Club from most of the concerns behind celebrated underground basement club The Shelter. It's split into two rooms, 50-50 between bar and lounge area and dance floor, looking chic and industrial. It's some austere, art-damaged shit. They're open six days a week... Read more
A Shanghai institution, the Captain Hostel offers some serious bang for your Bund. This ship-themed residence, be-speckled with buoys and portholes, is mildly gimmicky but unusually clean for a hostel. If you choose the Sailor Bunks be prepared to share (clean)... Read more
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... Read more
Not very charming or personal, but the facilities will meet your expectations. Located to the north of the city, the hotel is slightly out of the way for the central attractions, however, there are a few shopping malls within easy walking distance and the hotel is... Read more
Rock & Wood is a well-maintained hostel offering budget accommodations. A bed in one of the mixed dorms starts at 55rmb, and suites that come with their own private restroom and showers start at 180rmb a night. The real draw, though, is the large common area with its... Read more
This hotel is less than a 10-minute walk from Jing’an Station, the rooms are 20 something square meters, and the amenities in the bathroom are from a brand you might be vaguely aware of, rather than the convenience store downstairs. They do get points off for some... Read more
The check-in is smooth (despite the staff's difficulty with English) and the rooms are usually excellent, though on the smaller side. Orange prides itself on being a modern multi-star hotel jammed into affordable rooms. There're huge Bluetooth speakers under the TV,... Read more
Most propbably a repurposed Motel 168, and it still has some of that budget hotel DNA in it, and there’s the faint whiff of Chinese Hotel Room. That said, the lobby looks like a four-star hotel and they get points for having sometimes having a great English speaker... Read more
The Ji Hotel is a real top-class for budget hotels, even if the rooms are quite small. The beds are extra comfortable and the decoration is natural and muted, in bamboo and cream tones that gave it a vaguely Japanese/Taiwanese feel. It doesn't feel budget or... Read more
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