Chengdu Hostels

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Het is veel kleiner dan ik had verwacht. Er is slechts één toilet en één urinoir voor jongens, en twee doucheruimtes. Bovendien is de ruimte in de badkamer klein en is het soms moeilijk te ventileren, waardoor er een onaangename geur ontstaat. De accommodatie is prima, alles aanwezig. Er zijn altijd mensen in de lobby aan het kaarten, maar het is een beetje gesloten. Het zijn allemaal mensen die elkaar kennen. Mensen met een sociale fobie die E van binnen en I van buiten zijn, zijn wat bang om dichterbij te komen. Er heerst in het huis een gebrek aan een open, sociale sfeer die nieuwe bewoners een warm, prettig en op hun gemak zou kunnen stellen. (Ook: De meisjes zijn op de t****e verdieping. Als ik naar boven ga om kleren te wassen, merk ik dat de algehele omgeving voor meisjes veel beter is dan die voor jongens!

The room is clean, much cleaner than the hostel located on the 11th floor. The lobby is clean, bathrooms are clean, kitchen is clean, everything is clean which is great! The bed is quite comfortable, free 550 ml water is provided daily along with a clean towel, the lockers provide ample storage space and the staff is warm and welcoming. Everything is great besides the shower situation. The shower temperature is all over the place, the shower can go from warm to an ice bath or scalding in an instant and that by far is the worst part of this hostel, but I still like it here

Ik verbleef drie dagen in Lefu International Youth Hostel en de ervaring overtrof de gemiddelde prijs van ongeveer 40 yuan ruimschoots! De bedden waren schoon en netjes, en de gedeelde badkamers werden zorgvuldiger onderhouden dan in veel hostels met een vergelijkbare prijs. Het meest verrassende was de gemeenschappelijke ruimte: boeken stonden in de rekken en mensen verzamelden zich op de banken om bordspellen te spelen en gitaar te spelen. Hoewel we niet dezelfde taal spraken, bracht een glimlach mensen samen. Als je de meest internationale sfeer wilt ervaren voor de laagste prijs, dan is Lefu de juiste keuze. Ik kom er zeker nog een keer!

(For context, I was a black female solo traveller) Location On a long street with many restaurants and shops along the street and a self service ATM 5 -10 min walk away, including a small market in the mornings. It is a residential area, so you will most likely be the only foreigner, but people are extremely friendly and helpful, albeit the stares. The entrance faced the main road and was well lit. There is a flight of stairs that you will need to go up to get to the hostel area. If you have not tried hot pot, I would def recommend going to the Haichiniu Xianxianqie Beef Self service Hot Pot place which is around 5 mins walk down the road. Quite far from the centre of the city however it is extremely easy to get to. During the day, there is a close proximity to the underground around 10 min walk, and there is a bus that I took from the city centre to right outside the hostel door where the bus stop was. If you are going through the night/early morning, it is extremely easy to catch a taxi through apps and it is quite cheap (around 40- 70 yen) and the road is very well lit. I felt completely safe in the area. Service Chu, the hostel aunty is warm and helpful, and gives you a sense of being home away from home. This included being made some home made dumplings to celebrate Golden Week which tasted delicious! She gave recommendations on places to go and made sure that I kept safe when out. As another review said, it can be a bit difficult communicating if you don't know Chinese as no English at the hostel or around the area is spoken and it can get quite draining/ mentally challenging at times for us, however Chu still tried her best to communicate regardless and I really appreciated the effort. To get around this and to make your stay more enjoyable, I would be sure to have WeChat set up prior so you can use the chat translator and have your google translate app out ready. (N.B Make sure you are able to set up the account and get the WeChat validation/security text through your HOME sim/data roaming as opposed to attempting to set up your account on your E-sim which won't work). Facilities It is a hostel that provides what you need. The things that took my British head some time to get around was the shower situation and the bed; namely the shower as it was more typical of an advanced bidet than standard shower. However, it was kept exceptionally clean after my first day there and I did my part of keeping it clean by bleaching it down. The bed is quite sturdy, typical of Chinese beds, so I would recommend bringing a blanket or similar to lay on the mattress so you can get to sleep. There is an upstairs area where you can use the washing machine or wash your clothes by hand and an open area to hang dry your clothes. Make sure you have some cash ready to give to Chu to use the machine. There is a vending machine that you can buy snacks for using the your WeChat pay. There is a seating area at the top where you can sit down and eat, smoke and chat. Once you are used to the different products used (i.e remembering the slippers, using the shower etc.), it becomes second nature and a very comfortable stay (funny story: I was sitting on a desk chair outside my room and being use to the chairs in the UK being quite heavy, I swung myself around and ended up falling off the chair LOL!). Cleanliness Like I mentioned above, the hostel is kept exceptionally clean and I had no concerns around hygiene once I got used to the shower situation. The cleanliness is what I can say was a huge benefit to the hostel. Considering how large the place is and Chu is the sole host, it is kept evidently very clean and Chu will be sure to tell you to tidy up too lool. People in China are not a fan of strong smells/ fragranced things so you will not smell bleach or such products but after seeing a storage room, I can assure they are being used! The photos in the other reviews capture it exactly so you will not be surprised when coming to the place.

Het was mijn eerste keer in een jeugdherberg, maar deze keer had ik er een heel goed gevoel over. De omgeving was schoon en hygiënisch, de bedden waren groter dan ik had verwacht, er was elke dag een tante die de kamer schoonmaakte en voor elke gast verschoonde, de airconditioning was gratis, er was 24 uur per dag warm water, toiletartikelen werden ook gratis verstrekt, er waren ook regelmatig spelletjes en activiteiten, en er was een schattig katje.

De locatie is heel goed, vlak naast de Wenshu-tempel. Het is dichtbij de metro en de bushalte. Het personeel is ontzettend vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Het bed is comfortabel, de kamer is netjes en alles is schoon.

時間長老舊的狀態。基本的設施功能有，比如 ✓洗手間（每天會有清理）、 ✓晾衣服（7樓 樓梯 女生朝南房間有個小陽台可以晾 再上面樓頂天台晾曬床單）、 ✓做飯（可能樓頂天台）， ✓新洗的床單套（床墊舒適度🉑） 其他更多的可能要諮詢下。樓梯無電梯。

At fhe first, I could bot find the hotel, but I talked to the owner and she was so kind and promptly videocalled me and gave me instructions how to get to the hotel which is near to the bus station. The location of the hotel is very convenient, nearby you have a park, many restaurants, pharmacy, bus station. The hotel has some local people many of them were very friendly to me, we shared the food and sit next to each other for some time and talked in chinese. The owner of the hotel can speak English and she will give the clients the best service, she is really outspoken, caring and kind. The bathroom is public, you can share it with others, you can wash your clothes and then hang it. I enjoyed my staying, it is like a dormitory, you have your own bed, but you share the room with the others as the same gender as you.

Het hostel is niet slecht, het meisje bij de receptie is vriendelijk. Het enige nadeel is dat mensen in de lobby mogen roken en dat de sigarettenrook daardoor in de kamers terechtkomt. Er is een kamer met grote ramen waar ze mogen roken, maar dat doen ze in de kamers en het hostel STINKT naar sigarettengeur. Het zou fijn zijn als de kussens vervangen zouden worden, want ze zijn te geel van het kwijl van alle reizigers die er al jaren verblijven.