Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Shanghai City Central Youth Hostel

In the north western part of the city, right next to a metro station, in the Putuo District... No. 300 Wuning Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China http://www.chinayha.com/
The front lobby ...

Before our arrival, we'd heard that this hostel is one of the best in the world... from my experience (limited) I would have to say that is true. For about 70 kwai ($10usd) per night, we get to stay in one of the coolest cities on earth, with an amazing lounge area, free wireless internet, and an all u can eat buffet each morning. Quite accomodating. The only drawbacks are the limited space in each room. So far, we're dealing. They even have western style toilets... as opposed to the common Chinese "squat pots."










Took this picture with the camera in the corner of the room. Quite a tight spot for 4 people... though we only have 2 in there currently. We could upgrade to a larger room, but this works for now... need to stay on top of laundry in these tight quarters! (Which I'm doing currently, hanging out most items to dry, as there is one small dryer for 80 residents. :-0)


3 comments:

Yvolucion said...

You my friend got some serious sun action there. Quite the tan for J-J :-)

On another note. I love the pictures and the writing so far. Keep us entertained!!

Anonymous said...

now, i'm going to guess that for someone who's even taller than i am, that you don't exactly 'fit' into the beds there.

great pictures. thanks for taking us along with you!

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jb blog said...

No sunburn yet, just the lighting in the cafe... there's a lot of red in the room.

Yes, the beds were small, but I fit ok. We got upgraded to a double, which has beds that allow my feet to hang over the edge... ahh the luxuries!!