Youle Apartment (Shanghai Suhe Branch)

1. Firstly it's my duty as a parent to WARN families with young children that this hotel apartment is DEFINITELY NOT SAFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN! the very large windows open from the floor -as seen in my photos. Extremely DANGEROUS!😱💀 There are NO guardrails or strong glass barriers -and children, toddlers -can EASILY crawl or climb out and FALL OUT💀😱😭＞ High on the 21st floor, this was a total nightmare to realise when we checked in. 😖 Just a few seconds of not watching your child can result in tragedy. 2. The rooms inbuilt Air Conditioning is useless, so the owners have put in portable AC units in the rooms. However, the windows MUST BE OPEN in order for the portable Air Conditioning hot air exhaust pipe to go out the window (see photos) the first night we had all windows closed (for safety reasons for our child) and we baked!! So hot 🥵. My 1 year old boy was so dehydrated from the heat and so were we. The next day we ran the portable AC units (with windows open for the pipes and our eyes like hawks watching our toddler) and so the apartment felt a fair amount cooler but yikes the noise from those things was super LOUD! 📢 I don't even want to imagine this place in the middle of summer, it will be like an oven. We're here 1 May to 5th, and it's not even that hot yet (inside apartment says 28 degrees). Ok, those two things are the only negative points. Other than those two REALLY BIG ISSUES, the hotel apartment is just as advertised, very clean, fresh towels every day, great location, very large room suites, staff ok (not very friendly, they're a little, bit impatient, maybe he's tired of dealing with "stupid foreigners"😃). Easy to check in. We were not asked for a deposit even. The view is beautiful, wheelchair and baby pram access!! ( baby stroller! 👍) Just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put safety guardrails or strong glass barriers in front of the windows or change the windows completely so that kids can't crawl out💀😱! If they do that AND fix the AirConditioning situation, this would be a PERFECT PLACE. This is a long winded review but I was stressed out every single day because of the lack of safety with those damned windows😖😥😰😨

Everything went smoothly to check in and to check out. The communication with the manager on my wechat was clear and quick, as well as polite. They were nice to offer a late checkout when asked as well. It's a great location near some fun bars and restaurants as well as a lovely park. We had our dog with us and he loved his walks there plus we all loved the room, especially the bed which was super big and comfortable as well as the beautiful view! The AC cooled up the room perfectly and the couch was comfy too. Appreciated the washing machine too. There is a grocery shop downstairs to get snacks, drinks or cleaning items and you can order delivery which will come up to your door. A great stay and will come back again! :)

The apartment was lovely but basic with an excellent view of the city; it was in a good location with a five min walk of 2 metro stations and some superb shopping. It included a kitchen area with a big fridge, hob and microwave; however there was next to nothing in the cupboards. Don't expect to be able to cook meals very easily as the utensils, pots, pans etc provided are basically non existent. However, there are many restaurants within walking distance. The check-in was a bit of a pain as we didn't have weechat, but the concierge was accommodating and sorted this out for us. There is a gym available to use and a shop right next door that sells basics which was very helpful. Overall great! I would stay again.