East Asia Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 东亚旅馆; traditional Chinese: 東亞旅館) is a two-star hotel in Shanghai. It is located on Nanjing Donglu ( Nanjing Road East).
In 1917, Ma Ying-piu, the son of a gold miner who went to Australia, constructed the five-story building Sincere Department Store on Nanjing Road. [1] Ma started his first Since Store in Hong Kong, and the Nanjing location was a higher-caliber branch. [1] Known as Shanghai Dongya Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 上海东亚饭店; traditional Chinese: 上海東亞飯店), [2] it occupied the highest parts of the building. [3] It was split into a hotel called East Asia Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 东亚旅馆; traditional Chinese: 東亞旅館) and a restaurant called East Asia Another Floor ( simplified Chinese: 东亚又一楼; traditional Chinese: 東亞又一樓) that specialized in Cantonese cuisine. [4] The owner was Huang Huannan ( Chinese: 黃煥南). [4] According to the author Lingren Kong, "Based on the standards at the time, East Asia Hotel's facilities were first-class and it enjoyed a high reputation in Southeast Asia ... the East Asia Hotel was well-known in Shanghai." [4] In 1948, the hotel was renamed to "Shanghai East Asia Hotel" ( simplified Chinese: 上海东亚大饭店; traditional Chinese: 上海東亞大飯店) and the restaurant switched to specializing in Suzhou cuisine . [4] In 1980, the hotel had 150 rooms that spanned seven floors. [5]
The hotel is located in Nanjing Donglu ( Nanjing Road East) and is in a noisy part of city. [6] At its tip, the building features a spire. [1] East Asia Hotel is located in Sincere Store, a building that used to be a department store. [7] [8] A junk replica is at the exterior of the hotel, which partly covers it. [1] It was called Jin Jiang East Asia Hotel in 2010. [7] The hotel's employees are accustomed to Western guests. [7] It has a restaurant called East Asia Restaurant that specializes in Huaiyang cuisine and serves breakfast and lunch tea. [9] The hotel was rebranded to Jinjiang Inn ( simplified Chinese: 锦江之星; traditional Chinese: 錦江之星). [10] [11]
Lonely Planet said "it's often booked out due to its prime location" and called the two-star hotel "clean and in good condition". [10] [12] Fodor's said the hotel "has long been a decent budget standby in the best part of the city". [6]
East Asia Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 东亚旅馆; traditional Chinese: 東亞旅館) is a two-star hotel in Shanghai. It is located on Nanjing Donglu ( Nanjing Road East).
In 1917, Ma Ying-piu, the son of a gold miner who went to Australia, constructed the five-story building Sincere Department Store on Nanjing Road. [1] Ma started his first Since Store in Hong Kong, and the Nanjing location was a higher-caliber branch. [1] Known as Shanghai Dongya Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 上海东亚饭店; traditional Chinese: 上海東亞飯店), [2] it occupied the highest parts of the building. [3] It was split into a hotel called East Asia Hotel ( simplified Chinese: 东亚旅馆; traditional Chinese: 東亞旅館) and a restaurant called East Asia Another Floor ( simplified Chinese: 东亚又一楼; traditional Chinese: 東亞又一樓) that specialized in Cantonese cuisine. [4] The owner was Huang Huannan ( Chinese: 黃煥南). [4] According to the author Lingren Kong, "Based on the standards at the time, East Asia Hotel's facilities were first-class and it enjoyed a high reputation in Southeast Asia ... the East Asia Hotel was well-known in Shanghai." [4] In 1948, the hotel was renamed to "Shanghai East Asia Hotel" ( simplified Chinese: 上海东亚大饭店; traditional Chinese: 上海東亞大飯店) and the restaurant switched to specializing in Suzhou cuisine . [4] In 1980, the hotel had 150 rooms that spanned seven floors. [5]
The hotel is located in Nanjing Donglu ( Nanjing Road East) and is in a noisy part of city. [6] At its tip, the building features a spire. [1] East Asia Hotel is located in Sincere Store, a building that used to be a department store. [7] [8] A junk replica is at the exterior of the hotel, which partly covers it. [1] It was called Jin Jiang East Asia Hotel in 2010. [7] The hotel's employees are accustomed to Western guests. [7] It has a restaurant called East Asia Restaurant that specializes in Huaiyang cuisine and serves breakfast and lunch tea. [9] The hotel was rebranded to Jinjiang Inn ( simplified Chinese: 锦江之星; traditional Chinese: 錦江之星). [10] [11]
Lonely Planet said "it's often booked out due to its prime location" and called the two-star hotel "clean and in good condition". [10] [12] Fodor's said the hotel "has long been a decent budget standby in the best part of the city". [6]