Rock&Wood International Youth Hostel Reviews

Was good, enough for what I paid, British guy was not the most friendly guy but he helped when I needed. Rooms are perfectly cleaned. Bathroom was neat and comfortable.

We stayed in three different rooms. The Double Deluxe was very spacious and clean. The 6 bed dorm was cramped and with a small cockroach. The double room standard had no windows and was cramped. We changed the last room because it was very smelly. Overall we did like our stay.

I stayed there for one night, and it was great. Staff is friendly, it just takes a few minutes to the metro station and rooms were clean. Breakfast is a bit expensive but all in all its a very good place to stay.

This hostel is much better than hotel, except you have to go out for bathroom and toilet. I took two of my girl friends who've never been to hostel before. They were pissed off staying with another guy in the same room at first. Later they found it's safe and clean, and started to appreciate the hostel lifestyle. There's no slipper or towl in the room, but you can rent slipper for free at the reciption. The lobby is amazing with pool table and small stage. Love to have sunshine breakfast there.

I guess I expected more from a top rated Shanghai hostel - it wasn't great, but was okay. Common area downstairs is cool with wi-fi and lots of power sockets, but was terribly cold (seemed like colder than outside, and it was March!). Food is good, but a bit pricey and the kitchen is closed during the afternoon, not good if you like your lunches late.

Stylish common area and garden, comfortable, simple rooms. Great place to meet people over (excellent) coffee. Unfortunately, when I visited in March the common area was almost unbearably cold - but so beautiful. The staff were very friendly. I would stay again, but in the summer.

Fantastic lobby/lounge setup with an outdoor deck and pond. Can't beat that in the heart of the bustling city! Rooms were clean, beds comfortable and staff were really helpful. Location was descent, although, about 10-15 minutes from the metro station. Can't complain though.

had a pretty good stay at rock and wood only as a late sleeper the school across the road was very noisy, starting early in the morning. Although only on some days . Sounds like an air raid siren.

Nice location, good facilities, helpful staff, highly recommended.

Great hostel, very cheap, great atmosphere, nice bar with pool table where it's very likely to meet new people, very new and clean facilities. Only kind of bad thing was the cold temperature in the bar, but except for this I had a great stay!

This place was perfect. I love hostels environment, but when you're travelling with someone, a private room is often preferable. This place had the perfect combination of relaxed, social hostel with a bar and a pool table and cafe area as well as the privacy of a private room. The garden and small koi pond were also a very nice touch.

A little difficult to find, but other than that, amazing!

excellent hostel, I recommend staying here.. excellent atmosphere and very comfortable beds

The location of Rock&Wood is very convenient, just around the corner from the subway station. The atmosphere of the place is great, very laid back and relaxing. My room was a bit small for 4 beds, but got the job done (lockers were a plus). It would be nice if there was a meet and greet or something so solo travelers could meet, as the atmosphere wasn't the most open to that. Also, the wifi was very temperamental and often only worked for a few minutes at a time in any place in the hostel.

Don't like that I wasn't allowed to eat my own food in the common area. Internet didn't work upstairs (only in the lobby).

Ive been a loyal stayer at the hostel over the past year and like the atmosphere and location. But is disapointing lately that the wifi connection is so poor in the rooms. I have to go to the lobby lounge area to use my computer or email, but apart from that is a good hostel.

Had a blast staying here. One of the best hostels in all of China.

Everything is great at the R&W - with one exception. Why are guests forced to use the dim lamp lighting when working with their computers? It's bad for the eyes. One corner of the common room should, in my opinion, be properly lit for the seriously wired among the guests (that*s just about everyone). Otherwise, I love it.

An excellent hostel and helpful staff. Spacious lobby. Good coffee.

I stayed 1 night and had a nice bathroom with a shower. The computers and staff were available 24 hours a day. The staff went out of their way to be helpful. Communal facilities and washers/dryers on every floor. The cafe had reasonable food. It's about a 15 minute walk from the Zhongshan Park station on line 2. This line is about 1.5-2 hours from the Pudong airport and 5-6 stops from the Honqiao airport.