Zhongtian Int'l Youth Hostel (Yuanjiajie) Reviews

i especially liked the women who worked there, those that could speak english and help with directions, etc. good food, quiet. decent and clean bathroom

Location is 15 - 20 min walk from Yuanjiajie scenic point (Avatar), acceptable cleanliness, a bit noisy, have to pay more for using heater (20 RMB)

We've booked a twin and a dorm. The twin room was OK, the dorm awful: three matrasses layed one next to the other on the floor, tho quite big, and with clean sheets, but the ceiling is dirty, no locker or shelf for you stuff, the so called shared shower is downstairs, which is actually 2 squat toilets, with no doors and a shower head above, s you have to balance standing on it. Everybody goes in with their shoes on, so the floor is full of mud. I ended up taking a shower in my friends room.

In this hostel you have to pay for everything: air conditioning (and believe me, you'll need it, the room was so cold!), toilet paper, towels... Reaching the hostel is terribly exausting, even for young people. The staff and the chinese clients were too noisy. I can't recommend this hostel at all.

Not a good place to go - cold, and relatively dirty. Doors are always open and the toilet, which also serves as a shower, is basically only accessible with rubber boots as a result.. Staff is chaotic and slow, food is OK, but you're lucky if you get what you asked for. During the first night, electricity broke down for at least ten times. I.o., if you already wanted to use the aircon/heater, you had to constantly reset it after the breakdown. Better deals are to be found outside, in Wulingyuan.

I stayed in the four person dorm. The shared bathroom is disgusting and it's never open because there are so many people who need to use it. The shower curtain is covered with mildew. Staff is nice but don't speak much english. There are usually students there who can translate anything though. And you can't beat staying in the park.

Great hostel :) the owners do not speak English but were friendly & the (private twin) room was great. They serve food here (is written in English) & the egg fried rice was brilliant. The location is good (it is in a National Park) and it's on the road where you can get the free bus. I would recommend that you take the second way to get here (go up the Bailong Elevator); we walked back down the 1st way (Back Garden) - about 90 minutes of stairs. Very happy we went down & not up!

It was a convenient place to stay whilst in the park. The 8 bedroom dorms were very very cramped though! Also I thought the bathrooms could have been cleaner but overall it was a good place to crash after a day of walking around the National Park.

We booked 3 beds in an 8 bed dorm and it was nice enough, served both dinner and breakfast. The hostel was a stop on the free eco-bus so it was easy to access. We were there in Jan '13 and it was freezing but the owners seemed pleasant enough (didnt speak and english though).

I was at this hostel in december, so it was freezing inside. there are aircoditioners and matrasses with heating in rooms, but it's almoest impossible to take shower, if you stay in a dorm. But that's the only bad thing about it, in summer that would be perfect. A very nice chinese couple run this hostel, they don't speak English at all, but there is menu in English, if you want to eat something.

Considering its location, this hostel is a great value for the cost, and they have the fastest internet that I have used in China yet. I think the couple running the place is misunderstood by western travellers. They do not speak English, this is true; but they are not unfriendly. They just do not put on a fake smile. On another note, if you do not want to listen to stomping on the 2nd floor all night, i recommend avoiding the first floor if possible.