Xi'an Hostellit

Plussat: Staff very helpful and friendly. Nice warm atmosphere.

Plussat: The hostel organised events occasionally, had the chance to make dumplings together for dinner. The place is also very comfortable. Joined the trip to the terracotta army organized by the hostel too and it was a memorable experience. Definitely a great place for backpackers.

Miinukset: None XD

Plussat: I was travelling by myself and I choose a provite room. The room was really confortable and clean. The same for the private bathroom. The hostel is great; centrally located and the staff is kind and always available to answer all your questions.

Plussat: Lonely Planet describe staff as the best in China and they were spot on. They really went extra mile to accommodate extra and unusual needs. Superb.

Plussat: Wonderful staff! We arrived early by sleeper train from Beijing and they picked us up for free at the train station and we could check in right away. They were super helpful with organizing our trip and especially helped us out when we had a small medical issue and had to visit the hospital. One of the best Hostels in China so far!

Plussat: The taste of omelette by cook was good as I read it on comments and most employees of this hostel were kind. The hostel has easy access.

Miinukset: It will be better if the restroom has new towel racks. The old one looks like so dirty because of its serious discoloration(rusty), so I couldn't leave my clothes on there when I take a shower. lol

Plussat: Staff is helpful and always smiley. They speak English very well and are always available to help with any request! There is a cute cat living in the hostel :)

Miinukset: The first night we got the double room we booked but we found it small and not really comfortable. The matress was hard the only window was small so there wasn't enough light. Moreover the room smelled cigarettes... So the day after we asked to change and they kindly let us move to a twin room, which was bigger and more comfortable. They should maybe do some renovations. WiFi didn't work very well.

Plussat: They had a bed at short notice - the only affordable accommodation in Beijing when booking the week before arrival. Good location.

Miinukset: Prob the worst cost to quality of anywhere I’ve stayed; I have stayed in worse hostels, but was paying a few dollars a night.

Plussat: Camerarderie with guests excellent. Friendly helpful staff who spoke English

Miinukset: Lift didn’t work

Plussat: Staff were really friendly. Very social atmosphere. Gaga's terracotta warrior tour was very good. Noodle place over the road was great.

Miinukset: Little bit dated in the rooms. Rooftop bar was dead (but the main bar was good). Beer seemed a bit more expensive than other hostels in China.

Plussat: Nicky located hostel with good breakfast and very good coffee! The staff was very friendly and explained how to get to the main sightseeing spots right after we checked in. Room was nice and beds very good. Almost like a hotel instead of a hostel!

Plussat: It's a great place to stay. Location is awesome cause it's close to the city center. Many stores around the hotel work 24h. The staff in the hotel was very friendly and helpful, big thanks to Sasha:) The hotel by itself is a bit old but it's clean and maintained. The excursion to the Tarracotta army place that I took was reasonably priced and well organized. Check out process was easy and quick. Would definitely stay again

Miinukset: I had to stay in the room 201 for one night and it wasn't good. You can literally hear everything from outside and it's also very small. I asked staff if they can change the room for me and they provided me another one next day

Plussat: Perfect location close to many sites including the wall and the metro. Lots of good places to eat nearby. Nice relaxed vibe. Friendly staff. Daily free activities were fun. Rooms a good size and comfortable. Nice bathrooms. Good coffee.

Miinukset: Lots of stairs to climb - no elevator - not really a problem for us but others be wary. Rooms could do with redecoration as they are looking scrappy. Room was not cleaned whilst we were there, though toilet paper basket was emptied each day! Hardly any Chinese food on menu though they did western food very well.

Plussat: It had a nice atmosphere in the hostel. They also offered different free activities. The rooms were clean and spacious.

Miinukset: The wifi was little slow.

Plussat: Good food options, vegetarian options, reasonable prices, good community feeling, good staff, helpful for tourists. I live in Shanghai, PRC and found the hostel to be the ideal choice for visiting the city.

Miinukset: They ran out of Guinness, and the cocktails were a bit weak and lacking.

Plussat: Wonderful and very helpful staff. Great afternoon free activities such as Chinese Calligraphy, mahjong lessons, cooking classes. Organized tours to the terracotta army & emperor Qing Mausoleum. Great place to meet people from all over the world.

Miinukset: I liked everything well... maybe the Chinese beer was too expensive -:)

Plussat: The room was good value. The staff always willing to guide wisely, even regards rain. Cleaning staff diligent. Well done folk, I will book Hang Tan House again.

Plussat: Good location Good price Bar downstairs with food and drinks

Miinukset: Not really clean. Staff pushing to sell trip to Terracotta army and keeps lowering the price. Loud staff early in the morning.

Plussat: Central location in the centre, clean rooms as long as you don’t come under the beds, Free water to refill, great western food (smiked salmon wrap is great and also the tuna sandwich is great). Personnel is great and friendly. Great to have a footbaltable for the children to play with. Terracotta warriors we went with a taxi (12 yuan) to the local bus (7 yuan per person with aircon and takes only 1 hour). Bought tickets at the ticket counter (150 yuan).. great experience!!

Miinukset: Drinks are a bit expensive (a small beer is 15 yuan, in the supermarket across the Street a beer 600 ml is 5 yuan.

Plussat: Good location in the heart of Xi’an. A nice ‘youth hotel atmosphere’ (travellers meeting at the restaurant, chatting over a drink in all possible languages, fun activities proposed in the evening, etc) with simple but comfortable rooms. Staff a bit too pushy with their proposed tours, but it appeared to be a good option for visiting the terracotta warriors, so we went with them and it was well organised and guided. We liked it and would return if in Xi’an.

