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Happy Dragon Hostel Reviews

29 Ren Min Shi Chang Xi Xiang,Dong Cheng District., Beijing, China

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86%

had a lovely stay, thankyou for all your tips and advice, peach and betty! much love sarah and david!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


80%

This hostel is nice and cozy. The room was beyond my expectation for a hostel in China. It's clean and tidy. Would definitely stay in this hostel again if I were to be in Beijing again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)

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Hi,Thanks for your review and looking forward to your stay again:)

56%

Is is so difficult to find it. They do not show where are exactly on the map and the address it's wrong. terribly.


90%

Enjoyed it very much and were pleasantly suprised with the menu, the food was excillent

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • South Africa
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (1 review)

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Dear,Thanks for taking time to write the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay here and Looking forward to seeing you again

80%

Nice place, friendly staff and good bar / cafe.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for taking time to do the review. We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay here and looking forward to seeing you again.

90%

We enjoyed our stay very much. The staff was very helpful and friendly and the location was excellent. The only shortcoming was internet access at the metered computer stations - infuriatingly slow.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 41+
  • (2 reviews)


86%

Nice hostel, good price for the quality, clean Mattress was great! Welcoming and helpful staff I recommend it

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for taking time to write the review. We will do our best to make everyone feel home away from home. Looking forward to seeing you again:)

53%

We stayed here only one night. The person at the reception desk was the only person who spoke English. She was nice. As for the location, it is hidden inside the side streets and not located on the main road. It is best if you get to the hostel during the day time.

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear,Thanks for your review. But I am sorry your comment is not true. First, Our hostel is located in the center 15mins walking distant to Forbidden City, and 5 mins walk to dongsi subway station, And a lot of our reviews are talking about our hostel staff, how friendly they are and how good their English is, How can you say this is only one girl speak English and Do you know what is Hutong street? It is not a hidden street I am sorry , your review is not fare for us, Hope you can write the truth for other hostels . Take care!

83%

Nothing wrong with the hostel but would definitely recommend their sister hostel, Happy Dragon Hostel over this one. Better atmosphere at the other hostel and closer to the station.

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Thanks for taking time to write the review, Both of our Happy Dragon hostel is very close to the subway ,But different atmosphere ,Here is like a family and very cozy, Looking forward to seeing you again:)

80%

The hostel staffs are friendly and helpful. Good location as near to famous tourist spots. Need improvement in cleanliness as sometime I could find small and smelly insects on the bed. In general, this hostel is recommended despite the small creatures..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)

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Dear,Thanks for taking time to do the review. We are very sorry if you think our cleanliness isn't good,I will check the cleanliness everyday in order to improve our cleanliness , Thanks again and Looking forward to seeing you again. Kind regards From Betty

100%

Definitely recommended!!!

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Thanks for your nice review. Looking forward to seeing you again!

93%

a great place to stay! just use earplugs, you can hear the neighbours. Staff is very friendly.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 19 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Male 41+
  • (17 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for taking time to do the review. Hope you enjoy your trip in India. Looking forward to seeing you again! Betty,Hostel Manager

70%

PROS: Lovely bar with good atmosphere and nice food Very friendly and helpful staff Curtains around dorm bed and individual lights Good book exchange CONS: Lot of confusion on check in, lost booking, had to stay in a different room. Was supposed to change the next day, but then it didnt happen. Seems to happen a lot, as 3 other people there had the same experience. Room quite cramped, although adequate, smell from bathroom was pretty unbearable, and shower poor. Shaky internet connection

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


93%

The staff were very friendly and helpful! The food was really good!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your review. We will always stay friendly ,stay helpful. Looking forward to seeing you again. Betty, Hostel manager

90%

Great location, very friendly, great staff and food!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for taking time to do the review. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay with us.Looking forward to seeing you again.

56%

First of all if you order a meal it may take awhile like 30 - 50 minutes secondly, i thought i was getting bitten by misquitos in my dorm but after scratching for days and having bites where i know they could not bite i think it was bed bugs! Not happy. thirdly if you like to sleep on a plank of timber with less than a 1 inch thick mattress this is the place for you

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 31-40
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Thanks for taking your time to do the review. A meal takes 30-50 Mins to cook? maybe it happens sometimes in the morning when there are a lot of people are having BF for the Great Wall tour. But For sure not longer than 20 mins. And bed bugs? Our hostel has been open for 3 years already, it never happened before. We checked your bed today,there is no bed bugs. Mattress is the same with every hostel's. Thanks anyway for staying here! From Betty, Hostel manager.

90%

Close to the subway. Great Wall Tour seems overpriced, though I didn't take it. The staff is very friendly and the food is great and cheap.


100%

Best Hostel ever..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your nice review! Hope your stomach is alright now! Looking forward to seeing you again ! Betty,Happy Dragon Hostel Manager.

96%

I had a very good stay and all the staff was very friendly and helpful. Also enjoyed the bar.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


90%

Very nice hostel with cute bar, nice rooms. Very friendly and helpfull staff and I enjoyed the Great Wall Tour very much, one of the highlights of my trip, especially with the nice lunch in the end! Thank you to the whole Team. I had a really nice stay. Also the dumpling making was fun. The rooms on the ground floor are a bit noisy, as close to bar and kitchen (I had a big double room on the ground floor....even though I booked a single :-)..very nice, totally spacious!), but all in all okay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


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  • 09 Feb 2012 (86%)
  • The hostel is very nice. Big beds and in suite bathrooms and showers. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Would stay here ...
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