Haikou Banana International Youth Hostel Reviews

The staff couldn't speak English as well as the homepage indicated. They could answer your questions but wouldn't give any tourist information at all. Bad knowledge of for example how to get to Sanya, better to ask other tourists. They had millions of DVD's, some books, and pool table. Bad thing was breakfast only after 8:00 and pizza ( ~60 yen ) only 20:00 to 21:00 wed-sun. Their cats and dogs try to get your food while you are eating :(. Doubled price in new year, wasn't close to full.

Staff were a little rude when we arrived, and kind of thought the cleaning lady wanted to beat me up for a while. But the owner seems like a cool dude. It was a little expensive, but this was due to Chinese new year.

The place isn't in the best condition. The screen in the window fell out because its support frame wasn't fixed in place. Bathroom had a lot of mold. Remote for AC/heater didn't work despite changing batteries. Kitchen has limited service Monday and Tuesday. A housekeeper asked me to marry her. Overall, not satisfied.

We had a mouse in the bedroom....

I liked my stay there, but it wasn't as expected after reading about in in the lonely planet. I did expected some organized acticities as mentioned in the travelling guide. But this might be just a missunderstanding from my side...

Good location, easy to take the bus to travel in and around Haikou.

My 2nd stay there was excellent as well. No complaints whatsoever...

Not a bad place to stay. The staff was very helpful & I commend the guy who helms the evening shift.

Staff were extremely helpful and spoke pretty good English. The single room I had was very small and the bed was stiff as a board, but otherwise it was fine!

This was a great place to relax and unwind during the October Holiday when Haikou was hit by a week-long tropical storm, which left us indoors for most of our island trip. The staff was helpful and friendly, there were kittens and puppies to play with, the pizza was amazing, and it was fun playing pool, watching movies, and chatting with the other hostel visitors. Buses are nearby, making it easy to get to other "attractions" in the area.

Unusual collection of animals. Mother dog was very protective of puppies and bit at me, but did not break skin. Staff was helpful and spoke very good English. Location is in alley directly behind restaurant. This is a central point for transport, easy to get around if you speak Chinese. Incredible market close by. I killed a mouse on 2nd night after it walked on Mom's leg. Room was nice, overall good place to stay.