Yamen Hostel Reviews

Actually good hostel, but nothing special. The location is great, the staff is very good as well (helpfyl & speaks English good). Traditional style of the hostel is also good. But the room was a bit dark.

Communal showers were a bit dirty and smelly. But great value for money

Located in one of Pingyao's main streets and following the traditional style of the town, the hostel is interesting by itself, though the rooms and certain areas look a bit run down. Staff is helpful but just some of them speak a bit of english, and both days we had breakfast, it was overcooked.

I had a pleasant stay in Yamen hostel, the shared bathroom cld have been cleaner but it was good enough for me considering the low price I payed.

Clean, well located, helpful staff, in a really beautiful courtyard. Traditional beds for the fun (hard sleeping as I like). The only drawback is the acoustic isolation but it actually gives you the opportunity to wake up early without the need of an alarm clock :).

Staff were helpful if a little cold。 Room was very authentic looking in a very old building。

Hostel is in a beautiful courtyard, with huge old fashioned beds. The communal area is nice, and the 10 kuai bike hire is very handy. Unfortunately, the service was extremely slow, waiting 20 minutes for a coffee and 40 minutes for a meal. Staff organised a driver to Mianshan for us, told us it was all-inclusive, then when we arrived found it was 120 kuai/ticket. Charged us 84 kuai for 1 key deposit then gave us the wrong deposit back upon leaving.

Lots of recreational at the lobby

We liked this hostel very much. The staff was helpful and facilities absolutely sufficient. The only thing we would point out is that the toilets for the dorms could do with a little more cleaning (perhaps more often) and the showers should be kept hair free as the water wasn't draining and the shower became a lake. Other than that, we enjoyed the stay and if these things improve it is a perfect hostel to stay in.

Awesome place. Fave in china thus far!

Add some lighting in the lobby.

We stay one night at Yemen hostel and we were cold all the time. The staff didn't help us much and they just send us to walk in the city for places to have diner.

wouldnt recommend this hostel to stay in if ye want friendly and welcoming staff to greet you.on arrival the staff werent very friendly and on numerous occasions when we asked for food we were just told no food even though a guy we met had gotten food only 5mins before we asked.also we asked for towels and were told no even though the same guy had gotten towels.the only decent thing about this hostel was the location.

When we arrived to the hostel we had to change the booking from 4 nights to 1. We couldn't inform that before the arrival. When we paid one night of accomodation, the hostel only discount 1 of the 4 usd we deposit the day we made the booking. They said that they will only receive 1 usd because we were staying one night only. We know that's not true and tryed to explain to them but they denied it. we paid. After that the staff never treat us as well as the beggining.

First: don't worry, this hostel has all the pre-requisites: hot water, western toilets, and free WIFI. The staff are friendly and speak decent English, enough to work with me to book train tickets and to arrange a day trip to Wang's Family Compound. The Hostel is in an old courtyard residence - like stepping back in time. Unfortunately, this means the rooms are COLD during the winter, so be prepared. I visited in December, and the place was deserted. Good for avoiding tourist mobs, but cold.

Amazon stay and loved the hostel!! Only idea would be to do something about the toilets smell, it was pretty unpleasant! Especially as shower is in there. Many thanks for a great stay!!

Normally I'm really thankful with what I get but I have to point out that the staff in this hostel were NOT helpful and truly rude. A shame since it has a good decoration and construction . Big hug!