My First Time in China… I Was Shocked 🇨🇳

Good morning from Shanghai here in China. I am so excited to be here. China has been on my bucket list for a very long time.

And the China series starts right now. The plan of attack in this video is to first of all get out of this airport. It is absolutely huge.

Going to collect my bag and then make my way downtown on public transport. My hotel check-in isn't until 400 p. m.

which is 6 hours away. So, what I'm going to do is head somewhere very special in the meantime. So, I've actually already entered China.

I was in Beijing about two hours ago. So I went through all the immigration there, showed my visa, etc. Very, very easy.

No questions asked. So I've skipped all that and now I'm in Shanghai. I'm looking for my bag, which I do believe it's just over there.

Right. Next job on the list is data. You literally can't do anything [snorts] in any country these days without data, especially when you're in China.

What I've already noticed is when you connect to the Wi-Fi, none of the apps that I use, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, etc. work because of the great firewall. So, I need to get a VPN.

I need to get a SIM card. So, let's uh head outside here and see if I can find a SIM card. Okay, first issue has been encountered and that is because there's no SIM cards, no physical SIM cards on sale here at the airport.

So, that is why eims are very, very handy. I've just purchased one and we do have data. So that's job number one complete.

And there we go. Seconds later, eim has been activated. Right.

So Google Maps is absolutely pointless. There's nothing on there. No reviews, hardly any hotels or anything.

It's basically unusable. So I've been using, well, I've been told to use this app called a map. And this is what I'm working with here.

If you can see that in the light, it is all in Chinese. Very, very tricky. We've got a car sign down here.

Assume that's taxi. We've got a bus sign. Assume that is like metro or public transport.

So, we'll hit that. Look at this. This is difficult.

Right. I'm heading to this spa hotel. There's a giveaway of what I want to do in the next few hours in the Chinese in Google Translate.

And that is what we've got. Nightmare man. 33 minutes.

Line five and 10. Right. Let's find the metro.

I could obviously take a taxi which would be way easier but there's no fun in that when you arrive our new country. So let's try and find the metro. I presume it's over here.

Right up here we have train and suburban railway and also subway. I have no idea which one I want, but they're all downstairs. So let's head down this escalator here.

One thing I don't need to worry about in China is getting cash out of an ATM. It is pretty much a cashless country. I've got Alip Pay and WeChat downloaded and I've got WeChat topped up with some money and I've got Alip Pay linked to my international card.

So hopefully buying things there'll be no issue. Famous last words. I've just checked that AAP and I'm looking for line number 10.

So ah there we go. Subway line 10 pointing over there. Oh, there's loads happening here.

We've got train, longd distance bus, bus, subway line two is that direction and also subway tickets. So I presume you need a ticket before you go through a barrier. So let's head over here and try and use my new QR code payment system to get a subway ticket.

Right, here we go. Do they do English? They do.

Happy days. Look at that. Right.

Please select your fair. So presume these are the prices 3 4 5 6 etc. These are all the lines they look different colored lines.

>> So I am looking for line number 10 and I have no idea how much that costs. Oh three. It says three stations three yuan.

So let's go for number three there. QR code payment. Okay.

Please scan the QR code to pay. So, what I'm going to do now is get my phone out with Alip Pay. Fingers crossed this works.

Scan. There we go. That is scan the barcode.

Scan completing. And you do need data to be able to scan. So, that was lucky.

I got the ESIM sorted there. It's loading. Okay.

comes up three yuan instant pay link to my visa. So you got to put in your payment password. >> Boom.

Done. And there is the ticket comes out here. Huh.

Brilliant. That is my first ever Alip pay here in China. That is honestly a big stress like taking away the fact that the payment app works.

Awesome. Because in Pakistan, I had some issues getting money out. There's only one um one ATM, one bank in the whole country of Pakistan that would accept my card.

So that's lucky. But to get on the subway, you need to go through this sort of like airport style security. Look, everyone's putting their cases through.

So I'm not going to uh I'm not going to film this. So I'll see you over just over there. Right.

Happy days. We're through. Right.

Looking for line number 10 over here to Midtown or to Gilong Road. QR code checkin area to put there. Oh, brilliant.

There we go. And successfully navigated my first subway here in China. Easy as that.

And this is the line I'm wanting. Number 10 over here to Gilong Road. Yeah, Gilong Road is going left.

