The location is the only good thing about it. The staff is quite rude and not helpful and have a very poor english. I stayed in a dorm of 6 beds but they had an extra bed in the middle of the room. It was dirty, hot and full of mosquitos. I wouldn't go back there. I have stayed in... More

Our main purpose to go to HangZhou is to enjoy the great view and ambience of the West Lake, and this hostel location met our very purpose. It is just less than 1 minute walk away from the West Lake. Xihu Tiandi (西湖天地), The West Lake Museum, HeFangJie Walking Street (河坊街), Orioles Singing in the Willows (柳浪闻莺), LeiFeng Pagoda(雷峰塔), HuBin... More

Walking distance to Xihu. The room well decorated and make you feel like home. The staff services was excellent. Good stay..

rather old and spartan but clean enough. limited self-catering. free internet. good location in attractive part of town. staff very helpful. free breakfast at sister YHA nearby

First, please note, this is the hostel that appears in the Lonely Planet under the name Mingtown Youth Hostel (not Hangzhou International or, watch out, Mingtown Garden Youth Hostel). The location of the hostel, quite close to the lake, is fairly good, but there's not much else within easy walking distance, only the odd bar or restaurant. The construction of... More

We arrived at Hangzhou from Xian where we stayed in a great hostel and had high hopes for this one... I'm afraid they were not realised. We had that slight heart-drop moment where you just go into the room and feel a bit depressed that you've actually got to spend time there... nothing obviously awful, just all a bit shoddy,... More

Verry good and clean hostel, also good price and verry good location. Only vew meters from the lake and when you walk out the hostel to the mainroad you will see lots of hole in the wall drinking shops, verry cheap. The beer in the hostel bar is much to expensive. Breakfast is cheap and verry good.

This hostel was in perfect location for Hangzhou, right on the lake. Really nice. My room was clean and comfortable. A bit pricey for it but not bad. Not personal at all. No one ever took time to see how things were. Every time I went to talk with someone, it was someone different and they didnt know what I... More

We stayed in a double room on the hotel side of the building and thought it was perfectly adequate. Our main complaint, really, was the price; we payed about 250 RMB a night, which isn't terrible, but it's what you'd expect to pay at a regular Chinese hotel, and if you were paying for a regular hotel, you'd expect a... More