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The Jade Emu International Hostel Reviews

Area 10, West Gate Village, Dali, China

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92%Overall Rating

From 28 ratings
  • 88%Character
  • 96%Security
  • 85%Location
  • 95%Staff
  • 94%Atmosphere
  • 94%Cleanliness

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93%

had a great stay and will definetly reccomend this place to everyone.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 41+
  • (2 reviews)


100%

fantastic hostel, everything that you need from a hostel

  • Avid Traveller
  • 11 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (16 reviews)


97%

Excellent facilities especially the bathroom with shampoo and bodygel provided. Friendly helpful staff, god food.The new road you have to cross to get to the old town could be a problem as the road becomes busier.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 22 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Couple 41+
  • (12 reviews)


87%

easy to find, quiet at night, good private rooms (spacious, clean, good beds), located a 5 minutes walk from the old town or the bar street, friendly and helpful staff, english is spoken

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

The best hostel i ever visit. A perfect place to meet other Backpackers from all over the world, talking on the bar and share travelinformations. Christian from Germany

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (1 review)


97%

Best hostel ever. They have everything you need figured out ready for you to use, and if you can think something else the staff is very happy to help you with anything.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

I can hardly imagine a better hostel. For 45 kuai per night we got a 3-bed room with toilet, shower and anything you need. Staff and the owner, Dave, are super nice, food is very tasty (apple pie is highly recommended) and still miss the one-eyed toy panda from the common room. The only shortcoming was already mentioned - lack of a heated common room, but I guess, it's a feature af all old houses in Yunnan, so just don't come to the hostel around 5 AM, like we did :) Thank you!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Russia
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


83%

The staff is really friendly and helpful. I stayed in a 4 bed-room with shared bathroom. The room and bathroom were clean, but the bathroom was on a different floor and the shower wasn't the best. All in all I had a nice stay there though.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

A wonderful hostel, probably the best that I have come across in my travels across Asia. The staff are lovely and every travelers needs are catered for. Would definitely recommend!

  • Globetrotter
  • 13 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple 25-30
  • (21 reviews)


87%

Really nice hostel, really helpful staff.. my sister needed a dentist and they sorted it out for her in a couple of hours.. good food/internet/atmosphere and location

  • Avid Traveller
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (13 reviews)


83%

The bar in the Hostel is more happening then the PUB outside :D ... & everybody are friendly (staff & guest). All staff speak English, and they surely assist us with what we wanted.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Female 41+
  • (3 reviews)


93%

the staffs can speak very good English and were really helpful. There was a booklet introduction the services they provide. I really like the concept of "telling you staff anytime to clean the room", "asking the staff to adjust the location of router to have a smooth wifi access", "facebook" etc... the room is really new and clean. I really enjoy staying there! they also provide service of sending you to bus station if you wanna take the bus to lijiang or Kunming. Thats really convenient.


93%

Nice hostel with a sunny courtyard, in which you can enjoy coffee or tea, pool games, and blah blah blah. Thanks a lot to the staffs. They are very nice. They helped us make the booking of the lake tour and arranged a car for us for the Cangshan trip. I will stay in this hostel for sure if I'd be back to Dali.


80%

i like here and enjoy my time with friends like play pingpong, watch movie and so on, especially the staff Colin and Daisy are so nice. i recommend this hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Hong Kong
  • Male 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


93%

Very nice stay there, big and clean room (double),good breakfast, nice and helpful staff and manager, and really good internet connection!!! We really recommend this place!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


100%

amazing place


93%

Super friendly little hostel- definitely prepared to go the extra mile to get to know their guests and to make them feel at home. The sort of place where everyone says hi to each other, shares a beer or plays pool - definitely recommend a stay here if you're in Dali.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


97%

Fantastic hostel! The hostel has a very nice common area to meet other travelers and play pool or grab a bite to eat. Only a two or three minute walk to the heart of the old city, where there are lots of nice restaurants and bars. Buses to Lijiang (and I believe other cities as well) pick you up directly from the hostel. The staff here are very nice and helpful. I accidentally left a pair of pants at the hostel a few days ago, and they found another traveler there who is bringing them to me in Kunming.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)




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