1. ABOUT UPLAND
2. PAYMENT
3. FACILITIES
4. SERVICE
5. TRAFFIC
ABOUT UPLAND
Address:昆明市五华区华山西路92号昆明倾城国际青年旅舍
TEL:087163378910
Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel is located in Wuhua District, near the city center.
Since its opening in 2011, it has received 170,000 backpackers from 100 countries and is the most popular hostel for backpackers in Kunming.
24-hour reception, English-speaking staff, convenient payment, and visa cards are accepted. We offer a Chinese and Western food restaurant.
Transportation is convenient:
• 3 minutes walking distance from the subway
• 5-15 minutes walk from surrounding sightseeing attractions
• 40 minutes to Kunming Railway Station
• 1 hour to the airport and Kunming South Railway Station
• Yuantong Temple, Old Street, Yunnan University are all within walking distance
PAYMENT
The hostel supports three payment methods:
A: Visa and Mastercard credit cards with a small handling fee
B: Payment by using an ESIM number which is linked to Alipay
1. Download the Airalo app on your phone
2. Install an ESIM
3. You can switch the ESIM in your region according to your needs. For example, if you enter China and choose China directly, ESIM will switch to a mobile number in Singapore, and you can link Alipay for payment, calls, and internet access
C: Cash
FACILITIES
• Private rooms: single room, queen-size bed double room, twin bed room, family room, etc.Including: private bathroom, air conditioning, window, table, mineral water, 24-hour hot water
• Dormitories including: shared bathroom, bath towel, slippers, mineral water, table, electronic cabinet
• Garden & Rooftop terrace
• Non-smoking rooms
• Free WiFi throughout the hostel
• 24-hour hot drinking water and reception
• English-speaking staff
SERVICES
Free services:
• City walk
• Kunming food tour
• Billiards competition and other social activities
• Free luggage storage on the day of check-out
Paid services:
• Laundry self-service
• Tumbler self-service
• One Day Group Tour
• Yunnan Impression Concert Tickets
TRAFFIC
Airport
1.Taxi
27km, 100-130 RMB
2. Metro (06:20am-22:10pm)
Take line 6 from the airport to the east coach station(东部汽车客运站) then transfer to line 3 Wu Yi Rd (五一路),then transfer to line 5 get off at Hua Shan West Rd. Station Exit D(华山西路站 D出口,then 3mins walking.
Kunming Train Station
1.Taxi
5km, 18-25RMB
2.Metro (06:45am-22:20pm)
Take line 1 from Kunming train Station to North Railway Station(火车北站) then transfer to line 5 get off at Hua Shan West Rd. Station Exit D(华山西路站 D出口),then 3mins walking.
Kunming South Train Station
1. Taxi
31km, 90-110RMB
2. Metro( 06:20am-22:00pm)
Take line 4 from Kunming South Stationto North Railway Station(火车北站) then transfer to line 5 get off at Hua Shan West Rd. Station Exit D(华山西路站 D出口),then 3mins walking.
"First time staying at a youth hostel in China and overall it was a good experience.
Pros:
- Location is excellent. Just across road from cuihu. Lots of great coffee shops and bars within walking distance.
- Cafeteria in the hostel had good coffee and a decent range of beers. I didn't personally eat there but other guests said the food was good as well
- Big public area where you could socialise with other guests
- Facilities were reasonable for a hostel at this price.
Cons:
- There were not a whole lot of activities organised by the hostel
- Sound proofing is not the best. You can pretty easily hear things next door, upstairs or even from outside.
- The atmosphere is a little hit or miss. I stayed here for 7 nights. The first few days, there were not many people that wanted to socialise but the last two nights, I met some great people and had a great time that I extended my stay by an extra night. I think the main issue with the hostel (and this is not necessarily their fault) is that some Chinese travellers choose to travel cheaply and the hostel offers a great price, so during my stay there were a lot of elderly people or families with young kids, which was not what I was expecting when staying at a youth hostel. These people mainly kept to themselves and I feel dampened the mood at the hostel.
Overall, this was a solid hostel, but I would have tempered expectations when staying here if you are expecting a very social youth hostel."