Leo Hostel

One star is generous for the Leo hostel in Beijing. Check-in was fine apart from the misleading information on the website about both the ATM’s and towels. The nearest ATM is a 20 minute walk away and the towels are not included in the price, they actually cost 10RMB and 50 to hire. Mine was dirty, when I took it back to get a replacement I was told to pay. I didn’t, but this elucidates the scamming mentality of the Leo hostel. The room was somewhat clean, the bathroom was far from it. The showers never ran hot and the toilets were always disgusting. The sinks were vile. After a night out, my friend returned to find a person sleeping in her bed and this person told us that the hostel informed her that no one had taken this bed. This wasn’t the case and took us a while to sort it out. We assumed that a made-up and messy bed meant that bed was taken, my friend was meant to take this bed and clean it up herself! Absolutely awful. The room was small and stuffy and smelly. I know it’s only £7 a night but there are much better hostels in Beijing for only a little bit more money that I would recommend looking at. The staff don’t care and you can really tell. I’ve stayed in many hostels in my life but this one is up there with the worst. Avoid!!