Hostels di Hunan, China

Great place. If you’ve been to any other Desti location in China, this place is the exact same (and this is a good thing). Slippers, towels, a locker, and even a shoe locker are all provided. There was always an English speaking staff member available so super accessible for international travellers.

Location is hard to find because it’s not the right address but as you approach the road go up the first stairs you see then signs will appear. The room was big, the bed was good and comfortable, but the bathroom was terrible. Old and dirty. The room itself was good and seemed clean enough. Host was really nice. Good for one night or two to save money but wouldn’t stay longer. Location is great!

This is the best hostel I’ve ever stayed in! The host is so unbelievably friendly and kind, and the dinner was so good and I got to meet many travellers staying there too! It is my first time travelling solo and I met amazing people here. The hostel is within walking distance from the forest park’s east gate. There are a few restaurants less than a minute’s walk nearby. The hostel itself is very clean with sheets you can change yourself, as well as having a night light and foldable table. Toilets are shared among the same gender, shampoo and body wash is provided. There’s even a rooftop space for you to hangout at. I highly recommend staying here if you’re a solo traveller as you’ll feel so welcome here! P.S. you can book tickets through the host as it is discounted as well!

在xhs上看了過來的，這是在嶽麓山腳下的一家青旅，因為研究生複試，所以定了這裏，離湖南師範大學很近，走路十分鐘就可以到，考完試逛了逛，發現這裏真離所有的地方都很近，出門就是嶽麓山，過橘子洲大橋就是五一廣場，橋上可以下到橘子洲頭，以前來長沙玩都是住五一廣場那邊，現在發現這裏更舒服，安靜而且文藝，沒有那邊喧囂。然後青旅會比較安靜，應該這幾天很多客人都是來參加考試的，都在一樓的公共區複習，果然是他們宣傳的學習型青旅，我覺得比起五一那邊的青旅，這邊是獨棟有院子，會讓人更放鬆。衞生打掃得很乾凈，尤其是長沙這段時間一直在下雨，前台的小姐姐一直在拿拖把擦客人帶進來的水。因為考試，前台小姐姐不僅幫我升級了四人間，而且送了旅舍特意設計的魁星徽章（就是文曲星），房間裏每個人都有櫃子，可以放隨身的物品，床也很大，似乎比以前住的青旅的床要寬很多。我在這裏度過了今年最關鍵的幾天，而且成功上岸！接下來要在長沙度過三年，這也應該是我的福地吧！

首先，上結論——這是我住過的最好的一家青旅，所以我住了將近半個月！ 【整體環境】很新很乾凈，老闆自己原來學過一點設計，整體透露着一種簡約的美感。 【設施】一間房裡居然有兩個獨立的衞生間和淋浴間，這是非常奢侈的了，值得加分！ 【衞生】很乾凈，大家看到的圖，大廳和房間都很明亮，基本一塵不染，也沒有難聞的氣味。 【床和空調】床墊睡起來很軟，不是廉價的床品，親膚，也不用自己套床套，很方便了！空調也很給力，但聲音能做到靜音，也不打擾休息，這一點比很多五星級的標準還高！ 【娛樂設施】桌球桌還比較新，我天天在這打兩局，舒服！另外。二樓居然還有免費switch玩，這你敢想！！！ 【吃】老闆特別熱情，第一天給我們推薦了很多吃的店，關鍵還是接送我們去的，都沒有踩雷！尤其是**殼盒飯，yyds！！我吃了一週！ 【玩】老闆也是玩心比較重，把無人機帶着和我們玩，我們幾個小夥伴一起去了一個丹霞地貌的小峽谷，這個地方比我後面去的小東江還有意思，因為沒有開發過，比較原始！ 【其他】老闆還和我們一起high歌，介紹了我《後搖》（or叫慢搖，具體我有點記不清楚了），歌很有意思，但不及老闆個人魅力的十分之一。他今年目標好像是要去玩跳傘還是滑翔傘，祝他成功！ 【總結】丹霞赤壁映斜陽，郴州似夢不須歸！木根青年旅舍，值得一住！

The hospitality and location are perfect! Close to the park. Staff are warm and friendly, serve complimentary tea, sell discounted park tickets, provide maps, and give advice on how to plan your forest park visit. The lounge lobby area is spacious and charmin. Overall a chill relaxed hostel where it’s easy to make friends. There's also a cute dog and cat, though I felt sad seeing the cat leashed in a corner all day :/ In the hostel dorm room, facilities are typical - kinda worn down. The bed is big, although one toilet had a persistent urine smell, my duvet had stains, bunk bed handle was loose on one side and the plug next to my bed didn't work. The air didn't feel very fresh either, maybe from the dust accumulation or the toilet smell. That said, the hospitality really made up for what was lacking.

