Beijing Downtown Backpackers Reviews

All in all it is a great place to stay. There is always somebody around who speaks english and they go the extra mile or kilometre for you. It is also quite helpful that one can book day trips through them, which are not commercially motivated, i.e. they don't take the bus to the shopping centres. Really liked it.

Excellent location, in one of the charming hutongs in Beijing, though it has become very very touristy today. Especially the many cousy cafe's in this same hutong are very pleasant. The hostel has everything a traveller need: social room, breakfast and dinner cafe, all excursions, bikes for rent, etc. Check out the Pass By bar and the Sandglass cafe in this hutong street for a relaxed evening.

I thought it was great. Loved the breakfast that was included. I wish the front desk person would have given me the free map when I checked in - it would have been really helpful. They didn't give it to me until the next day and I had to ask for it. I ended up giving mine to someone else I met in the common room who clearly could have benefited from it. It's printed by the hostel, so they should just give everyone one upon check-in.

Its nice with breakfast included, but You have to pay 15 RMB to get a cup of coffee, making it cheaper to buy a meal at a cafe. Also its difficult to get there from the Metro-line.

Simply the best hostel i've been to. great staff (emily you are the best) great location. nothing went wrong. i will definetly come back! They picked us up at the airport, everything was cheap (one beer 4Y), the room was clean. Thank you guys!

I really enjoyed my stay at Downtown Backpackers, and the tour of the Wall was excellent & a great price! The staff wasn't as knowledgeable on other Beijing sites, but were very friendly and helpful. Plus, the excellent hot water and heat were very appreciated with the below freezing temps!

Great location, comfortable rooms, nice staff and excellent location. My only complaints are the coffees in the coffee shop of the attached bar are too small for the price and the internet was excruciating slow.

The staff were super friendly and helpful and the hostel was located on an awesome lane way with lots of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars. It's a little bit of a walk (20 minutes) to the subway but there's so much nearby that that isn't really a problem. The free breakfast is the most generous hostel breakfast I've seen - a full cooked one.