Beijing Drum Tower Youth Hostel — Hotel in Beijing

The service provided at this hostel was a high standard. The room was clean and well tended. You are given clean bedding and towels on arrival and the towels can be changed for fresh as often as you choose. I stayed in a private loft room. One negative I would say is the bed is high up, as is the hot air and the AC is directly below the bed so the air never circulated to the sleeping area so it was always quite warm. ||The staff were reluctantly helpful to give directions and advice. ||I booked a tour of the wall through the hostel and come the morning of my trip I waited for a driver that never showed up. This was my last day in Beijing so it meant I couldn't go and see the wall, one of my main reasons for going to Beijing. This did ruin my trip for me, but the hostel were determined to compensate me in some way and were very apologetic. One thing I would say is, don't use them for tours as the company they use is clearly incompetent. ||If you are allergic to cats, this hostel also isn't for you. There are cats living in the lobby. They are well cared for and mostly locked in large cages but my bedding did have a small wiff of cat so if you're allergic, this might be promblematic for you. ||The location is fantastic, it's very near metro lines 2 and 8 and you're in a good location to just wander around and check out some good bars and...

1. Budget traveler in great location.||2) Location is near Guloudajie metro station on Line 2 or 8, if you go from airport, take metro to dongzimen, then take metro line 2 or 8, get off at Guloudajie station, go to exit gate G, turn left about 200m. ||3) Right by all the great hutongs (南锣鼓巷) , delicious restaurants, cafés, and eating options (including an excellent chinese restaurant right next door 馅老满饺子餐厅), McDonalds is about 50 meters away (limited seat), 24 hour convenient store, supermarket nearby||4) No lifts, so u will have to carry ur luggage; not convenient when u have heavy luggage;||5) The receptionists doesn't have a friendly attitude, at least recepcionists must have some good manners to welcome, probably they need some training; ||6) I don't think the staff speaks much English though. There was one guy who I was able to communicate with easily. The girls there seem to have very limited English;||4) Wifi was poor; but good in the common cafe area attached with the hostel; ||5) The daily room service/cleaning was not properly tidy up and clean the toilet (toilet tile still dusty);||7) The Bed (double room) was a...

We stayed in a private double room at this hostel for 3 nights in September. The room itself was huge, good bathroom facilities, decent air con, bottled water provided by the hostel which was a nice touch. Main bonus is the location - a few mins walk from Guloudajie metro station, which is so convenient for exploring the city. Lots of little shops and a couple of restaurants nearby - can definitely recommend the one next door to the hostel!||Drawbacks? Limited road noise (we were 4th floor) but we did have to ask some fellow residents to be quiet in the corridor outside (not the hostels fault). Breakfast was good, but is only served from 8am, and when we arrived for breakfast at 8.10am, the cleaners woke the chef up who had been sleeping on the sofa in the bar! No lift (a good workout if you have lots of luggage) and we weren't able to check in early, despite the hostel not seeming too busy.||All in all - a good value, clean, no frills, well located hostel from which to...