What People are saying
Not recommended if you will stay more than 2 days
Alejandro M on 02/02/2015 15:31
As you know it's Hostel. Don't expected more for it. Good price. If you will stay more than 2 days ,its better you look around to find another hotel. The rooms are colder specially in winter 0°C...tsssss
There is a little wash machine but there isn't dryer machine.. the food is good and nobody speaks english!!!
Expectations out the window...
Barsgolde on 19/01/2015 14:41
I came to Nanjing for a little R&R. Went online to figure out where to stay for dorms. I chose this place based on the reviews and pictures (other hostels did not have what I wanted). Upon my arrival, I spent 45 minutes looking for the place and finally found the place thanks to the picture of the Google map I used to find this place. The staff spoke VERY little English (had to call my girlfriend to translate) and thought I would be getting a nice room to put all this stuff behind me. This is where the fun begins...
1) The walls are paper thin and I was next to the showers (I could hear EVERYTHING).
2) The 4 bed dorms looked like an after-thought with the cement floors and the poor paint job.
3) There was cigarette wrappings on the floor along with food scraps from the last guests.
4) There is dirt EVERYWHERE, walls, ceilings, lockers. But this being China, cleanliness doesn't seem to matter that much.
5) The food was not that good and too over priced. Not that many places for lounging inside.
Terrible for sleep and washing, but the food was good.
Carl S on 21/07/2013 20:19
Upon arriving in Nanjing we thought we'd be clever and print off the map and directions to the hostel from the metro station. Only to find we were led into the correct estate but to the wrong location. Upon trying to speak to every security guard and local restaurant worker who all spoke minimal if any English and had no idea what was within a 150m radius of their establishment we eventually found it hidden up behind some office buildings.
The service was OK, they didn't speak English very well but they knew enough to get by and be as helpful as they could. The bunk beds were highly flimsy and creaky so I spent most my night being awoken to what I always though was my friend potentially falling through the bunk. Out of the 4 male showers to share between the whole floor only 2 had shower heads and the toilets weren't ideal. The only redeeming feature was the meals were good portions and very tasty. So if you're passing (which you won't be since it's nowhere near anything) I'd recommend dropping in for a meal.
Good price, but dont expect too much for it!
Julien D on 02/02/2013 09:35
I stayed two nights in the dorm. Its a litle off, but convinient to reach from the the south railway station. Dorm is clean and small. Toillet and shower facility is not very clean. The hallways had an akward smell. Staff is friendly. Restaurant is not cheap and the food was not tasty. They have a nice oven where you can sit and warm up in these cold days. This place must be nicer once the summer comes since they have a garden and a terrace. All in all it was ok for me travelling alone and for the two nights.
Not recommended! Not even if you are on a budget
Rihannk on 08/05/2012 12:55
We have stayed in many budget/hostel type of accommodation in China. Many of them are labelled "backpackers or youth hostels" but they are in fact cosy bed and breakfasts and are super value for money. This one I am afraid disappointed on all fronts. We were a group of friends that travelled to Nanjing for the weekend and were looking for accommodation that could also accommodate kids. From check inn to check out we encountered one disaster after the other. The staff are not well trained for their job or simply don't care. Restaurant orders were done incorrectly, meals never arrived. Bills were a nightmare to sort out. The food was not good at all. The best thing about the place was a good variety of Belgian (cold) beers. Another plus point was that our bed was big and comfortable and the air conditioning worked (although it sounded like it is going to rattle out of the wall any second). It is NOT a small cosy backpackers but rather a large hotel that hosts raucus parties on the weekend. I heard the worse ever open air karaoke this weekend! Oh, and did I mention that I woke up with a strange guy and all his luggage in my room at two o' clock in the morning arguing with me that I was in the wrong room and refused to leave!
The place also is not cheap and I have stayed in many 4 star hotels in China for the same price. As far as the kids are concerned they had fun in the little forest behind the hotel but they were completely devoured by mosquitoes (despite precautions). There is a very beautiful pottery museum on the premises and that (sort of) saved the weekend. Close by attractions are the Nanjing city wall that is walking distance and quite worthwhile visiting. The Nanjing massacre memorial is quite far away and the easiest way is to take a taxi there. The bus service is confusing.