Reviews of P.Loft Youth Hostel

Nothing

It was average. The hostel was in a creepy place, and it was scary to walk from the subway to the hostel in the evening. The room was dark, damp, and humid. My clothes smelled of dampness. The window faced the wall, so it was always dark. The air conditioner's external unit, even when it was turned off, constantly made noise and banged at night, making it difficult to sleep. I was given a bed right under the air conditioner. My roommates constantly turned it on, and the cold air blew into my ear. this caused conflicts with us. The hotel has a washing machine, but no dryer, and no iron. There is no disposable set of slippers and shower products. The hostel does not have towels. I do not recommend it

It was actually possible to book this hostel. Many others were impossible due to mismatches between Chinese and Western apps. Location is okay, close enough to a Metro station and not too difficult to find. Line 2 blue. Lama temple, exit B. Out, then follow the road and turn R L R at the intersections - five mins walk. The desk is open 24/7 so early morning checkout is possible. Definitely go to the "Mutianyu" great wall section, it is seriously impressive. You don't need a guide or an organised trip. Just go by yourself. Leave early morning, meet and join the other travellers doing the same thing along the way. Great day out. Get to blue line 2 Dongzhimen exit B. Find and take the 916 express bus (or the standard 916 if you can't find the express stop) then A23 or A24 bus. Get out at the roundabout stop.Then turn left into the carpark. Exit carpark on walking path on right near big "you are here" type sign and then short walk up to the entry. Buy the ticket that includes shuttle bus and cable car return. Take 3 litres of water and snacks. "Alipay" app has a transportation tab that has a Beijing metro card AND a Beijing bus card 👍

The attitude of the staff was short and curt, bordering on impolite. This is not usually a problem in China, usually the service industry workers are friendly and polite. No bath towel is provided. Not even a disposable one. No cold drinking water dispenser that I could find. There is a hot one though. No privacy curtains on the bunk beds. No individual lighting. The WiFi is wayyyyy too weak, it seriously needs an massive upgrade. The room doors have a loud confirmation voice that says in Chinese "Hello, door unlocked" and then "Door locked" or something to that effect, this is totally unnecessary and extremely annoying when you are trying to sleep! The floor is polished tiles that become as slippery as ice when wet - be very careful! The designated area to hang your washed clothes out to dry is in the rain! Highly inconvenient.... There are no actual bathrooms. Each individual shower door opens straight into the hallway. Each individual toilet door opens into the hallway too. The sinks and mirrors are in the hallway. Not a problem for boys, but not the best situation for girls. There are not enough toilets! Too many guests, not enough toilets. This results in people using the showers as urinals out of desperation which is pretty gross and adds to the next problem... The cleaners do NOT do a very good job of cleaning the shower that has plastic mats. If the other showers are in use you are forced to use this one, and unless you want to shower with the revolting smell of accumulated urine you have to clean the entire shower properly yourself first - clean the walls and then lift the plastic mats and clean underneath them thoroughly. Not pleasant. This is a combination of the lack of toilets, bad design of the shower and laziness on the part of the cleaners - which makes you wonder what other shortcuts they are taking... The air conditioning.

Very pleasant stay, staff were helpful, easy check in and check out, great facilities, excellent location. I would stay again.

Good location, clean rooms.

towels are not included, also my room didn’t have toilet paper included.

Location

Environment is dirty

You already know that this is not a luxury accommodation, but because of that, it attracts the best type of tourists. I met legendary people here. Everything you need is purchasable, including breakfast and a decent selection of beer. The location was great, I fell in love with Beijing. Despite the poor rating, the wifi was okay for me.

The room door loudly announces itself whenever someone opens it, which is guaranteed to wake you up. The main bathroom area is cramped, so that everyone will hear any toilet noises.

Only booked this hostel because the one I wanted to stay at closed.

One of the worst hostels I’ve stayed at during my travels, doesn’t even provide toilet paper

Really friendly staff. Location is good.

Small room, no paper any day in the toilets. Mattress was super hard.

Nice location right next to the lama temple and close to the subway (5 min walk). They provide a lot of drinks and food and breakfast for a small price, so you don’t have to find a supermarket for small things. The staff was friendly and helpful!

It is not the cleanest hostel I’ve stayed at. The room was quite small for 4 people, but we had our own bathroom. For a few days it was fine, would stay here again just for the price! But expect nothing fancy.

Location, friendly staff

Doesn't have a place to cook food, there was kitchen bit we were not allowed to use it

Excellent location, good to talk with fellow travellers.

Good lactation.. Good staff. Clean The only issue can be ...the hostel doesn't have a kitchen for guests..

The only issue can be ...the hostel doesn't have a kitchen for guests..

Staff are invaluable, and it's a social hostel.

Staff was friendly and the location good. The hostel is located in an alley, looks a bit weird first but it's safe there. I had a bit trouble finding it, the lication ln booking is different, make sure you copy &paste the chinese address when ordering a didi. The little kiosk at reception was great to get some snacks and drinks when needed. I loved the working air condition!

The building is very old and the bathrooms deserve renovation but all over it's fine for a few days and the staff cleaned regularly.