New Space Time Ruili Hotel

I stayed here for 5 months in 2015. I also stayed in the same building in 2016 (different hotel name). Don't be fooled by two things: a) Only the "New Space-Time Ruili Hotel" has the proper hotel reception on the 2nd floor. Every other hotel company name in this building uses a room on another floor for reception and allots rooms from its own inventory. b) There is no big selection of rooms to be had (unlike what's portrayed in the hotel sites). There is the basic room, a 28-30 m2 studio with kitchenette and either a double bed or twin beds, the basic room plus a small loft having an extra bed, plus very very few corner rooms (advertised as suites) that are about 60-70% bigger in space (living room plus bedroom). The rooms can vary in decoration, heating/AC and even furniture, even within the inventory of a given hotel company, let alone across hotel names, so be sure to check in advance and request a different room if necessary. Some rooms for example come with a sofa, some with a just an armchair. As the title says, these are the reasons I stayed here for so long. It worked like a serviced apartment for me, with daily (or weekly) cleaning. In the sea of over-priced hotels in Shanghai (or China, for that matter) it represented an ok value for money. A kitchenette, a washing machine, a relatively comfortable bed, a small table and chairs. The LCD TV gets only Chinese channels and the wifi is limited to circa 2010 China at 2-3 mbps. Cleanliness? you better not inquire very deeply. Gym? no. Customer service? if you can communicate in Chinese, maybe. Convenience? yes, subway almost across the street, plus gyms, restaurants, cafes.