the whole place to ourselves.
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Sun Island
Reviewed by Melissa Cook
Sun Island is a great getaway for the whole family, including your furry friends. Sun Island is divided into sections. There is a pet section with a doggie swimming pool, pet bistro and a large field for the dogs. It even has dog friendly hotels.
The other sections are not dog friendly but if your going for the weekend the dogs can be left with the boarding staff or in the hotel rooms. Other sections include a man made beach, waterpark, etc…
Sun Island has many dog friendly hotels. They are clean and spacious. They are equipped with baby gates at the front door to keep your fur family from escaping. There is also a pet sleeping area. It is like your pets own little hotel inside the villa. It has a bed, water bowl and other necessities.
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Fengxian
Dong Li Country House
Reviewed by Dan Corry
This is a city escape which is a fusion guesthouse, something between a European cottage and a Chinese guesthouse.
DongLi only allows dogs on the first floor, in their ‘river rooms’, but dogs are pretty much able to go anywhere within the grounds, just be conscious that some guests may be scared of dogs (as we experienced), so be courteous and keep the lead with you. The hosts don’t speak English, but are great with people and animals, so just add their WeChat in advance with any questions or requests.
Changxing Island
1966 Hotel
Reviewed by Dan Corry
Have you ever regretted not being around in 1966 to stay in a farm? Well, worry not, the 1966 QianWei hotel on Changxing Island is ready to welcome you and your bum-sniffing buddy. Most importantly, this hotel is as pet friendly as it can be.
Once you are there, the rooms are large, comfortable, and full of interesting relics from 1966. We were pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness and attention to detail in the rooms, drinking coffee from propaganda mugs, and finding the outdoor jacuzzi recently cleaned (only Archie, our canine son, briefly used this though). The hotel grounds are large, with plenty of places for both pups and humans to explore. Pups are free to go inside the reception, the ‘educated students’ bar, or the dining areas. The food is local, both fresh and reasonably priced, and the staff are very welcoming. Overall, the hotel itself is large and welcoming, but this is just the start of the canine adventure…
Chongming Island
Hyatt Regency
Reviewed by Melissa Cook
Hyatt Regency is extremely dog friendly. All the dog friendly rooms are on the first floor with a little courtyard.
The extras really were what made this hotel amazingly dog friendly. We were able to bring the dogs everywhere except the swimming pool. There is a dog obstacle course. This is more of a large field with tires, pylons, and some agility obstacles. We brought the dogs there to play and run. When we were there, we didn’t see any other dogs on the field, but it is large enough that even a large number of dogs wouldn’t be a problem.
There is also an animal area with pigs, emus, and other animals. We were able to take our dogs into this area with no problems. My dog loves sticking his head inside other animal’s cages, so if you have a curious dog, I recommend leashing them in this area.
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Blossom Villa
Reviewed by Melissa
I put it as a 3/5 because the dogs are not allowed in the restaurant area and there is not a field in the area for the dogs, but the hotel staff had no problems with our dogs and check-in was easy even with our dogs.
The rooms are very large and super comfortable. They have 3 styles of rooms. A standard room where the bathroom is open to the rest of the room. There is also a garden room with a balcony (I got this room). In this room, the bathroom has sliding doors. And the third and coolest room has a private hot tub on the balcony (it was sold out when I went).
In all the rooms the beverages provided in the mini-bar fridge are free. Everything is included.
Another great feature was the bathroom. I was amped to see a big bathtub in the bathroom. It also had a rain shower and an amazing bidet.
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