So, here we are. Here we're at Hong Kai airport terminal 2 and I'm going to go 1 2 3. I think I'm going to get off at Li Road.

This is a very long long line with loads of different stops. Right, we have successfully got off at the right station, Longi Road or something. So, let's get out of here.

So, I also checked that little uh a map and it said exit 2 because some of the times you come out of these massive subway stations and you just guess the exit and you're miles away from where you actually want to be and it adds like 5 minutes on to the walk. So, exit 2 is up here, I do think. And they've also got, look, restrooms in the subway station, which is good.

And a Family Mart. Cannot wait to fire into Family Mart. Haven't seen one of those since I was in Taiwan last year.

So, yeah, exit 2 is over there. So, let's get the ticket out my pocket. And I presume, do you put this in here now to lose it?

And where's that one? This was this one. Yeah.

Okay. Wa. And we're out.

That was three Chinese yuan. That's a bargain. I have no idea if China is going to be expensive or maybe a Shanghai is going to be expensive.

Presume Shanghai is going to be more than other cities in China just because it's like, you know, so advanced and a little bit touristy. But that's a good start. Paying 30 for the metro.

Oh, that is toasty. That is toasty. I've got no sun cream on, but is a glorious day.

People told me you never see the blue sky here in China. That's a lie. Look at that.

Absolute glorious day. And we've got all the bikes parked up here. Look, bicycles over there.

And the scooters parked up here obviously right beside Long Road Metro Station. Right, I've got a 16minute walk now to my location. So, let's just see where the hell am I going.

Does this map work GPS? It does. Okay, up here.

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You know what I'm loving so far is the fact that everything is a challenge. Some of the countries I've been to recently so easy. you know, it's not like proper traveling, but this I feel already I've had to work things out, use my brain a little, and yeah, it's just way more fun.

So, a good start to my China adventure. But look at these streets. Very, very modern and organized.

And I was reading on the plane on the way here that 60% of the vehicles in Shanghai are electric. So, let's just listen in to the cars going past here. Very, very quiet and no honking.

And already I've clocked the amount of cameras that are watching me. Look, one, two, up there. Give them a wave.

Very high surveillance here in China. These guys are on their scooters. They've got a separate little path there away from the traffic.

He's on an electric scooter and he's going in a red light. That's shocking. Hope that's on camera.

Right. Just up here, I think. Oh man, these streets are so nice and so quiet.

Not too sure what I was expecting, but look at how clean they are. And there's just nobody on them pedestrian wise and also on the roads. Look, this road is dead.

Completely dead. And I'm walking on it on my suitcase. Oh, it's hot.

Let's do a temperature check right now. Place your bets. I'm going for 31.

Shanghai 35°. Look at that. Absolutely roasting.

Okay, I'm in desperate need of a drink after all that navigating very thirsty work and I found myself the best convenience store in the entire world. Of course, 71. Oh, we're so back.

Let's check out very very quickly through the back here. All the drinks. Let's go for This one's got a nice panda on it.

These like iced teas maybe. Let's go for watermelon. >> Okay.

>> Done. Good. Okay.

>> That QR system is so good. So I can show a QR code and the vendor scans it as in the 7-Eleven girl there. scans it and it comes from my card or I scan their QR code.

No cash. So fast. Absolutely love it.

Right, here we go with the panda watermelon iced tea. I think this is sparkling actually. Ah, not iced tea, but damn, that is delicious.

A watermelon soda fizzy drink. A little bit sweet, but just what I need in this sweltering heat. Ah, I want to see how much that charged me.

Actually, it pings my bank card that I've got linked to it so I know exactly how much it is in great British pounds. Oh, that was dollars actually. I took for me 85 cent.

This was 6 CNY and the first payment was 43 cent for the metro. Tremendous. Right, moving on.

The last thing I want to do here is jwalk. Look at the camera right above the red man. You got one facing me and then one facing over there.

Even if nobody's coming, I am 100% waiting for the green man here. Otherwise, probably get arrested if you uh cross the road. Who knows?

Right, there we go. green man all the way across. Okay, a bit of context of where I'm heading right now.

I am heading to a 247 spa. Yes, you heard that right. The spa is open all day and it never shuts.

I've seen them on Tik Tok and Instagram and they look so good. I thought it' be a perfect place to go in between landing and also checking in to my hotel. So, what do I get for my money?

