Dali li li wan xiang youth community hostel

Very peaceful get away from life. Lots of areas to lounge around and look at the scenery. The hostel also has so many friendly cats for you to hang out with. The staff are friendly and help with your luggage. There’s a shuttle to the town every hour. Only downside is that the double room beds are really hard.

Staff are nice, beds are good. The hostel was clean. I saw the dorms before they were cleaned (some of the guests should consider travelling with their mum) and after - the staff put the effort in to clean. Problem is that the hostel is far from anywhere and a 75m uphill walk. No problem to do once or twice. Had to do it 4 times in one day. They claim there is a shuttle but it has no markings that would help you know it belongs to the hostel and I heard it only goes once per hour. I only managed to get it once when I was with another Chinese tourist. The dorms have an issue. One toilet and shower for 8 people. Also the toilet and shower do not lock. So you have to check through the crack in the door whether there is someone sitting on the toilet. Weird. The dorm was also hot. The aircon wasn't running so they left the door open the whole time including overnight. The front door doesn't have a lock so there isn't much security. Yes, you have a locker but it's so small. It's only suitable for local travellers with a small backpack So I can't recommend this for international travellers.

It's located a little far off of everything, but they offer rental mopeds and even drive you to the ancient city at any time. Very helpful staff and great vibe.