Weiliu Youth Hostel (Shanghai People's Square Jing'an Joy City Branch)

I had the small single room, which was very nice as a solo traveller - clean and simple. The bathroom's cleanliness was however quite questionable. The toilets were not cleaned regularly enough (overflowing trash cans and horrible odors at times), the sinks had not been thoroughly cleaned for a long time. Long-term residents leave their stuff everywhere and no one cleans up after them. Apart from that, the staff was always nice, there are shared areas for hanging out, washing machine, water dispenser, and the option to buy water/ soft drinks at the reception and a vending machine downstairs. Toothbrush, slippers and disposable towel were provided.

This hostel has no rules, you can do whatever you want at any time of day and in any room: noise, constant farting, etc. The bestialities do not end there, I was really disgusted with the communal bathroom, which is used by all, men and women, not just that those toilets are all pooped up, and I even found poo on the floor of one, but also, hawking and spitting from the bottom of the lungs goes on there all the time by local men and women. As if the hostel is a Tuberculosis ward, and these are all young Chinese people, and they caugh, hawk and spit like the worset Tuberculosis dying patients and they spit into showers and sinks and everything splatters arround, all the putrid bacteria and god knows what, all over the sink. It is known since 19th century that spitting spreads deseases and it was banned in public in Europe 100 years ago, In many countries you pay huge fines if you spit in public, but here, in this putrid hostel, they allow people to do this uncivilized and contageous thing in the public bathroom that everyone uses. It is disgusting. I saw a young Chinese woman in the communal bathroom, as she was just passing by the bathroom sinks, she just turned, hawked and spat there like any local man, and all this in my presence. It was disgusting, you have to brush your teeth over that sink and wash your face and hands, where her spit splattering all over. Just, unbeliveable! I said it was disgusting, and she came to me close to my face and with that mouth that just spat said: "what is disgusting, what is disgusting?" I told her it was her spit and her hawking and spitting. And, she was looking so surprized, as if this was the most civilized thing to do. So, be prepared for these. I wore my mask and ear plugs all the time, my ears are hurting from plugging them for days. This is very unhygienical place, not a place with a hostel vibe, but a cheap place for locals to stay. Bring your alcohol wet wipes and desinfecting spray with you, if you still decide to stay at this hostel. And good luck.

Flexible check in and luggage storage, good enough for a couple of day’s stay.

Very nice and welcoming staff. They let me access to my room 2 hours earlier and checkout a bit later as well. Very convenient.

Good for a single traveler, cheap and clean, with good location (~20-25 min on foot from People Square). Advise to add extra 30-50 yuan and book a single room, they’re small but clean.

This hostel, although modern, is extremely dirty, I do not recommend it to anyone. I have visited a lot of hostels during my travels and I have rarely come across dirty establishments at this price. The toilets are not cleaned, the trash cans are not emptied and there are constantly leftover expired food in the common areas. The clientele is 90% Chinese and no one speaks English. This is clearly a hostel intended for Chinese and not for internationals, as the name might suggest. I was disappointed with my experience and do not recommend this experience to anyone.