Well, you get access to all the facilities which include swimming pool, cold plunge, sauna, steam room, there's massages, there's also like games rooms, there's karaoke rooms, and also unlimited food. And I'm talking the best food you'll ever see in any buffet in your life. Well, definitely my life.

I think it is like $150, which is the most expensive spot I could find in Shanghai. So, I'm going all out in this video to reward myself for getting to Shanghai in one piece. I think there's like lobster, there's caviar.

Never even had caviar before in my life, but I'll be tasting it in this video. So, that's where I'm heading right now. I'm going to make most of that because I am starving.

So, I'm just trying to find it. I believe it's literally around this corner. >> Okay, thank [laughter] you.

You can do this one. Okay, perfect. Awesome.

Just came off the road there. asked the guy who was at reception where the spa is and now I'm in a golf buggy. I think being taken to the spa.

So yeah, it's a great start to the $150 experience. I've no idea if this is in a hotel or something. Could be like a fivestar hotel or if it's a separate a separate venue, but I just found it online and it's literally the rated the best in the whole city.

Perfect. Shush. That's amazing.

What a country. Oh, nice. Okay, perfect.

Okay, thank you. Hello. >> Uh, passport.

>> Passport. >> Okay, no problem. There you go.

Thank [music] you. >> Yes. 18 visitors registration down here.

I presume this is the the right building. I have no idea. I just asked that guy in the street and he took me here.

So, it's definitely like a high class level that I'm expecting for the money, but we'll soon find out. >> Do you have WeChat though? >> WeChat?

Yes. >> Yes. Question is me.

>> Question with you. >> Yes. >> Okay.

Yes, I have WeChat. >> Oh, I scan. Okay.

Scan. >> Okay. >> There you go.

>> Add a friend. >> Yes. Yes.

>> Okay. >> Ah, you can translate. >> Yes.

Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay.

>> Oh, hello. [laughter] >> Chinese is pretty good. >> Okay.

>> I still have no idea if this is the right place. [music] >> This is my bag. >> Okay.

>> Okay. You can put this in storage or something. >> Okay.

Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.

>> Okay. A nice bracelet. Okay, >> see you again.

>> Okay, see you later. Bye-bye. I I have no idea what is happening.

>> Hello. Wow, look at this fancy mirror. >> Oh, my password.

>> Okay. Okay. >> No camera.

>> Yes. >> Inside. It's okay.

Okay, obviously I couldn't film inside the changing room, but after a bit of Google Translate, I was given a full spa outfit, which was soft pajamas and a pair of slippers. I was told to take a shower first, but I'm not entirely sure if that was mandatory, but I went ahead anyway. After that, I got changed and as you can see, it is super nice in the changing room.

Everything is spotless. There's an onen, a sauna, and even a cold plunge pool, but unfortunately, I couldn't get any footage of that. The shelves are lined with skin care products, different gels and creams, and even high-end hair dryers for everyone to use.

After spending some time in the spa area, I made my way out to the restaurant, and it was perfect timing because it was lunchtime. Okay, before I get to talk into this unbelievable buffy behind me, let's give you a full tour of what's on offer. Here we have every drink under the sun that you can choose from.

Alcohol on the left hand side. Is that Croninburgg at the top? Corona.

We got coconut drink. These must be like iced teas in here. Isotonic drinks and Coca-Cola at the top.

Full fat and zero sugar. They also have fresh juice available here. This is watermelon juice, orange juice, and cucumber and pear juice.

And coconut tips. You can just get a straw, crack it through one of these, and suck out the coconut water. This is the fruit section.

So, this guy behind will cut up any of this fruit. Look at these pineapple, kiwis, the biggest grapes I've ever seen in my life. Here we have the tea section.

This is white tea, golden black tea, jasmine, breezy tea, and look at that. That must be honeycomb. Over in this section is the cured meats.

So, we have ham, freshly cut here. This is where it's came from. Look at the size of that ham joint.

We've got sarrano ham here. We've got benian ham. So, three different kinds of ham all cut.

And you can help yourself to some some toppings here. Olives, some girkens. No, some jalapenos actually in here.

And we have some Chinese cheese. Looks like parmesan in this one. And this is one of the most popular stations.

This is the seafood station. Here we have the grilled snow crab sashimi in here on ice. Got prawns that are already peeled which makes it super easy to eat.

Got salmon sashimi here. One lonely piece left. And this is the dessert section up here.

