Hotel Papa Whale

Lovely exterior and interior design, very well done industrial building. Decoration, room plan - all very nice. Beds are very comfy. Rooms, toilet facilities are spectacular clean. They have laundry on every floor - you are welcome to use. Centrally located. 8-10 minutes walk, 3 minutes taxi drive to the main train station or Ximen Metro stop. If you like Ximending area (very busy, vibrant, touristy area - not so local or quite), just around the corner but no street noise.

The walls between rooms surprisingly useless. The other guests' snoring, morning alarm, phone chat, TV show in the middle of the night is almost basically in your room. So your night/morning sleep depends on your neighbors:) The windows are for decoration - over the sink, in the toilet and they are half transparent and you can't open them, so the room is a bit dark and not for spending your day.

Nice hotel design with a hipster vibe and decor. Rooms and bed were super cosy and comfy and the craftbeer bar downstairs was great.

Rude hotel staff upon arrival that were also very short and unhelpful with any guidance on the city when asked. Breakfast was hotpot which is fine if you want to begin your day like that, however it's not a breakfast that caters to westerners needs which is strange when the hotel promotes itself as being so international.