King's Joy International Hostel Reviews

My second stay here and its very good value for money, I've stayed in both the twin room and four bed dorm. The twin room was on the small side but perfectly ok for a couple of nights stay with a friend. The bar upstairs is good and sells cheap beer, although I would recommend eating elsewhere as the food is not great. The bar over the street (98 bar) is a great spot for cheap drinks close by. Location right by Tiananmen Sq is also excellent. Recommended!

For the price of the overnight stay which was quite OK. The booked day trip did not work out, but after two hours and a wild car ride, we caught up the bus.

The facility is satisfying but the environment is not very warm! Not a friendly relation between the staff and guests. You will realize that if you try several hostels.

The staff who works in the cafe/pub in the upper floor (5 th floor) were not friendly and service was very poor. No smoking sign was on the wall but the staff themselves were smoking . There was supposed to have free food on certain days but the attitude of the staff was very rude.Maybe I was a chinese and not a white man.

Really, It is a hotel, not a hostel, but is very cheap to be a hotel. So, if you want to enjoy a cheap hotel, very clean and well located, it is a good option. There is a bar on the top, that may be the most hostel like thing there. Really worth it!

Very close to tiananmen square and the metro station. Lack of wifi in the rooms. And unstable internet in internet room.

Great location and you meet really cool people here. I stayed in the 4 person dorm and though the room was clean, the bathroom shower was not. You could tell it's been awhile it has seen a mop or cleaning spray.

It would be better if you could give the electric kettle in the room

Good place to stay. Close to T-Square and 5 mins walk to metro.

- Location is very close to metro line and within walking distance to Tiananmen Square ideal for siteseeing - Room was very clean and appropriate for our needs (since we were out most of the day siteseeing) - Staff at front desk did not provide any further assistance after hostel driver declined to drive us to the airport which was requested one day prior to actual leaving date (we were able to get to the airport after flagging down the 5th taxi after walking to a bus stop north of the hotel)

Rooms were clean and nice (we had private room for two); hostel was more like a hotel. also the services king's joy offered (trip to the wall and pick-up-service) were good value for money and well-organized. no air-condition, so the room was bit hot at times, but all in all, we were very pleased and for the quality the price was cheap!

You should send to the clients emails a brochure with details of the hostel in case they are first timers in a hostel. Improve the wifi access, mention the need of a lock and posting rules of etiquette for roommates on the walls.

The room was quite dirty. I would wake up early every morning as there is no sound proofing; I could clearly hear people walking and talking quite a distance down the corridor. The waiters in the upstairs restaurant wouldn't bring menus or cutlery or take my order the three times I went there. I speak Chinese so it was not a language issues. The food in the upstairs restaurant is very low quality.

This place was a pleasant surprise because it was very economical as well as more luxurious that originally expected. This is not a hostel but felt more like a "hotel" w/ bunk beds. My friend and I stayed here in a 4 bedroom but our room also had it's own personal bathroom and shower (like a hotel would).

Excellent location. Eight minute walk from the Qianmen subway station (Line 2) which made it easy to get to after first arriving in Beijing. This station is on the south side of Tian'anmen Square, so by definition that is close as well. Lots of eating/drinking places at hand plus atmospheric hutongs to wander about in.

Not a hostel.... Just a large hotel that they put extra beds in some rooms to turn them into dorms. Walking into the fancy entrance with a big backpack was uncomfortable. The saving grace is a great location down the road from the forbidden city and the square, but no social atmosphere and the top floor restaurant and bar is expensive. Internet and wifi can only be accessed in the bar and Internet room. Stay here for one night to see the sights then go somewhere else.

The hostile behaviour from the staff working in the level 6 bar and wifi room, which has the atmosphere of an airport smoking room, was shocking, especially in a city such as Beijing with such fierce competition between the many hostels. The wifi is essentially non existant, don't expect to be able to use it. The information centre is a travel agency, they are not there to help, and wont. The rooms are ok, but if atmosphere is important, walk around the corner and find another place.

amazing location!! the hostel is more like a hotel. the room wasn't huge but clean and comfortable. there is a great roof top bar/restaurant however it is pricey.

A really nice hostel with a good central location, friendly staff and a good conmunual area.

In many ways this was a very good budget hotel. It is located very close to Tiananmen Square. It is quiet and the staff are efficient. It has a good tour and travel booking facility. The one thing that could have improved it is if you didn't have lots of black marks on the walls of the hotel rooms. I had two stays here and more than one room could have done with a lick of paint or at the least some scrubbing.