[2025 Deqin Stay] Travel Guide for KIM'S YOUTH HOSTEL (Updated Mar)

| A dream home at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain. Guys, I have to recommend this Deqin Muchen Mountain House to you today, it's really amazing! 🏠 It is located in Xiayubeng Village at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain, in a prime location. When you stay here, you can experience what it means to see the snow-capped mountains from your bed, a breathtaking view that is beyond words. ✨ Highlights of the homestay: • The guest rooms and restaurant face the snow-capped mountains, offering a visual feast with every glance, allowing you to fully enjoy the magnificent gifts of nature. • Full of style, the holiday cabin style blends perfectly with the surrounding environment, making it a great place for photos. • With underfloor heating and 24-hour hot water, the room is warm and cozy even in cold weather, giving you the warmth of home. 📍 The detailed address is Yubeng Village - No. 19, Xiayubeng Village, Yunling Township, and the transportation is also very convenient. It is not far from Binghu Lake, Xidang Hot Spring, and Yubeng Lake, just next to the main road of Yubeng Village. It is highly recommended to take an off-road vehicle into the village, although the cost is CNY 260 per person, it takes about 45 minutes to get there easily, avoiding the physical exertion of hiking into the village, after all, the essence of Yubeng is in the village, so you have to save your energy to explore the beautiful scenery. 🎯 Travel tips: Hiking is definitely the best way to experience the charm of Yubeng Village. Walking along the ancient Tea Horse Road, you will see majestic snow-capped mountains, babbling streams, dense forests, leisurely cattle and horses, and devout Tibetan pilgrims, as if you are walking into a picture of a paradise, allowing you to deeply understand the true meaning of "long in the cage, back to nature". Among them, the Yubeng Sacred Waterfall Trail is a must-see! This trail is close to Xiayubeng Village, takes about 5 hours round trip, and has stone paths or steps almost all the way, making it easy to walk. The sacred waterfall at the end of the trail is said to be sacred water, and many believers wash their faces here to get some good luck. Guys, isn't this treasure homestay and the beautiful Yubeng Village worth putting on your travel list? Hurry up and plan your trip!

Yeyu Yubeng Wild View Hotel Location: Located in Yubeng Lower Village, Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, close to Meili Snow Mountain. Facilities: The hotel lobby is equipped with a 14-meter-wide panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, offering a stunning view of the meadows, forests, and snow-capped mountains. Each guest room features a panoramic window design, facing the Meili Snow Mountain's Goddess Peak and Five Crown Peak, allowing guests to enjoy the magnificent view of the Meili Snow Mountain's golden sunrise from the comfort of their bed. Additionally, the hotel provides underfloor heating, fireplaces, hot water, Wi-Fi, and Tibetan cuisine, ensuring guests enjoy a comfortable experience comparable to that of a boutique hotel in the city. Features: The hotel adheres to eco-friendly principles, using local and environmentally friendly materials during construction to protect the surrounding environment as much as possible. Deqin Muchen Mountain House Location: Located at No. 19, Yubeng Lower Village, Deqin. Design: The hotel adopts a Nordic snow mountain cabin design concept, simple and clean, relaxed and free, giving guests a feeling of returning to a small Swiss home. Yubeng Tibetan Half-Mountain ZGlamping Luxury Tent Location: Located at No. 13, Yubeng Upper Village, Deqin. Facilities: The hotel offers luxurious facilities, with each tent equipped with a private terrace and bathroom. Guests can lie down and enjoy the snow-capped mountains, experiencing tranquility and comfort. Deqin Songtsam Yubeng Tent Camp Features: The tent camp uses top-brand Tentipi tents, with complete interior facilities, including bedside tables, lamps, tea tables, and tea sets. The camp also provides kerosene stoves, insulated kettles, and camp shoes, ensuring a comfortable stay. Additionally, guests can enjoy the golden sunrise, snow-capped mountains during the day, and a starry sky at night.

Yubeng Shangcun - Yubeng Youle Homestay: - Located in Yubeng Shangcun, there are only ten rooms in total. - Each room has a large floor-to-ceiling window facing the snow-capped mountains. The 5th floor viewing restaurant (with a fireplace) has a panoramic view of the snow-capped mountains on both sides, which is great for taking photos. - You can choose from Chinese or Western breakfast, and they also provide energy sandwiches for hiking. Hiking equipment is also available. The rooms are equipped with floor heating. - Yubeng Snow Mountain Nuoye Luxury Tent Hotel: - Located between Shangcun and Xiaocun, it is a characteristic campsite with a single tent and only 4 rooms, covering an area of 3000m², and 1 restaurant. - Each room has a separate bathroom, 3 large viewing windows/doors, and the view is super good. The viewing terrace is also independent, suitable for people who come to Yubeng for vacation and enjoy a slow life. - Songzan Yubeng Tent Camp (has been demolished and is being rebuilt and upgraded elsewhere): - Yubeng's first luxury accommodation, the old tent camp is one of many classic check-in locations, but there is no separate bathroom. Yubeng Xiaocun - YEYU Yubeng Wild View Hotel: - You can walk to the original forest leading to the waterfall, which is the nearest wild view hotel to Meili Snow Mountain. - In addition to the viewing view of the room, the hotel lobby is also a panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, and you can see the surrounding scenery at a glance. It is a very popular internet celebrity hotel. The room needs to be booked at least one month in advance, and the per capita consumption is 1650 yuan. - YEYU Lugu Hotel: - YEYU's new store in the second phase, with excellent scenery. - The new store has a large public space on the third floor, with a fireplace, where you can have afternoon tea. The top floor is a terrace. If you are lucky, you can see the sunrise over the Golden Mountain, which is very photogenic. - All the equipment needed for hiking can be provided, such as trekking poles and ice claws, and they can also help dry clothes and shoes. The facilities, services and catering in Yubeng are very good. - Muchen Mountain House: - The homestay is very convenient to go to the waterfall, you can walk there. - High cost performance, several hundred per room. Facing Meili Snow Mountain, you can see the snow-capped mountains when you open the curtains in the room. The restaurant has floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and the view is very open. Coupled with the overall log-style design of the hotel, the atmosphere is very warm. But the room sound insulation is not very good.

