Youth Capsule Hostel

Very nice capsule hostel, location is good! It was clean and well organized. Just pitty that the owner doesnt speak english. It was hard to get the check in instructions when arriving. Because you have to call the owner for the doorcode and bed number etc. I just went to local McDonald’s and they answered the phone for me. They were luckily really helpful!

Location: 10min by bus from Datong south train station, but quite far from everything else (center, tourist places...). Still many shops and restaurants around. Accessibility: not super easy to find (you know, Google map doesn't work...) but okay. No reception, the boss isn't always there, and you need to have WeChat to contact him. I waited in front in the cold, but hopefully I could ask the kind optician next door to contact the boss. He told me the number of my capsule, but I couldn't open it, I didn't know how. Later, another guest told me the cards to open the capsule were downstairs. Cleanliness: The capsules are okay. My dustbin didn't get emptied for the 3 nights I stayed there, but I think the boss was cleaning sometimes downstairs. Also, some men were smoking upstairs, and it smelled in the whole place, even in the capsule, when I close the air vent. Disgusting. There's no really common area, only a couch. The boss is nice and can tell you how to get to different tourist places by bus.

Guys this place is amazing! The staff is nice and helpfull, everything is modern and clean, the structure is close to the nightlife. Wish could spend more time there. Just a little bit tricky to find.