About the Homestay

Urban Eco friendly
  • Welcomes
  • Males
  • Females
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Students

I live with my husband close to the center of Shanghai. Simply take a 15 mins metro ride and you'll arrive in the heart of Shanghai city.

Traditional Shanghai-style breakfast and dinner are provided every day without extra cost. Laundry facilities and Internet are also available for you.

Nearby, we have lots of shopping centers, supermarkets, fitness center and a beautiful park. Our place is very quiet and safe because we are located in a private residential area.

In front of a small garden, our flat is a duplex apartment on the 6th floor. The flat consists of 3 guest rooms, two bathrooms, large dining room and a large balcony.

I love cooking, playing piano, singing and reading. I really welcome you to stay at our home and will ensure that your stay will be an enjoyable one.

Come and enjoy a truly hassle-free & worry-free experience, the Shanghai way!

House Facilities
  • Garden
  • Bikes for use
  • Laundry
  • Patio
  • Parking
  • TV
  • Internet Access
  • Air Conditioning

Bedrooms available for booking

Minimum stay is for 28 nights

Maximum stay is for 270 nights

Available for given dates

Long stay? If you have a reoccuring schedule where days in the week do not require accommodation, you can unselect those days below. This will inform the host and reduce the price of your stay.

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BEDROOM 1
From $20 per night
Double Room
Sleeps 2

Bathroom private (exclusive to guest)
1 Double Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This is a large bedroom for one person or a couple.It has a personal balcony with a great view of the park and connected storeroom.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • Air Conditioning
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
 1 guest
2 guests
Weekly Price
$162
$270
Monthly price
$613
$1,022
BEDROOM 3
From $25 per night
Single Room
Sleeps 1

Bathroom private (exclusive to guest)
1 Single Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This is a large bedroom for one person or a couple.It has a personal balcony with a great view of the park.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • TV
  • Air Conditioning
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Carpet / Moquette
  • Mirror
 1 guest
Nightly Price
$25
BEDROOM 2
From $24 per night
Single Room
Sleeps 1

Bathroom private (exclusive to guest)
1 Single Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This is a large bedroom for one person or a couple.It has a great view of the park.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • Air Conditioning
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Carpet / Moquette
  • Mirror
 1 guest
Weekly Price
$168
Monthly price
$720
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About the Area

Our flat is located about an hour from pudong airport and 30 minutes from Hongqiao airport by car. The train station is situated at 20 minutes by car.

Close to bus station and metro station, the public transportation is very convenient in my area.

Local Area Facilities
  • Tennis
  • Park
  • Gym
  • Swimming
  • Bowling
  • Cinema
  • Museum
  • Shopping Centre
  • Amusement Park
  • Sports arena
  • Health club
  • Restaurant
  • Bus Stop
  • Train station
  • Hospital

Meals

Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.

Included in the stay
  • Complimentary Light Breakfast
  • Use of Kitchen

House Rules

Guests are only allowed to smoke at our balcony. No smoking is allowed in the rooms and inside apartment.

Smoking Rules

Your host is a non-smoker.

Smoking is allowed outdoors only.

10 Reviews

  • 5 hearts
    September 2014

    Just like at home, recommended host family.

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    France
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    July 2014

    I stayed at Mary 's place for four months during my stay in Shanghai. I had a very good experience there because Mary is for me the best host ever.
    Not only she cooked plenty of different food but also she adapts herself to your tastes and preferences by cooking for you delicious food.
    In addition to this, she is friendly, open minded person, easy going and willing to help you all the time when you need some help.
    I would also say that she helps me a lot with chinese and i have improved my level a lot thanks to her help.
    Her husband is also very nice and an excellent cook as well.
    The location of Mary 's place is very secured (private residence) and her place will offer you all kind of facilities such as restaurants, supermarkets and shopping centers.
    I had a wonderful stay there and i would for sure recommend this family.

