This is Home Inn's attempt to go slightly upscale, and since renovating in 2016, it seems to be working well. The draw here is that you’re about a 10-minute walk from the bottom of Xintiandi and all of that, and it’s a pleasant walk through some neighborhoods that haven’t been torn down yet. The check-in process is professional, but mostly done via phone translate tools; these hotels are completely and 100% for Chinese tourists, and Chinese tourists have better taste and higher demand these days. The rooms are alright. Pretty small but also cheap, with a big comfortable bed, though not much room for other stuff. Clean, modern, a view out of the window of the Huaihai Lu skyline, and a quick walk to Xintiandi or the Line 9 Metro station – all pluses.