Mingtown Suzhou International Youth Hostel Reviews

The glass door leading to the dorms was always open. Combined with the fact that the doors in the ground floor dorms were often not correctly closed virtually anybody from the street had access to the rooms. Some butter for the breakfast would also be nice. Other than that, great hostel with nice staff!

the staff seems always angry, without any reason. We booked a twin room, we were wrong, we tried to change it but there wasn't any possibility. They gave us a room near the laundry: it was clean and had everythging we needed, but at 8 in the morning, the housekeepers began making noise and chatting...

This hostel deserves much more credit. Great location and character for a hostel. I visited in May so no cold issue, but there are indeed certain times when there is hot water and certain times when there isn't any. Those times are clearly displayed in the hostel, so no surprise there. Some issues with small appliance power in my double bed room but no problems with wifi. No big cleanliness issue and a helpful staff who speaks english. Lots of noise though at night from the street and the rooms

very interesting to stay in a historical house, near by the historic spots of the town; Bur all the bikes were broken: we hope that next time, it will be possible to rent bikes at this guest house.

wonderful old traditional building just along the canal - great!!!!!! just loved it there :)

Be prepared to have a 100 yuan deposit for your key. Location is right in the historic area on the main canal. Very beautiful hostel. The alley along the canal is noisy and very busy but does slow down at night. 25 minute stroll to Humble Gardens. Rooms were comfortable and very inexpensive. WIFI only worked in lobby.

nice hostel. wifi was not working.

We stayed in a room of 6 people and we really liked the people and all the facilities where very nice. In summer it is excellent hostel. In Finnish: Voimme todellakin suositella tätä hostellia varsinkin kesällä. Mahtava sijainti ja viihtyisät huoneet ihastuttavassa rakennuksessa.

This hostel is tucked away on a fantastic little street with a lovely atmosphere. Dorms are clean and spacious. Big secure lockers, big enough to fit a whole large backpack. The shower is looking a bit worse for wear and the internet can be very temperamental.

This used to be my go-to place to stay in Suzhou. You can't beat the location, and the hostel itself is extremely atmospheric. For all this, I've always been willing to overlook the hard beds, the small rooms, the spotty internet, the stinky toilets, and the lack of amenities. This last time I stayed here, however, I had one of the worst customer-service experiences I've had in a long time. I was treated with disrespect, and when I tried to resolve the situation, I was only further attacked.

The hostel is one of the prettiest I've ever been to. We had a double room with an amazing chinese bed made of wood. The location is magic, right on the little river, which I thought was the best part of Suzhou. The prices are extremely low, especially if you're used to travel in Europe. Reccomend it 100%!

The bathroom was pretty smelly. The sewage plumbing I think... Maybe the water locks need to be checked, if there is any...

The location is right in the ancient street, very convenient and easy to find. We booked a twin en suit, but toilet did not work, we have to use the public one. Staff are cold and not friendly. It\'s not worth for the money and high rating.

An old building in the historical street, so characteristic ! And not far from the shopping area but it takes a little long way. The room is clean, and facilities are good. No wifi in room !

I couldn't even connect to wifi at the reception area. Shower curtain fell off. Very good location though!

very good location, that's exactly where you see the traditional culture of southeast ancient china cities. but really need to improve the reception, especially hospitality.

perfect location and great staff

It's on of the nicest hostels I've been. It's right next to a canal and just has a lot of style, I'll definitely go there again if I go to Suzhou again.

I booked a single ensuite room. The room was basic, washroom was tiny and smelled a bit funny. Location was good, staff were okay.

The room was beautiful as was all the surroundings, but the smell of urine impregnated the whole room, and it was pretty disgusting. They should do something about the pipes because they reek.