Excellent Location”

If you're looking for an affordable hostel located in The Bund area, this is perfect for you. The rooms are clean but the toilet's are kinda smelly. We arrived around 2am and there's a grumpy guy sleeping at the lobby. We had to wake him up to call the sleeping receptionist to process our check-in. Overall it's a good hostel because of affordability and location.

Awesome, definitely recommend ”

- Location is awesome. - Hostel is very clean. - Lot of showers and toilets. - English speaking staff. - Lockers can fit an entire 50L backpack - Rooftop bar with stunning view Only negative point : - Wifi quite unstable

Everything is BAD except location. Totally not like a youth hostel! just a budget hotel.”

We get room on level 6, it is a extended floor on rooftops and next to backdoor of the pub. room wall is dirty, smelly toilet, aircond compressor is below window therefor cannot open window as well. unfriendly staff, operate by a owner and run business like budget hotel. Totally not a youth hostel kind of operation. A lotz people stay long term as they could not afford the rental at shanghai.

Above average”

Location of this hostel is amazing. Unfortunately staff does not speak English or very poor English, they are also not nice. Big plus is a rooftop bar, which has awesome view of the skyline. Hostel is very cold, windows are open everywhere - not sure why. Bathrooms are cleaned but look pretty nasty, just like rooms. It’s worth staying there, because of price and location.

Comfortable, clean hostel in great location”

I have been drinking at the Captain Bar on Floor 6 for two years. The night time view is great. This was my first time staying in the hostel /hotel. My room was clean and comfortable. The bathroom and wc were clean and more than adequate. Toothbrushes, comb soap provided as it is in most Chinese hotels these days. Check in was efficient and the reception staff spoke good English. There is a coffee bar on the first floor. Local shops are close by. I will stay there again.

Great location with adequate rooms”

Room was clean and had basic ensuite facilities. Our room had comfortable twin beds. Check in and departure was easy and quick. Staff were friendly and helpful.The downstairs coffee bar and seating area was a welcome change from the more formal facilities found in larger hotels. Very close to the Bund and local restaurants, shops and bars. If all you need is a bed and a shower this is a nice alternative to many other types of accomodation in the area. The views of Pudong at night from the rooftop bar were brilliant.

great location, awesome hostel”

if you're on a tight budget and looking for an accommodation at the heart of shanghai, it's a place to choose. the stuff is friendly, place is easy to find, right on the bund. has the biggest rooms i've ever seen in hostels.

Budget Hotel in a good location”

Excellent location. It locates at the bund, 15 min walk from the nearest Subway station (Nanking Road East). The lobby looks old however the room is surprisingly clean & tidy. I did not expect slippers provided in the room :). Pleasant stay for 1 night.

Can't go wrong for the price! ”

Def going to stay here again paid $10(usd) to stay for the night. Real close to Bund, and other attractions. Roamed around for a while to find a bar and did not realize they had a speakeasy on the rooftop. Great drinks, atmosphere, great staff, bar tenders knew what they were doing.

Good location, not bad hostel”

Staying in 8 female dorm, room is very big and big bed too. No wifi in room , only comment area. Toilet and shower is separated but nearby. Smelly but still consider as clean. No toilet paper so you must prepare by yourself.

Convenient ”

Good bar good view. But a little old for all facilities. But absolutely clean.

The most horrible hostel in the world!”

confirming everyone else’s posts regarding roaches and black mold, the only things that are heated are your rooms in the winter time. The hallways are essentially outside the bathrooms are not heated and outside the showers are not heated and outside. I was amazed to have a little hot water, but if you don’t want to catch an ammonia don’t stay here! Also five minutes after 12 noon the management burst into our room and demand that we leave because we hadn’t paid for the extra day. It didn’t matter that it was New Year’s day and all of us Were hung over from the rooftop party the night before, which we spent a lot of money. But this hostel l is actually horribly located, because there is no way to get to the other side of the buns unless you walk four blocks to the nearest subway station! You may as well stay at a better hospital closer to a subway station to get you across the bond or else the taxi driver will scam you 200 Rmb To get across when it’s snowy outside

Not friendly staff”

After check in, somebody has taken my dorm. Informed the staff, they not willing to change the room. However I was asked to wait for them to clean the bed. The male staff ask me to tell the person who have taken the dorm if he comes(btw this is supposed to be your job not mine). The person finally comes around 6pm and argue that he has been sleeping in the dorm since one week ago. The hostel should have check the bed before let me check in. I have booked for 3days, but due to the unprofessional staff , I left the next day. Most of the guest are working in the cities, not travellers. Location are very near to the bund.

Above average”

The receptionist was awful, very unfriendly.

Not bad! ”

English receptionist 😌

Quite ok hostel”

Showers need renovation Personell speaks very limited english I used Microsoft translator office to get around All was clean. The lockers are very good (big and sale)

Good hostel! Very close to Waitan!”

I stayed 4 days at this hostel. It was 8 beds female dormitory room. The room was wide and locker was good. Also the location was very very close to the Bund(Waitan). The cost was very cheap. I think the room was a little humid, even though I turned on the air conditioner. I will use this hostel when I visit Shanghai next time.

Solo at Captain hostel”

I found that Captain hostel and Shanghai in general catered well for Chinese tourists but not so well for non-Chinese speaking. Traveling alone I expected more suggestions of things to do from the hostel itself, probably coloured by my experiences at hostels in other countries (first time in China). I asked staff for a map and got a good English one which was great. When I asked how I could book an airport shuttle, the staff member I talked to didn't understand/know (and the Internet wasn't much help either) so I ended up taking public transport. I wouldn't go back to China again on my own, it all felt very hard.

Nice”

Pro: big room, nice shower and bathroom, perfect location, they can storage your luggage, quiet place Cons: at 11am they call you to know when you are going to check out (check out is at 12am), they don t have a printer (small detail but very much needed in my case), wifi not working well, expensive but I guess with this location it is normal I would recommend this place for backpackers or young couples.

Nice stay, Convenience store beside it. Also, ATM.”

Value for money. We tried to sample their breakfast, but it starts at 11am. Good thing their is Grandma's Resto at the corner. At night, there is a cart selling noodles/rice and another cart selling grilled chicken.