Yining City Hostels

The location is excellent, with parking right outside. The guesthouse has a small courtyard, convenient for dining and chatting. Most importantly, the rooms are bright, clean, and the air conditioning works perfectly. The owners are incredibly kind and helpful, warmly assisting us with check-in and explaining details like locking the door. They were very accommodating. The recommended food was absolutely delicious: the Yun Ding Fresh Bean Hot Pot with Snowflake Beef was so fresh it made my eyebrows fall off; the barbecue stall across the alley from the iron fence was so good I raved about it for two days straight (grilled naan and beef tendon are the perfect accompaniments); the Sichuan pepper chicken at the alley entrance; and a few steps further on, there's cheap and delicious Qianjiang crayfish (all live crayfish). The owner also recommended a hidden gem in the alley (Yi Ba Zhua), a 40-year-old establishment, which was also incredibly tasty… Staying here was quiet and peaceful, perfect for catching up on sleep. There was so much delicious food, and everything was convenient. It was a small but precious moment of happiness on my trip. I met such wonderful guesthouse owners and stayed in such a lovely place. We enjoyed sitting in the courtyard, eating, and chatting – it was so much fun! We decided to extend our stay on the first day. It was truly wonderful to stay here. The puppy's name is Mushroom, and he's incredibly affectionate and adorable. Everything was wonderful; I truly give it a thumbs up and feel free to come and stay. (The flowers were arranged by the owner herself, and she even prepared welcome dried fruit—such thoughtful little details!)

Good hostel, very social for chinese youth. They have nice common areas with pool, ping pong and lot of tables and seats. Beds are huge and comfy, very nice! People do stay up late so maybe don't expect a very quiet environment if you are a light sleeper. But location is close to railways station and walkable to many small stores and also a bigger supermaket. The area is beautiful, very nice for sunset and the terrace is huge and you can wash your clothes and just chill there on the top. The washing machine I think it is reserved only for the hostel, but it's ok. The staff was nice, especially the young boy who spoke good english and he was super helpful, patient. The inly thing I did not appreciate was the fact that you had to put on your bedsheets, I mean this is quite common in china, but for the price I think I should not be requiered to do this. Wifi was strong on all the floors exept the terrace and toiletries were provided. Showers were plenty, clean and nice with hit water. All in all it was a very positive experience.