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Trippers Carpe Diem Reviews

Shi Ban Qiao village nr 35, Yangshuo, China

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89%Overall Rating

From 47 ratings
  • 87%Character
  • 88%Security
  • 86%Location
  • 93%Staff
  • 89%Atmosphere
  • 90%Cleanliness

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97%

Good place if you want to feel alone with just all the mountains that stand around you in this magic place. The staff is here for you if you need something and very helpful. We were in a dormitory of 4 and everything was clean. ;)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


90%

Overall an excellent hostel in a beautiful location. One very minor criticism was the poor quality of map and directions provided when we hired bikes.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Scotland
  • Couple 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


100%

Probably the best hostel I've stayed in in China! Awesome staff - friendly and incredibly helpful and knowledgable, nice rooms, pretty cheap, great food and not too far out of town. Excellent!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


97%

I had a greate time. Thanks, Torsten


93%

Really nice place, with good surrounding, best staff we've met in china

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Denmark
  • Couple 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


97%

The staff members were amazing. They were very helpful and fun to talk to. The breakfast food were very good. It is very convenient to have a good and comfortable restaurant with the hostel. The hostel is in a great location. However, the WiFi did not work most of the time which was frustrating. Overall, my friends and I had a wonderful time.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • (Gender undisclosed)
  • (2 reviews)


100%

This was THE best hostel I have been to in China. You just know it's managed by international people in terms of service, friendliness, cleanliness, ... It is a bit outside of Yangshuo, but that was exactly what I wanted to get away from the crowds.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Fantastic hostel. The girls at the front desks are super- friendly. I wanted to pack them in my bag and take them with me! It's a bit far from town, but on the plus side it's very peaceful, no traffic or noise other than the frogs. The restaurant serves quite nice food, try the apple crumble with ice cream. The only problem I encountered was the permanently wet floors, although this might just be a function of the high humidity and weather at Yangshuo. As soon as I asked they dried the floors.

Owner Comment (Show)
Haha we often have people wanting to take our lovely team of girls away from us, We give them a little bit of training and just let there natural characters shine through the result is an awesome team :) Sorry about the water ballet with the floors, at this time of year the humidity regularly goes up to 95% so trying to keep anything dry is somewhat challenging. The girls try there best as always! Hope to see you here again one day!

70%

Lovely staff. My sheets were a bit damp, though...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your comments! Sorry about the slightly damp sheets, the whole of Yangshuo suffers the same problems every year, the humidity can reach 95%! So trying to keep anything dry is pretty much impossible, we do try and do everything we can to reduce it. The beautiful countryside more than compensates for me ;) Hope to see you again!

93%

probably the best hostel in china: - wonderfull helpful and friendly staff - good kitchen - excellent food for a perfect value of money! - perfectly equipped, clean und large rooms - a situation like in heaven. calm, peaceful and on the countryside - but only a short walk (15 mins) to the tourist city of yangshuo.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks! so glad you enjoyed the wonderful countryside we have around us here, Its certainly our own personal paradise, and with all the great guests we get it makes for an awesome experience! Take care!

100%

I loved this place! It's in the perfect location with an amazing view of some small farms and a few mountains. The staff are exceptionally friendly and made an effort to remember my name. I enjoyed their company and their insights on China too. It's friendly and laid-back, plus clean with towels provided.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed your stay with us, Its always great to meet people who are interested in our random knowledge of china and can appreciate the real rural China :) Hope to see you back here one day! till then, Happy Travels!

100%

I had one of the best stays of my ife in paradise-like Yangshuo at Trippers Carpe Diem. Apart from the out-of-town location, everything else stands out in this friendly hostel. The truly local food is glorious and only that and the atmosphere make it worth staying there, but it's the staff (four genuinely lovely girls from Hunan province assisted by some helpful volunteers)who really make the difference. I absolutely recommend it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 31-40
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Awesome :) Many thanks! glad you had a great stay! I'll pass your love onto the girls, Were lucky to have such a great team here, we may be a little out of the way, but it just means we make that extra effort. Hope we get to see you back here in the future! all the best...

97%

We had a fantastic stay at Tripper's Carpe Diem. The rooms were immaculately clean, the food was delicious and the staff were very welcoming and gracious. We stayed for 5 days but wished we could have stayed for 5 months. This was by far the best place to stay in Yangshuo.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for the kind comments! If you ever want to come back for that extended stay we'll always be happy to see you! best of luck in everything you do ^_^

77%

The fee for the taxi is too expensive. Otherwise you have no choice to get to the hostel. But its to expensive

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Austria
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Ahh the cost of being in a beautiful village in the countryside, sorry you found the taxi too expensive, we've worked our hardest to get the lowest possible rate for our taxi service to town (20Y) and you may have paid the standard rate 30Y to a driver in town unfamiliar to us. There is always the option of the nice walk by the riverside, or even grabbing a bike for the short ride, We know guest often fancy a wander round the town in the evening so we do offer free bike rental after 6PM!

100%

Everything has been fantastic, much more than I was expecting! Even though the weather has been 'not great' at all, ;) , you all made my staying unforgettable! Thank you so much for everything, thank you to Tripper for the great job you are doing, you've found the right balance in between the two cultures and the atmosphere you have created, thank's to Jane always smiling and being so professional, to Suzan so sweet, Serena, Steven, Sandy and all of you! We will come back as soon as we can! xxx

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
^___^ Thanks so much guys!!! It was a real pleasure having you stay with us, so happy you enjoyed the unique balance of the hostel, I'll make sure the girls read your comments they'll be bouncing around the a week after im sure haha best of luck to you, cant wait to see you back here, your always welcome!

80%

Very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent , quiet location. Minor gripe about the Cafe menu - main meals are listed with salad included, this is not the case. Meals generally can be improved. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay and will definitely consider staying at Trippers Carpe Diem again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your comments, we like to help where we can! Sorry about your salad that went missing, We have just been training up a new chef and she clearly got a little confused! Sorry i was not here personally to address the issue at the time, we could have defiantly sorted you out with a lovely fresh local vegetable salad and compensated your lost nutrition :) Hopefully see you here again!

90%

Was very impressed with the Hostel...the room was great and the staff were super helpful and friendly. Will definitely return!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You! ^__^ Look forward to seeing you on your return!

93%

The staff was really great and friendly!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for the kind words! :) Hopefully see you back here in the future!

93%

It's a nice place to stay with very friendly people running it. They know where to go and are very helpful! The guests during my stay were 95% westerners, if you take this as good or bad is up to you. A bit pricey, especially the food, but still reasonable. UNFORTUNATLEY there is lots of construction going on in that particular location of Yangshuo. During the day it can be very noisy and it is dusty as well. If you plan on spending the whole day hiking/cycling, it is a great place!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 31-40
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello! Thanks for your kind comments! Sorry you had to endure the dust storm caused by the local farmers! One decided to clear a large section of land during your stay here and indeed the fallout did create a somewhat dusty storm, Fear not though as this work has now all been completed and the land is lying dormant! The construction around Yangshuo was quite intense during the period you stayed as many business where desperately trying to get everything ready for the may holiday, Hope it didn't distract you to much from the beauty of the village and the area :) All the best!

80%

The shower wasn't working properly. Only very hot or cold water. That's our only comment.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Couple 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Sorry to hear that you had problems with your shower! During your stay some rouge builders working further down the valley managed to cut through our water pipes! So our water system did indeed suffer some confusion due to the stopping and starting of the water and the drop in pressure, We managed to resolve the situation shortly after we discovered it using our uncle and lots of pointing! Glad you still manged have a fun stay regardless! All the best! - Carpe Diem team

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