Milk skin yogurt. The presentation is absolutely insane. This is like fivestar presentation.

Chocolate desserts. Yuzu mousse. Look at the colors.

Wow. Absolutely insane. I need to get stuck into this ASAP.

But I'm just going to show you one last piece of this buffet. We have casings of caviar here. You can have as much caviar as you like.

More shrimp in here. While that salmon's been refilled. Look at that over there.

Right. Let's start with the salmon sashimi. [laughter] >> So good.

Could eat that all day. And I think there's a station just up there that someone actually peels the crab for you. I've seen that over there.

Each table also gets given an iPad where you can flick through and order fresh meals from the kitchen. It's all in Chinese, but h we'll give it a go regardless. This looks like some fried rice, cold jellyfish, spicy white wine, sea snails, trout.

So, I've actually went ahead and already done that. And we've got a little trout here. Fish on the table.

And a crab. Look at that. This is all included in the price of the buffet.

That is a hot crab with a little dipping sauce there. And the girl has dshelled all of the prawns at the table for me. So, we got crab, we got prawns.

Look at that. No mess. We've got a mystery bowl of seafood here.

Look at that one. Little bit jaggy. I haven't got a clue what that says.

Let's d it in the sauce. Very like rubbery. But it's okay cuz I can wash it down with a glass of procco.

So marriage. Ah, that's good though. Very nice.

Right now it's time for some crab. Look at that crab. Is obviously delicious, but it is so annoying to peel yourself.

But thankfully, that girl did a cracking job. >> Do I dip it in the soy sauce? >> No.

I'm just going to go in just like this. That is phenomenal. And now for the prawn.

Let's get that caviar. Fish eggs on the prawn. All right.

There we go. Oh, so good. I've also ordered a sort of stir fried beef here off the iPad with loads of chilies and some green onion.

That looks absolutely fire. Let's taste some of this. >> Oh yeah.

Wow. Spicy. Look at that.

Oh, that is seriously hot. Honey procco. >> Wow, that is delicious though.

Beef is really, really soft. That's so good. And the quality of food on offer is outrageous, right?

Can you see this fish? Let's taste a bit. White fish here in like a soy sauce.

>> Oh yeah. >> Tremendous. I got to go back down.

That is a good little start to the buffet, but there is so much more to tuck into. Okay, I've just been informed that the buffet, the lunch buffet is now closing, but dinner is starting very, very soon. So, I panicked and went for an abomination of stuff here.

Got some beef tongue, some grilled chicken, some olives, different meats from Germany. I think they're from Germany. Some sort of parmesan cheese here, and of course, salmon sashimi.

Let's start with the beef tongue. Look at that bad boy. Oh wow.

>> That is so soft inside. Kind of dipped in the soy sauce maybe. >> M thicker outer layer, but the majority of it is very soft.

And the final plate of savory food is duck tongue. Wow. This is from the kitchen.

Doesn't look very good to be honest, but we'll give it a go. just like a big bone. No, >> not much meat on it, >> but the meat is tasty.

Where's the bone underneath? Not too bad. Glad I tried it.

Going to order again. Right, starting with this chocolate one right here. Phenomenal presentation.

>> Let's go find one go. >> Oh my days. Like a really, really thick chocolate mousse.

Wow. So rich. So good.

Oh man. One of those enough though. Very very sickly.

Okay, let's try this yellow one. Again, look at the presentation. So nice.

>> A lot creamier inside. Looks like vanilla. I know.

Not much flavor in that one, but still pretty good. And the last one, it's another chocolate one. [laughter] A hard coating.

very very rich inside >> with a nut. That's a walnut I think. Tremendous.

A great lunch. Right now, I'm going to show you all the other facilities in this building. There's loads to see and do before dinner starts in about 2 hours time.

So I'm now on floor number two and we have the steam room, the majong room, whatever that is. Looks like maybe some gambling going on with those symbols. Video game area and bar.

So this is one of the games rooms here in the spa. We've got four TVs on the wall. Come in here and play your friends with some games.

This is an Xbox One, I think, down here. What's the game we're going to play? Overcooked.

All you can eat. On every floor there are the snack counters. These are the same desserts that I had previously.

Look at those taragan pomelo velvet nut chocolates. These are here all day so you can help yourself. This is the tea that was also downstairs.

Loads of different kinds of tea if that's what you're into. And loads of fruit as well. Papaya, watermelon, pineapple, grapes.

