I started off in the Lu Song Yuan around the corner and felt it was way too expensive for the amenities. The lodging at Qing Zhu Yuan were clean and basic. The bathroom was clean -- but had one of those eastern type showers where there isn't really a tub -- water goes into a drain on the other side of the bathroom.

What I really liked about this place was how it was located directly on the trendy street with windows in the bar area that looked out on the people walking by. The guys at the front desk spoke passable English. more