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    Germany
    Age 25 - 34

    4.4 hearts
    March 2014

    Mery was very nice, I would come back anytime :)
    Thanks Mary for a grate host!

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    Indonesia
    Age 25 - 34

    4.5 hearts
    February 2014

    This guest awarded the host 4.5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.

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    Japan
    Age 35 - 44

    4.7 hearts
    February 2014

    This guest awarded the host 4.7 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.

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    Australia
    Age 55 - 64

    4.9 hearts
    October 2013

    Me and my 9 years old son stayed with Mary and Jialian on September 2013. It is a penthouse with two floors at level 6 of the apartment. It located in a typical Shanghai middle class residential village. This huge penthouse is clean and tidy. There are two Shopping Centres around the village. One is a big modern style suburb grade shopping centre. It even includes Sport and Gymnastics facilities at the top level (level 4). However you still can see number of traditional shop around the village and on the way to the metro. I can feel it is a very safe area. It takes around 15 minutes to walk to the metro station ‘Dahuasan Road’ (Line 7) and less than 25 minutes to the heart of the city by train. Shanghai Metro is amazing and easily linking us to other lines. Mary and Jialian are friendly, helpful and always make you feel at home. They prepare nice breakfast and dinner everyday. It is not just the food but provided a platform for everyone stay there to interact. Mary can speak good English. During our stay, she taught my son some Mandarin. I can see Mary also helping other language student when they need tutoring. Jialian is a nice gentleman. He is someone always stand close by to offer help when require. My son also missed his friendship with their grandchild. I have no doubt to recommend their home to anyone want to stay in Shanghai not just for few days.

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    United Kingdom
    Age 35 - 44

    4.2 hearts
    October 2013

    I stayed with Mary in September 2013 for 4 weeks.

    Mary and her husband were very accommodating, friendly and relaxed. The flat was clean, fairly spacious with a terrace garden overlooking the communal resident park. She prepared breakfast and dinner everyday which was wholesome and a great opportunity to interact. The majority of people staying with Mary were language students so it made her apartment a great place to learn Mandarin through interaction with others. I recommend this host whole-heartedly.

    Something you need to be aware of, although it wouldn't have changed my choice of host:
    1) walk to the station is about 12 minutes
    2) the flat is on the 6th floor (only small flights of stairs) which was very manageable but probably not for those with poor mobility
    3) It is on line 7 of the metro and takes about 40 minutes to go to somewhere like Changsu Road (the French Concession).

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    Switzerland
    Age 55 - 64

    4.7 hearts
    May 2013

    Just a perfect place! We stayed there for 16
    days. The home of Mary and Jialian is located about 150m from the metro station 'Dahuasan Road' (Line 7). Coming from the airport, Mary waited for us at the station and transported our suitcases on her motocycle to her home. The flat is on top of the building, is quite huge and has two floors. They live in a well protected, typical middle class condominium park. From our room we could observe people doing their gymnastics, going out with their little
    dogs, let dragons fly or play with the kids in the yards. Mary and Jialian prepared breakfast and dinner for the two of us. It was typical Chinese and really delicious! But there was absolutely no obligation to always eat there. The rooms are clean. The bathroom too. But you should not expect a hotel standard. It is a really authentic way of getting in direct contact with really nice Chinese people. Mary talks English quite well. She helped us to learn Chinese and also too care of my 12 year old son, while I was out for business. Nearby there are hairdressers and massage shops. You can get a hair cut for 15¥ or a full traditional body and foot massage for 50¥ each! To walk the way from the metro station to their place was always very exciting because it is like a very lively market street. We can really recommend this
    place and thank Mary and her family (including their grandchildren:-) very much for this unique opportunity to share their home with foreigners
    like us!

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    Denmark
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    November 2012

    This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.

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    Australia
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    November 2012

    Mary and Jialian were great hosts. I had a good stay with them. There place isn't too far from the city, about 9 metro stops. They helped me with learning a bit of Chinese and they cooked really nice meals. I highly recommend them.

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