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City Central Youth Hostel

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No.1-5 Beijingzhan West Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China
Ranked #342 of 3,948 hotels in Beijing
4.0 of 5 stars 177 Reviews
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Kalmar, Sweden
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011

You get what you paying for. Very central and safe hotel. The shared bathrooms are very dirty. But overall worth the money. They also helped us with tickets to The Great Wall and train-tickets to Shanghai.

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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2011

We stayed here for nine nights - in between a trip to North Korea. Central to everything. Large clean en-suit room with safe, tv, kettle etc. Excellent daily housekeeping (fresh towels, empty rubbish, make bed) Self help laundry. Two large hot water boilers. Cafe/restaurant. Cheap breakfast. Cheap internet (unless you get the one rude guy who tried to overcharge) Pool... More

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Toronto, Canada
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 September 2011
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I was at this hostel in November 2009. The weather was quite chilly at this time but I had to provide a review about my very first hostel in beijing. My friend and I had to get a hostel at the last minute. I must say, it IS truly conveniently located. We were very happy to by right by the... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2011
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We stayed there for a few nights but hadn't expected anything special after a very-near-the-railway-station location. But boy! were we wrong! Spotless rooms, spick-and-span bathrooms, soft towels :), the availability of laundry machines AND dryers made it a very pleasant stay to people who had their luggage lost by the airline and didn't have any other clothes but the ones... More

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Saudi Arabia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2011

I stayed there in July for the third time. It is well place being opposite the Railway Stationand very close to the underground. It is clean and functional and I will always return. Although the buffet breakfast is good value for money you can go outside and eat at one of many places.

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Busselton, Australia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2011

Well, the sheets were clean and the air conditioning worked - thank heavens! - but, their were hairs all over the floors and the bathroom was disgusting. The shower recess was in dire need of mould removal and hair removal (yeuch!) and the handle from the shower tap came off in my hand when I turned it on. Luckily, I... More

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Toronto, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2011

We stayed here for four nights and had no problems with the place. We stayed in a 6 people dorm room. The location is quite central and always bustling, especially because it's opposite the Beijing Cetral train station. There is also a breakfast service, free wifi and all. Unlike most people in Beijing, this hotel's staff speak decent English and... More

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Santiago, Mexico
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2011

We only spent one night in this nondescript commercial building, in a boring room with a shared bath down a long, boring hallway. No view, no towels. There was nothing particularly wrong with this place except its complete lack of charm, non-central location, and tacky commercial setting. The positives: It was pretty cheap, reasonably clean, and it's across the street... More

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Suzhou, China
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2011
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Hostal has dorms and rooms with shared bathrooms as well as privates with en suite, so a range of prices. Location very convenient. Next to Metro line and Post Office and station with lots of shops and internet cafes nearby.

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Copenhagen, Denmark
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2010

This hostel is just beside the Beijing Railway Station. During our stay a huge construction site is placed right in front of the main entrance. Watch out for the scalper and people trying to offer you everything fra cheap hotel rooms, tickets, rides or trips. We tried to book train tickets at the travel agency at the hostel but got... More

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