Please help me find 3-Star Hotels, and Restaurants for South-Asian food in Shanghai and Hong Kong.?

Question

I will be visiting Shanghai from 26th July for 10 days for business purpose. I will touch Nantong and Hong Kong too. Last year I had problem finding South Asian food in Shanghai, though my hosts treated me in fine and costly restaurants, but as we are not used to the authentic Chinese foods, my stay was cut short. This time I hope that Indian style food will solve my problem if I can find them on may way.

By the way, the Chinese food prepared in Chinese & Thai Restaurants in Bangladesh are quite different than what I experienced in Shanghai.

Thanks for your help in this matter.

Answer 1

A good three star chain is the Jinjiang Inn group, which is very popular with Chinese business travelers. Rates are from 150-220 RMB depending on which city you stay in. The reservation phone number is (86-21) 38764588.

Since the customers are usually Chinese, you may want to get a Chinese speaker to make the reservations for you; they have hotels in most major southern Chinese cities. The chain is expanding rapidly throughout China.

The reason you get food at mostly fancy Chinese restaurants is because Chinese business ettiquette requires your hosts to take you to expensive Chinese restaurants. As their guest, this is something you have to put up with; turning them down would almost border on an insult.

Shanghai has many good Indian restaurants. If you like, you can go to Shanghaiist.com and SmartShanghai.com to find out what's popular. If you like, you can choose your restaurant before your afternoon business meeting. Then when your host invites you for dinner, you can ask to be taken to the restaurant you have chosen.

Answer 2

Here is a site that I found. I kinda poked around some on it and it seems okay:

http://www.asiahotels.com/listby-starrating/Hong_Kong.asp&sr=3

Good luck and have a great business trip. :)