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Reviews of Xi'an Desti Youth Park Hostel Bell & Drum Tower

Jinzhong Building 2-3 Floor No. 2 North Street, Lianhu District, Xi'an, Xincheng, 710077 Xi'an, China

#3 of 100 hotels in Xi'an

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 435 hostel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.8

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    9.6

  • Free WiFi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    10
    Comfortable. Clean. Fun.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very comfortable place, kind stuff, clean, and nice located! Jeffry(volunteer-stuff) he's the best at his job.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    10
    Bargain
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Washing machine was hard to use for foreigners

    Very worth the price

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    10
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location near night market Price Clean

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    8.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately some rooms (dorm, shower) had no window, so the air didn't circulate well. I liked the overall feel more in Desti Chengdu which I visited before.

    Comfy beds with a curtain, and everything needed to sleep well. Fantastic common room with a bar, reading room and pool table. And excellent location in Xian.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    9.0
    Good place to stay. Avoid the terracotta army.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    China has a culture of people smoking in the toilets, showers, and public stairways. For non smokers this is horrible. Difficult problem to fix. The WiFi desperately needs upgrading. Xi'an is a beautiful place. The air is clean. But don't bother going to see the terracotta army. You will be very, very disappointed. From what I hear it was amazing in the 1980s. Now it is an absolute sea of Chinese people and you will barely get to see anything at all.

    Location is good. Very close to the metro station. The staff were friendly and helpful. The cleaners do a very good job. Sleeping rooms are well away from the lounge/bar. The facilities are modern so everything is functioning. There is a pool table. That is great! There are organised activities for guests. Good idea. High proportion of domestic Chinese visitors. Nice change and a good opportunity to interact with the "locals".

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    10
    Perfect place for budget traveller, could not fault it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely nothing

    Everything. Excellent staff, great social area with live music and well priced drinks. Comfortable beds. Very good location. The laundry is well equipped and easy to use. If you’re looking for a great place with excellent service look no further, just book here.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location and youth atmosphere.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    8.0
    100% recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    -Amazing location: the subway was just downstairs and it is at a walking distance from many touristic spots -The room and the toilet were quite clean -The staff was nice and with an excellent English level

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    10
    The best vacation spot to make friends and travel from
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I can’t really think of anything

    The people, comfort, location and experiences

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    the fact that I spent so little time in Xi'an

    The staff here is amazing — super kind, always smiling, and they speak English, which made my stay in Xi’an so much easier. The rooms are clean, the bed’s really comfy, and I slept like a baby. The lobby with all the board games turned into the spot where I met so many people from all over the world. It’s such a cozy place, and I honestly couldn’t recommend it more. Plus, the hostel’s in a beautiful area and everything you need is just a short walk away.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Really nice location and the facilities were so good. The bar view is great too. Overall highly recommended.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - Not the hostel's fault but the men's toilet seemed like a smoking free area. Some of the guests didn't care at all about no smoking and it was full of cigarette butts. - The common room was quite a mess in the early morning

    - Spacious 4 bed dorm - Plenty of showers and toilets - Location. Near subway line 2, Bell and Drum tower and muslim quarter - Some of the staff were really helpful

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything here is simply perfect. I recommend it to everyone. Whether it is the environment or the atmosphere, the service is not to mention, it is very good! I like it so much!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything is perfect , go and experience it

    This was an amazing place with very fun and friendly staff and a solid bar environment very near to main attractions , would recommend this place for solo Travellers as we made many new friends

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2025

    9.0
    For this price it’s excellent choice to stay, I will cone back here for sure
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room finding

    Everything, location, clean, new, English speaking reception, helpful

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    10
    Best choice in Xi'an
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    Comfortable bed, curtains, AC, lockers, cleanliness. Lots of nice people in the common area and a very social atmosphere. The best hostel I've ever stayed in. The staff was incredibly friendly. Special thanks to Haidi :)

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2025

    10
    I wish there was a hostel like this in every city
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 12-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Comfy, private beds, all facilities very clean, relatively easy to find, great common area.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    none

    The hostel is very good ((I stayed in three Desti hostels in China and this one was the best). It is quite big, with a spacious common area. Beds have curtains, universal electric plugs. The location is also very good, near the metro station (follow the instructions how to find the hostel. they send the message the day before stay).

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2025

    10
    Best price/quality ratio ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Large rooms might be a bit noisy - this all depends on the people in your room. Some nights I’ve had less respectful folks, but next time I’ll take smaller rooms.

    I can not believe how many amenities there were for the price. For almost nothing, you get a really comfortable duvet and pillow, a towel is provided, free drinking water and bottled water everyday, shampoo shower gel makeup pad shower cap cotton buds slippers… is there anything more you need, really ?

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2025

    10
    Amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The facilities were fantastic, this is the best hostel I have stayed in. Everyone was nice and respectful. The rooms were extremely comfortable with everything you could need. Check out is at 12 which is also very convenient.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2025

    10
    Really good hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is great. Everything was really clean, it have a big bar with 8pool, table games available , cocktails and some food . You are really in the city center , outiside the hostel you can find a lot of shops and restaurants . It’s attached to the metro stop and also to the Bell Tower . The reception guys speaks very good English also.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location! Really friendly staff and a cool atmosphere in the bar/common area. The private room was a good size for a couple with a very comfortable king size bed. We had a great stay here!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2025

    9.0
    Easy place to stay while visiting Xian. Location is great, in general a very professional and well run hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location in city/tourist center, clean and well maintained facilities, bunks in dorms very dark and quiet with good privacy (easy to sleep), large cafe/bar and common area, professional service

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2025

    9.0
    Would recommend. Probably one of the best hostels we have stayed in.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    After check-out and upon collecting baggage staff at the front desk were not too friendly, as opposed to staff that assisted us and gave us the OK to take a shower after our tour and before we had to head for our overnight train. That did ruin what was generally a pleasant experience

    Very convenient location and clean

    Stayed in June 2025

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