What a selection. I do believe this is on every single floor. There's about five or six floors in this building and there's just snacks galore.

And this is an even bigger selection of drinks. [laughter] It's absolutely insane. This section is a bar.

Over here we have Maclin Whiskey. This is absolutely dead. But check the bar out over here.

Loads of whiskey on offer. I have no idea if this is included in the price, but a stunning bar and lovely atmosphere. Got some guys over there playing cards, just chilling.

So many places just to rest and recuperate with your friends while enjoying a drink or a bit of fruit. In here you have resting area. Let's have a little look.

See [snorts] what I can find. Some places you have to book, but I'm not sure if this is one of them. Anyone here?

No. Like a lounge. We got some music playing over here.

Just a place to come and enjoy. But this room stinks of smoke. So obviously you can come here and uh smoke your cigars and look out the window.

Pretty nice. They've also got a terrace area. Yeah, look just empty, man.

A terrace area outside. Is this open? Of course it's open.

Oh man, the temperature is fantastic. It's just hit 5:30 on the clock. So, everyone I just saw everyone queuing for dinner downstairs, but I'm going to let that queue die down because I'm not waiting for the buffet.

But another amazing terrace with a decent view. Look at the sun. It's absolutely roasting.

And it's not even 6:00 p. m. But so many good places to come and just relax in this 24-hour spa.

In this room here, you have about seven massage beds and a projector on the screen. So, I guess you can come in here, whack a movie on this screen. And these massage beds are electric.

So, there's buttons here. Look, let's have a little jump on one of these and see if I can get it to move. Yeah, look, that is going.

Is that moving? It is. That is coming closer towards me.

Get my get my things off and be comfortable. And then this one you push and it goes back. Look.

Oh, and you just relax here. Oh my god, it's going vertical. It is going vertical.

You can just you could like my neck is now below my feet. Oh my god. need to stop this.

>> Oh, someone's going to come and get me in trouble. I know they are. Anyway, you can come here, relax, and enjoy a movie.

I also want to show you the toilet. So, this is mail. And this is the sink area.

You've got some ice cubes here. You've got a little comb. You've got some no idea what that is.

Maybe like soap or something. You've got some hand lotion. Some rose hand lotion.

You got some hand wash. In here you have a bobble for your hair, cotton buds, tissues, and the nicest sink I've ever seen in my life under here. Look at that for a tap.

Ah, it's glorious. Right, let's jump in here and hopefully nobody's in here so I can show you around. Four urininals, lovely partition in between and two toilets, Japanese style.

So with a rose petal in the toilet bowl. So once you've done your business, these are the buttons you can press. You can very dark in here.

rear wash, front wash, dry, flush [snorts] and stop, and flow. So, ideally, you go rear wash and then you go dry. But honestly, it's up to you.

You can experiment. But toilets spotlessly clean and actually smell very damn good. They also offer massages here at the complex.

And look at one of the massage rooms. Little candle lit there. That is absolutely stunning.

You got a mirror over there, a sink, some toiletries. Look at that massage bed. Amazing.

This place is honestly like a maze. Look, just come to the end of the corridor. There's another one to go and explore.

But what I think I found on this floor is a lot of bed signs. So maybe people are staying like 24 hours. I only got the actually I didn't even pick a package when I came in.

But I'm going to leave after 12 hours. So these must be like people are staying in these rooms. Probably single beds or double beds.

I think it's double the price for 24 hours or whatever. I'll put the price on the screen now for the price 24 hours and I'll also put the price on the screen for 12 hours so you know what I'm paying. But yeah, this is uh this is the third floor.

mostly relaxation rooms, but look just there's just corridors and corridors of places to explore. This building would be an amazing place for hide and seek. So, this floor specializes in health resort zone, Chinese massage, and guest rooms.

Right, let's go up and check out the fourth and final floor. So, this is the outdoor terrace. Multifunctional and more guest rooms.

>> Let's take a little look down here. Oh, this is one of the rooms. Look, I'm going to get thrown out here.

Double bed, massive sofa, outdoor area, and then on suite in here. And I can hear someone coming. Oh, sorry.

Yeah. Yeah. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

>> I'm just exploring. Sorry. Okay, I'm going to get in trouble.

I knew somebody would come there. Where is the outdoor terrace? This one.

>> Oh, okay. Thank you. Thank you.

