Amber Youth Hostel (Hangzhou West Lake Lakeside Park Ding'an Road Subway Station Branch)

Excellent location within walking distance to west lake, Hefang street, etc. There are also buses to take you to most of the must visit sites. There are restaurants within the building or just across the road. The bed is comfortable and there's sufficient storage for your luggage. Plenty of common space to chill after a tire day with cold/hot water dispenser. The cleaners work hard to keep the facilities clean but it's the crowd that's lacking.

Well designed hostel, spacious and the luggage storage is the best in size and design. The shoe area where guests should change into indoor slippers is a good idea and most follow but there are still many who walk around in their outside shoes. Not good. The place is supposed to be smoke free but the stink of spent cigarette smoke is strong around the toilets, showers even the women's. Some of the staff smoke in their room (near the common area/'kitchen' ). There is a plastic curtain that separates the veranda area from the inside of the building however smoke can still waft in especially the back veranda where a whole pane of the curtain has broken off. The cleaning staff worked super hard clearing the trash, hair , water and footprints . It gets cleaner outside the weekend.

Nice location, Clean. Everyone keep quiet, so, you can sleep without any noise. Maybe, like you stay in the department store, surround by food and shops. You can go to Xihu by foot. Close to metro station, very good.