Oriental Paris Girls' Youth Hostel (Shanghai Railway Station Branch)

特別好，裝修很豪華，衞生很乾凈，入住的時候看到好幾個阿姨在很認真地打掃衞生。牀板很好，不會嘎吱響，比其他青旅好太多了！前台小姐姐態度非常非常好，會主動告訴什麼設施在什麼地方，我説想要上鋪也滿足了。對得起價格，洗衣機和烘乾機也很高級

Positive: - Location is very convenient; Hengtong Road station close by, a mall and konbinis - helpful staff (side note if you’re a westerner: they are not very proactive which can come across as rude to us, but if you actively ask them for something they are super helpful, just text them on WeChat and they will help. Don’t expect them to speak English (not very common with people in Shanghai working in hotels - different to what we used to in the west), but just use a translator app and you will be fine) - I have to disagree with reviews saying it was loud - I found it super quiet everywhere but I also stayed in the 6 people room. If you value quietness maybe don’t stay in the 24 people room. Negative: - mattresses are super hard - I stayed an entire week and haven’t had a comfy deep sleep all week sadly - super strong smell fragrance that I personally didn’t like at all. I wouldn’t mind it in the common areas but it was also in the room where I slept - few charging outlets and the one next to my bed was broken - just get a powerbank asap after your arrival and definitely bring an adapter since they don’t have the 3-way outlets everywhere, some were only type A or B - cleanliness I wouldn’t consider really good, the toilet wasn’t scrubbed and the sink needs a deep clean Neutral: - hostel guests were very quiet and everyone minded their own business but I think this is just how Chinese people are. I didn’t mind it since I was meeting friends in Shanghai but don’t expect to 100% make friends there, it didn’t feel social at all All in all if you look for a hotel in a convenient location and okay cleanliness and don’t require more than basic level of comfort this is the way to go. Decoration is pretty but I would have preferred more comfortable beds and better cleanliness instead of all that decoration. I personally won’t come again but I’m also not in my early 20s anymore and value things like comfort more now so next time I will go for a proper hotel. But thanks for the help and I still had a great time in Shanghai!

One of the best, if not the best, hostels I've ever stayed at! It was definitely made for women to feel at home. It's comfortable, quiet, and has all the necessary amenities, even fragrance lotion in the bathroom! It was the best part of my trip to Shanghai.