Cuz uh they've got cameras absolutely everywhere. So, you can't really Thank you. You can't really sneak around without them watching you because they know exactly where you are.

I was in someone's room there. Whoops. Ah, sha.

Thank you. Okay, this is the outdoor terrace. Oh, the heat is incredible.

And he's coming with me. Oh my days. Look at this.

Wow. Amazing. Very good.

Ah, so nice. Let's get better lighting away from the sun. Oh man, what a place this is.

Look at that. Nobody up here at all. It's like brand new.

Spotlessly clean. This is the top of the building. Lovely place.

You got seven or eight people can fit around there. More chairs here for smoking or eating or whatever. You could also bring your dinner up here, but it is a buffet, so probably people wouldn't do that.

But ah, unreal. Is that real grass as well? It is.

Unlucky for someone having to cut that. What a horrible job. Yeah, that is floor one to four.

What a place. But look, the cameras are absolutely everywhere. There's one right there like watching me even film this little uh terrace video.

I better get out of here before I get in trouble. So, I couldn't show you when I came in, but every single person that comes here gets their own locker. I am 8007 and this is the locker complex.

Look at this luxury. Very, very nice. Everyone gets their own individual locker.

And inside is a pair of slippers and a towel. Once again, spotlessly clean. There's literally nothing lying on the floor or anything.

Everything is away in the locker. Beautiful. Really nice.

And the women's, I presume, it's exactly the same as the men's. Right. Kicking off the bouffy, the dinner at the buffet with the one one milk kids milk.

But apparently pretty nostalgic if you're from China. Let's give it a go. >> Oh man, that is good.

That's the taste. It tastes like evaporated milk or like really really thinned condensed milk. That's it in a can.

It's delicious. Oh, it's so good. >> That is so healthy as well.

>> Definitely not. Very good. Scoreing that 9 out of 10.

So good. There's no tuna though. pony salmon.

But no complaints. I've never been anywhere that someone peels the shell off before. That's the worst bit about eating seafood.

Oh man. Know it melt in your mouth and you can just go back for more and more. Right.

Here we go with the salon tea with lemon straight from Sri Lanka. Oh, nice. That's got some uh >> Yeah, this is lemon, green lemon in there.

M nice and citrusy and not too sweet. Ice cold as well. Very refreshing.

Goes very well with the prawns or the shrimp. Right. Up next is the drink day.

The 6% one that was in the beer fridge. So I presume it is maybe a Chinese lagger. Oh, smells like off lagger.

Like rotten beer. Let's give it a go. Rotten beer.

But it's delicious. M. Wow.

It's got a really strong taste. I'm not sure what that is. Maybe like a >> like a rice wine or something.

It's definitely got a lot of sugar in it. It's a really strong taste. Nothing like beer at all.

It's closer to a cider, I think. >> 6%. Yeah, I like it.

Drnk day. I've also got some stuff off the menu or the iPad. Went for some sea urchin fried egg slash little bit of an omelette here.

That is the sea urchin which is very very expensive. Had before in Japan. So let's take a little bit of that onto the egg.

M. Wow. Very very rich, creamy, >> delicious.

some chives to this as well. Really good. And we've also ordered some oxtail soup with massive big chunks of oxtail in here.

Let's taste the broth first of all. Oh wow, that's incredible. >> Oh man, that's so good.

Here's the meat. Look. >> This falls off the bone.

>> Oh wow. Look at that. A little bit like jelly texture, but the broth is outrageously good.

Next up, we have pigeon. Look at this. Wow.

Let's tear the legs off here. >> Let's go for a bit here. M.

That's some good pigeon. Nice crispy skin. Nice and soft inside.

Think it might be a bit bit hard and chewy, but it's not. Big fan. And next off the iPad, we have two garlic lobsters.

Let's get stuck into these. Haven't had lobster in so long because it is always most expensive thing on the menu. But when it's included in an all you can eat buffet, you got to make the most of it.

M. So good. So garlicky as well.

I'm getting pretty full. But one last look at the menu on the iPad. As you can see, everything is zero.

0 all included. You can get as much as you want. Lobster, crab, sea urchin.

Literally everything you want [music] is here. Garlic, butter, shrimp, noodles. >> [music] >> Lovely selection.

>> Make the most of that before you leave. Perfect. >> Thank you.

In total, that was $260. Okay. So, thank you so much.