Plussat: Food was ok, not amazing, but there was heaps of great food very close in the area. The staff the could speak English were very helpful. All the staff were nice. They had an open mic kind of night on Fridays which was great to be at, heaps of people have fun. cool cultural experience. Fantastic rooftop bar

Miinukset: Our room was great but smelt of cigarettes

Plussat: The space is really cool with it’s round courtyard gates and the ancient style. They have a restaurant inside and we could check at 1 am.

Miinukset: With such late arrival we didn’t get a proper tour of the place and took a while to find the shared toilet in the dark.

Plussat: From the replies and request for info after the booking, through to the arrival and stay, everything was perfect. A very well run hostel.

Plussat: Is perfect to have a nice time.

Plussat: Amazing backyard, really pleasant at night time. Rooms were nice and clean. Had lots of amenities :laundry room, nice restaurant, hot water,....

Miinukset: Staff at night time could speak English, had a nice actitudes but was hard to solve a problem we had with the train station.

Plussat: Good quality of the restaurant at a decent price. Good laundry service. Nice rooms. Shower is separate from the rest of the bathroom (uncommon in china). Real matress.

Miinukset: The location is a bit far from everything. Although everything was within walking distance. The hostel is in between the sites of the old City and the bus station The wifi in the room was disconnected at some times.

Plussat: The atmosphere, quite and relaxed. The posibility of doing your own laundry.

Miinukset: No bike rental. No sitting facilities on more places.

Plussat: The hostel was located in a quiet area, but close to the interesting sites (including metro and train station). The place is good-looking, and has a good restaurant. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Especially when we got stranded in Xian due to the typhoon in Shanghai, they arranged a room for us, helped us find alternative transport, etc. Would highly recommend this place!

Plussat: Excellent property in very historic environment, but with modern comfort. Great value for money, highly recommended!

Plussat: Nice location, close to lots of things. Revolution park is also interesting to visit around 6 pm. Good food, friendly people.

Miinukset: My first nights were perfect but then a Chinese family (including kid) moved into the dorm and they were not so familiar with hostel etiquette and sleeping in dorms. All in all a very good hostel for a good price.

Plussat: We arrived very late at night. Staff was very welcoming. We were hungry so they ordered us some traditional chinese take aways. With limited english and the help of a translator they went out of their way to help us. The room is a little bit old and run down but absolutely value for money. The bed was massive and had clean linen. The area and surroundings were not noisy at all and we had a good nights sleep. Highly recommend this hostel for budget travelers.

Miinukset: Toilet seat was broken.

Plussat: Very nice staff. Close to a busstation and the metro. Nice food stands around the hostel and very comfy beds!

Miinukset: The dorms downstairs smelled a bit like catpee. The ladder to the top bunks was loose and the spacing was pretty big between the steps.

Plussat: Location was great! Good size to the room, beautiful designed bedroom. Staff helpful and friendly. Free pool table. Amazing hot pot restaurant next door. Close to many local supermarkets. Free use of washing machine. Really enjoyed our stay here, one of the best hostels in our 7 months of travels.

Miinukset: Bathroom had a funny smell coming from it but fine if we kept the door closed

Plussat: Amazing staff! They were so helpful and nice and they made the stay very pleasent! Location is also amazing, literally 15 minutes walk from the city center. Great value for money

Miinukset: The room with the bunk beds wasn't the cleanest but we didn't mind that much.

Plussat: It's cheap, clean and the room is big. The staff was very helpful.

Plussat: All good

Miinukset: All good

Plussat: We had to organise a late check in at 2am and the staff were very understanding and kept the hostel open so we could check in still (they usually close at 11:30pm). There was an issue with my booking but they sorted it out and instead of a dorm, we got a twin bed private room for just a bit extra. The room was fantastic - very clean, air con worked, private bathroom as well. Location is close to a metro stop so getting around isn’t too difficult.

Miinukset: Even though it’s close to a metro stop, it might not be the most central location for some. It took us about 30-35 minutes to walk to Muslim Street. But because it’s in a neighbourhood area, you get to see the locals living their everyday life and playing chess/having street performances which is nice.

Plussat: This is our 2nd stay at the hostel in a week as we left mid week to go to Huashan overnight. We stayed in a private twin room the first time and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, not such a good experience in the dorm rooms. The shared bathroom facilities were fine, but the dorms themselves weren’t great. The staff were understanding when my boyfriend asked to switch rooms, but I’d recommend spending a bit extra and getting a private room instead of a dorm here.

Miinukset: My boyfriend was put into a 6 bed male dorm on the basement level. Once he went downstairs, he noticed there was a weird, damp smell to the corridor. The room also smelt that way and felt quite ‘wet’. He had hung up some clothes near his bed, and after a few hours, came back and realised they had turned damp from how moist it was in the room. He asked to change rooms and they moved him to a dorm on the top level which was much better. I was in a 4 bed female dorm on the top floor and the dorm itself was quite dirty. Because the tiles were white, it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in awhile as there was hair and rubbish everywhere. The window also didn’t have a curtain so everyone started waking up around 5:30-6am because the room would get really bright. The shared bathroom was right next to the dorm which was convenient, but also the smells of the toilet seemed to drift into the air vents in the room. I also noticed that the things I left on my bed would gather dust overnight as well, so maybe the room isn’t well ventilated.

Plussat: Beds are comfy, good location.

Miinukset: I arrived at 2am and the receptionist asked me to fill a long, exhausting and unclear check in form. When I checked out I was asked to go down and bring my sheets from the bed. There was a hundred yuan deposit for some reason. They weren't speaking english and there was a lazy party-mood coming from the staff. The place is not clean. Planned to stay more but left after one night.

Plussat: Koirat, tunnelma ja baari!

Miinukset: Kylpärit!!!