"You can't always just look at Meili Snow Mountain on your phone." Because of this sentence, I chose to fly to Yunnan and head straight to Meili Snow Mountain. When the sunlight shines on the mountains, all the efforts are worth it. I also had the luck to witness the sunlit Meili Snow Mountain! 🛬【Itinerary】: Shangri-La + Meili Snow Mountain + Yubeng 5 days and 4 nights itinerary guide: D1 Shangri-La--Dukezong Ancient Town--Dukezong Flower Lane--Shangri-La Tea Horse Road Shangri-La LUX* Resort D2 Shangri-La--Jiantang Town--Songzanlin Monastery--Ganden Sumtseling Monastery--Benzilan--Deqin Deqin Jishan Meili SUNYATA Hotel D3 Deqin--Wunongding Viewing Platform--Feilai Temple Viewing Platform--Yubeng Sacred Waterfall Hiking Deqin Muchen Mountain Lodge D4 Yubeng--Baima Snow Mountain--Napa Lake--Shangri-La Shangri-La Dala Ranch D5 Leisurely stroll in Shangri-La ⛺【Must-visit attractions】: 1. Dukezong Ancient Town It is recommended to visit the Big Buddha Temple at the top of Turtle Hill Park, which has a very large prayer wheel that you can turn three times clockwise to pray; There are many snacks in the ancient town, but this shop is highly recommended: ☕️ Snow Mountain Little Kitchen Dormito Cafe A very beautiful shop~ It has coffee, desserts, and meals, with good value for money! This shop is renovated from a Tibetan-style residence, retaining most of the traditional Tibetan architecture, a very charming old house. Also, the afternoon tea at Diqing Moonlight City Indigo Hotel, where you can enjoy desserts while overlooking Dukezong Ancient Town, is very pleasant~ 2. Wunongding Viewing Platform Facing Meili Snow Mountain Kawagebo, you can ask the hotel staff about the time of the sunlit Meili Snow Mountain. There is a tree at Wunongding, a very niche but very photogenic spot!! 3. Napa Lake The sky is so blue, the clouds are so white, it looks like a world in a comic, every shot is beautiful~ 4. Yubeng Scenic Area - Sacred Waterfall Hiking to the Sacred Waterfall is really enjoyable! It feels so good to walk into nature, although the road to Yubeng is a bit difficult, the scenery is really pure!!! Along the way, there are prayer flags and mani stones, full of blessings. With a guide leading the way, it takes about 5.6 hours to walk slowly, remember to bring some food with you and drink less water! The Ice Lake is more difficult to walk, so follow your physical strength and the guide's advice~

🔼Upper Yubeng Shanyu Guesthouse (Photos 2~10) A very new guesthouse, located at a higher position. The interior is spacious and bright, very clean, with large glass windows offering great views. Pulling back the curtains reveals an unobstructed view of the snow-capped mountains. On a winter morning, watching the sunlit golden mountains from the room is truly comfortable. The bathroom is divided into three separate areas, and the toiletries are also quite good. My favorite feature is the guesthouse's own heating system, which starts every evening at 6 o'clock. Although it doesn't get overly warm, it's enough to not feel cold. The lobby on the first floor is very spacious, with ethnic costumes available for borrowing, a supermarket, and also a restaurant where you can have a full meal. Breakfast includes rice noodles and some self-service snacks, which taste very average. You can go to the opposite Chuanwei Food Tribe, which opens very early. 🙅If I had to point out a downside, it would be the steep slope in front of the door. After climbing the mountain all day, the last stretch of road is really the last straw, too hard . However, the guesthouse offers foot soaking, which is quite comfortable. 🚪: 98 guest rooms 💰: 510+ There are also cheaper bunk beds 🔽Lower Yubeng Muchen Mountain House (Photos 11~17) Located further inside the lower village of Yubeng, it has a very artistic log style. The owners seem to be a couple, very enthusiastic, and you can borrow trekking poles for free. There's a small courtyard with many cats running around. The guesthouse faces the snow mountains, but unfortunately, the view is somewhat obstructed by other guesthouses in front 🤷‍♀️. The rooms are very spacious and the bathrooms are clean. You can have breakfast, and the presentation looks quite nice, but due to an early start for hiking, I didn't have the chance to eat. 🙅I wouldn't recommend staying here in winter, although it might be a comfortable guesthouse in other seasons. There is underfloor heating, but it requires inserting a power card to operate, and it heats up very slowly. After returning from trekking, turning on the underfloor heating, it doesn't warm up all night, too cold to dare to take a shower. There's a gap under the door, and the room is even colder the next morning than it was at night... The value for money is too low. 🚪: 20 guest rooms 💰: 610+ The last photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of the Yubeng Holiday Hotel, with a nice view.

"Paradise is on the left, Yubeng is on the right" The holy village at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain The homestay in the holy village with floor heating You can lie in bed and watch Meili Snow Mountain Hiking through forests, meadows, and lakes The next day, have an afternoon tea under the snow mountain In the comfortable homestay that makes you lazy You will always find the most relaxed self on the journey After hiking, soak your feet for free at the homestay The boss poured us a full glass of his own brewed red wine The roaring heat of the flames in the fireplace crackled Look There really is a homestay in this world like Peach Blossom Spring There are also people living the life you want So why can't that person be you?