That was $260. And about 80 of that was a little activity. It's so dark you can't even see me.

Apologies. 80 of that was an activity that I did inside which I'm filming for a different YouTube video. So basically that was $180.

And for the last about 3 4 hours I spent a lot of time lounging around playing some video games. Didn't show you that. Pretty boring.

And I also spent a lot of time in the onen and also in the sauna which was empty. It was amazing. So big, so nice.

Honestly, really, really good. So yeah, I think is it worth it? $180 for a one-off.

I think it is. I wouldn't go back next week. I'll definitely go to a different one nearby in Shanghai.

But I have confirmed that is the most expensive 24-hour spa in Shanghai. Right, let's go to the hotel that I meant to check in about 5 hours ago. Right, next step is to book a taxi.

And I'm going to use WeChat for this. First time using WeChat. I think it is pretty self-explanatory.

They basically got this app called DD, which is like Uber, built into the app. So, I'm just going to put in my drop off location. And that is 42.

7 CNY. Unfortunately, DD or Alip Pay is letting me down. I've texted seven options and I cannot find a driver.

So, I'm wondering if I can just flag one on the street here. Yes. Taxi.

Take out. Cannot get a taxi in Shanghai, China. Here.

This is a disaster. Might as well ask this guy. You open?

You can go uh want to go to this one. Who knew it would be this difficult to get a taxi at 11:00 at night? I reckon that app's still working.

There's no way you can be in Shanghai, you can't get a taxi. Unbelievable. So tired.

Haven't slept in like a day. >> Good. Okay.

>> Okay. Okay. My stuff.

>> Okay. Oh man, I was so lucky. Fell asleep.

Told you I was tired. get my luggage. Hopefully this is the right hotel.

You're welcome. >> And I'm going straight to bed after I give you a very quick room tour. >> Yeah.

Hello. >> Okay. >> Finally, we have made it.

And this is what $50 a night gets you in Shanghai, China. So, this is the room. Pretty modern.

I do believe this hotel was actually built last year. Over here we have a few switches by the bed. USBC, which is good, and a USB.

And you can also [snorts] close the curtains by hitting this button right here. Bed is a decent size, but of course, let's test the bed for comfiness. Pretty good.

No complaints at all with that one. I'll rate that one an 8. 1.

A lovely big TV right in front of the bed which is ideal for watching football. Over here we have a small working station, good for my laptop, little sort of like sofa in the corner here and a chair. And over here we have some tissues, a bin and some sort like iPad thing.

Hope I can change that to English. In this corner, we have a mini bar with a very lonely can of Coke and some Sprite. Up here, we have some tissues.

No, not tissues. That is how tired I am. We have some slippers provided.

And was that mosquito thing you plug into the wall up here? We have some cups with loads of dust on the bottom, but at least they're upside down. And two bottles of water provided.

And a kettle, but no tea or coffee unless this drawer is packed full. And it's not even a drawer. Yeah, no tea and coffee provided, unfortunately.

How is the bathroom? [sighs] This looks pretty good, to be honest. Nice and modern.

Absolutely massive mirror, but it is a little bit dirty at the top here. Really dusty actually. What did these buttons do?

Fancy lighting. What does that one do? Nothing.

Nope. Nothing. In the corner, we have some soap.

Hand wash provided. And how is the water out of here? Pretty good indeed.

Man, this is not clean. We've got some toothpaste provided and two cups, but honestly, I would definitely give them a rinse. And a modern toilet, but is not a Japanese style, so it will not be wiping your bum automatically.

But the most important part in any room is, of course, the shower. And it does look fantastic. A nice glass, well basically walk-in shower, glass wall here to stop the water running out.

Open over the bathroom. They provided some shower gel, some conditioner and shampoo. And you also get a choice of your head.

That light is horrific. Nice head up here, like a rainfall, rainforest, whatever you call it. and one right here.

In terms of storage, there actually isn't any storage. This is a wall. I think the neighbor is right next door.

There's no place to put your bag even or to hang any shirts or anything up. Well, that's pretty much the storage there, the hangers, which is pretty pathetic. In terms of the view, I have absolutely no idea.

Let's see. Yeah, it just looks like it goes out to the street. But as I mentioned earlier in the video, all the cars here are electric, so the car noise isn't too bad.

As always, let me know down below. Is this worth $50 here in Shanghai, China? And on that note, I'm going to end the video.

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