Location is great as it is near to The Bund. Everything else is similar to other hostels in China. And, if you are particular about bathrooms, they are separated from the rooms.
Very reasonable rate at great location.
Good service
A decent hostel in the centre of Shanghai. Hostel has a nice roof terrace and decent WiFi. However, there are limited facilities (toilets and showers) and these can be quite far from certain rooms.
Good location, clean rooms, friendly to non Chinese speakers
Accidentally went to the wrong branch after writing down the address wrong, so didn't go to the one I had arranged for. Despite this they were very accommodating and I was able to get a room. The room itself had everything you could need. Only qualm would be a lack of hand soap. The location if very central. Very good overall
Looking for convenient price for rooms, hostel is more than relevant. Nice persons in lobby ready to help anytime, and very good organization of all necessary information for travel in Shanghai and as well as in other famous cities and places.
Do not expect comfort and food, only good bar.
Milan
Blue Mountain has several hostel properties in the Shanghai area, this review is for the one located near the Bund. The actual hostel is located on the 6th floor of a multistory building and there is no sign outside, so look for the building number. Getting here from Pudong airport is super easy - you can take the Maglev > Longyang Rd station > Nanjing Rd station and walk about 5 min, or just take the line 2 the whole way to Nanjing. Location is good-- close to Nanjing Rd and the Bund.
The staff is very slow in checking visitors in and out - I stayed here twice for stopovers and always had a wait, even though there were multiple staff behind the desk. Staff spoke a bit of English but were not particularly warm or friendly, so definitely take the initiative to ask questions since no additional info beyond the basics will be offered.
Facilities were decent, on par with other hostels I've stayed in. Dorms have lockers & you can borrow a lock for free. Mattresses are thin but sheets are clean and you remove them yourself when you leave (just try to ignore the stains on the mattress pad below). They ran out of 6-bed dorm beds on my second stay and "upgraded" me to a small bunked twin room that I shared with another girl. This room had more amenities but was significantly smaller and was right by the loud showers. Bathrooms are clean and water pressure is good, but of course remember to bring shower shoes!! A bonus to this location is the nice patio.
Overall a decent, cheap place to spend a night on a layover!
Smoking all over the place and a lack of cleaning. A lot of Chinese workers made the atmosphere different than expected. Slow Internet connection that constantly dropped out. Close to the metro but it took quite some time to travel to the central attractions. The staff was helpful.