Motel Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium Chifeng Road

location perfect, right opposite a tain station

no ironing facilities

It was close to the metro. There were food places right next door.

No one spoke English. The room was a lot smaller than expected. The bed sheet had blood on it. The sink was clogged, couldn’t report it as no one spoke English. The walls were cracked. Room smelled like smoke - had to turn on the exhaust fan the whole night I was there as the room stank of smoke.

The bed was confortable, the equipments were good, the AC worked just fine.

Where to start on the bad things ? First shock of the night : the windows didn't close all the way, there was a 1 cm gap and the room was freezing cold when we entered, it was a very uncomfortable night all together as it is either you blast the AC on you which is not cool and just when you turn it off you start freezing. The bathroom was very dirty, the showers had a bit of mold, and the glass was all dirty and floors had a lot of dust on them, also the staff was very unprofessional, whenever we came up to the counter they wouldn't answer us until he finished his video game on his phone.

Good location, friendly staff, flexible check-in time (as requested)

Seems like half renewed but still feels old from inside. Cleanliness should be improved and more amenities in the bathroom would also make a difference, instead of the 3-in-1 shower gel dispenser - which you need to press many times to get a decent amount of gel -