Riverside International Youth Hostel

Everything was good. It's not that hard to find as people write. The location is amazing, everything is pretty close, but when you come back you don't struggle with the crowd. The room was clean with a nice city view. It had a shampoo and shower gel in the shower, free sleepers in the room. The hostel has a laundry that costs 8 RMB. The host was extremely friendly and ready to help with everything. Even helped me to find a location from the photo. She doesn't speak English so every conversation was through the translator. But it was comfortable

It was very easy to book and they kept in contact throughout my whole stay. The location was in the heart of the city, with a great view of the Yangtze river. It was very clean. It was not a full room, but more like a capsule, but I think it was worth the price. The other travelers were very mindful of the others privacy.

Would recommend Accuracy All the pictures and amenities are pretty accurate to what you get Hosting Friendly. They don't speak much English, but it is fine communicating over translate apps. The lady helped answer questions via wechat throughout my stay. Even messaged me to check I was ok when she hadn't seen me which I appreciated as a solo traveller Security Solid security as there's a code on the front door and the room door Travel context I thought September was the start of autumn so it'd be sunny but cooler, but it is so hot! Even though it is in walking distance to a few places like Shibati, Jiefangbei street, subway stations, those 15 minute walks are tough in the heat so either adjust the amount of days you stay to take into account for the fact you can't fit as much in after 5 pm, or travel at a different time of year haha Location The directions on even Chinese maps are awful so beware if you're coming in the hot months and are planning on walking from the nearest subway station. I didn't notice this, but they did message instructions over trip as well so check your messages Accessibility I think it is stairs only (there's not too many). There is a cat roaming about so note that if you're allergic - I only tend to react when I make contact with the hairs and I didn't react whilst I stayed here so it must be pretty clean (there's locks on the room doors so I guess the cat can't roam about too much) Room Mattress pretty thin, but I have found most are like that in Chinese hostels. Comfy pillow and duvet. It would be nice if the curtains were a bit longer to fully block light/the occasional moth from coming underneath, but overall they do the job of maintaining privacy. Was upgraded from 6 bed to 4 bed, both look pretty similar but 4 bed is slightly further from bathroom so I guess less disturbance in the morning, plus it has a vanity area. A few steps down to the 6 bed area, there is a rack for hanging clothes and a balcony Amenities Water and soft drinks for sale (self-service in fridge) Bathroom Shampoo and body wash. Hair dryer. Decent showers. I think there were only squat toilets