Rock&Wood International Youth Hostel Reviews

Place was easy to find using the subway from airport, no need for taxi. Great atmosphere, lots of room to relax in common area, lots of couches, chairs, tables, a bar, a water garden. Neighborhood is scetchy but safe, great to walk around explore. Rooms are a little tight, had mouse poop under my bed. Common bathrooms on each floor. Very helpful staff. Shower stalls on third floor, a little tight fit. Four floors in this Hostel, no elavator.. I enjoyed myself while staying here.

A fabulous hostel in Shanghai. Very close to the metro and easy to get to from the train stations and airport. The staff are extremely helpful and speak great English. The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. There are a few computers for guests to use for free. The WiFi wasn't the best but when it worked, it worked in the dorm I stayed in. The common area was really nice as well. I would definitely stay here again.

It is understandable that even businessmen visit this place. The value for money is amazing. Hotel like rooms for a fraction of the price you would pay anywhere else. It has a good character but due to its size its sometimes a little difficult to get in touch with other travellers. Around the hostel there are nice and cheap places to eat and relatively close to the metro which will take you anywhere. The staff was great, they put us in a 2 person single for 20% off as they were renovating it.

Very clean

Good location, nice common areas and nice bathrooms in private room. Quite hard beds and cold in the room. The personel at the resturant really slow, took me 45 minutes to get a bowl of muslie... otherwise all good!

Really nice hostel. I only stayed for two nights, but it's definitely one of the bests I stayed in. Especially the first flour with the outside terrace and the pool table is awesome.

I eeally enjoyed mt stay here, the first thing you notice is the spacious common area, a great place to hang out and meet people. the 6 bed dorm wasn't that spacious but I was able to fit my 22kg bag into the locker, always a bonus. The food is a bit expensive for a backpacker but it is good, the subway station is less than a 10 mintute walk so very easily accessible to go to all the hotspots. the staff were friendly and helpful. Would recommend anyone to stay here.

it was a great hostel in bustling city. the hostel was located away from the crowd in an alley, but its close to the subway, a park, and restaurants. the staff spoke good english n were very helpful. we booked a private room that was extremely clean, but small. it did not have an out view window, which made the whole room stuffy and humid at times. they had laundry available for 8 yuan per machine. they did have a dryer!

Great Stay, out of the main hustle and bustle which is what we wanted after staying near Nanjing road for a few nights. Room was clean and WiFi was fast. Only downside was the school announcements and music kicking off at about 7 each morning.

The staff was super helpful and understanding- despite me getting lost and calling for directions (multiple times), and forgetting my jacket in the room after I left and getting it for me. The rooms are good, clean, and the bathrooms will do. The food and drinks at the bar are VERY reasonably priced for Shanghai. The location is in the middle of the city but slightly out of the way. However all the other stuff about this hostel makes up for this ten fold.

great place to meet people! recommended to all sole travellers

Generally good hostel. On a quiet road, away from the centre but near 2 metro stops. However some of the rooms overlook a running track where you will get woken up at 07:30 every weekday with hundreds of locals doing there morning exercises. Food good, pool table, lovely pond and decking area. Staff not as friendly as other hostels we have stayed in China.

Very nice hostel, great lounge and garden!

This was possibly the best hostel I stayed in in China. It wasn't amazing, the location is a bit pants and the bathrooms are shared. But there was people and conversation in the bar/common area not just people on there wifi which i've found a big issue during the trip.

It is really nice hostel. I will be there again when I going to Shanghai.

Very friendly place. Garden definetly adds charm to this place. Bedrooms and showers are clean and the staff very kind. It's easy to stay on coaches, reading/chating/watching a movie. They are just not very well organised. I waited 40min to be served a coffee and one hour before having my breakfast... cold. I warmly recommend this place, but if you want visiting and move quickly, may be it would be better to eat in another place.

We loved this hostel. Great food and common room, where we met lots of people. Our room didn't have a window which was a bit annoying. Also the cleaners were incredibly noisy in the mornings starting at 7, which did wake us up. Very lovey staff and close to metro line.

Our stay was very comfortable and enjoyable, breakfasts are good (not very chinese, but hey) and the staff is pleasant. One thing I didn't like though is the fact that toilets were almost always dirty and smelled really bad :( but that's probably not only because of Rock&Wood, but rather a "difficult" customer... Overall thank you!

Everything about this hostel is great, especially the beds which are exceptionally good for China! The prices at the bar are average but the service for the food is very very slow. We had to wait 40min for breakfast and coffee before being served and same wait for dinner... Except that, it is very good, easy to find and to travel in the city, great garden...

One of the best hostels we've stayed in. Very clean, decent sized rooms, modern, nice bathroom (we stayed in private with ensuite - was well worth it). The communal area was very relaxed, bright, and spacious. It led out onto the lovely outdoor space, with pond and decking. However this made the communal area cold, as the door was often left open. Not too far a walk from the subway, but surrounding area wasn't particularly great. Overall an ideal place to return to after sightseeing all day.