Very clean. I feeled well in this house. The owner is a helpful lady. She send me all information to my mobile that I needed. From how to come via bus to the hostel to what sights to see best in 2 days. The location ist perfekt for tian mountain, but If you want to see the park, it is a bit far away, 50 min, 13 Yuan by Bus, didi about 50-60 Yuan each way. Facilties hostel standard, good value.

Location couldn't be better! Rooms and toilets were really clean. Free towels and toothbrushes. I would highly recommend!

這家青旅靠近五一廣場，聽説長沙的夜生活很豐富，選了一家離市中心最近的旅社，入住時選錯房型了，但是老闆還是給我辦理了升級房型，環境和老闆都還是不錯的，對於我們這種年輕人來説都挺好，晚上回來路上很安全，也不用怕黑，因為燈火通明晚上回來很安全，有的時候店長都還在值班，真的安全感滿滿半夜給他發消息諮詢一下事情，她看到都會立馬回覆，果斷推薦！

[Parks info below] I'm glad that I checked out this hostel, good value for money. Room was nice and tidy, lots of electricity sources in bed and common area, curtains, hot shower. I shared the 6 beds dorm with just another girl, and you make your own bed. No toilet paper, no free water refill, no light in bed. It's worth the price. If you extend your stay directly in the hostel it's cheaper than the app. The reception area is more cramped but you can socialize there. Most of the people are Chinese but I also met some foreigners. The guy in the reception speaks English and can give you information, in addition to that I recommend you to do your own research. There are two baby cats playing around, and an adult one. You can get to the hostel from the west railway station by bus line 17 for 2 yuan - last bus at 8:40pm + 15 minutes walk. Location is close to the main avenue where there's a lot of restaurants, and a 24-hour convenience store close to the corner with this same avenue. There are two night markets in the city, one on the avenue like 10 min distance walking to downtown direction, more local, and another one on the street in front of the tianmen mountain cable car, more touristy. The hostel is 15 minutes walking to the central bus station where you can get the bus to zhangjiajie park and 15-20 to the tianmen mountain cable car station. [ATTRACTIONS] Zhangjiajie (avatar), tianmen (heaven's gate) and canyon (glass bridge) are 3 different parks in different locations. The entrance to zhangjiajie gives you access for 4 days. I went the 4 days and enjoyed it very properly. If you're short on time, 2 days will do, but plan it wisely based on your priorities. Gates are 1 hour trip distance from the central bus station - 1h30 at weekends. Also, note that before entering the park with passport and face scan, you need to do an APPOINTMENT for that hour. You usually do it there at the gate, but for a saturday all appointments for that hour were sold out in advance and I had to wait for 45 minutes to go in. Recommended to check in advance especially on weekends. There are 2 types of tickets you can get: including all cable cars and elevator for unlimited time for 450 yuan; or just the entrance (including only free shuttles) for 215 yuan - you still have the option of buying each transport at the park (75 yuan cablecar one-way, 65 elevator one-way). At first, I had understood that to see the avatar mountains, the ONLY way was through the elevator, so I bought the all-inclusive. Turns out you CAN go by free shuttle + hike + free shuttle if you start in the east gate. My favorite part was the huangshi village. For tianmen, the entrance is 260 yuan. Choose the route in advance because some sell out fast. Gold advice: go at least one hour or more BEFORE the hour that you have the tickets for. The hour of your ticket just matters before the very last point before boarding the cable car. The line was MASSIVE and it took me 2h30 waiting on a Monday - ended up getting in 2 hours late than my ticket time and couldn't finish the whole loop: took only the red trail and went down to the heaven's gate. About the Canyon, I can't say much because I decided to skip it and save the 210 yuan ticket - note that this price DOESN'T include the activities, you must pay separately. The package that includes almost* everything is 360 yuan. Last but not least, if you go to the 72 Wonders, there's also an entrance of 88 yuan. You can go/come back with the bus 17 - same line that serves to the west railway station, last bus 8:40pm.