A Shanghai institution, the Captain Hostel offers some serious bang for your Bund. This ship-themed residence, be-speckled with buoys and portholes, is mildly gimmicky but unusually clean for a hostel. At the bottom rung are the Sailor Bunks, which house up to eight seafarers on four bunk beds for a mere 70rmb a night. If you choose these bunks be prepared to share the (clean) bathroom facilities with your shipmates on the entire floor. The Bunks themselves sparkle with maritime spotlessness, and are accessorized with glass-topped card tables with sand and rocks inside. First class cabins on the top floor have a great view and private bathroom but are otherwise Spartan and cost a whopping 1,200rmb. Also housed in the building is the rooftop Sunshine Bar, perhaps the least expensive watering hole on the Bund, and a Shanghai hidden gem. Drinks are about half the standard price and come with an outdoor deck facing the Pudong skyscrapers for that wind-blown nautical feel. The lobby also has a breakfast room and business center where an hour of Internet cost 20rmb.
Tel:86(21) 63235053// 53500353
Add: 37 Fuzhou Road, Shanghai.
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