HI - Harbin Little Fir Youth Hostel

Harbin (Nangang District)

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Address	83 Xue Fu Road, Harbin (Nangang District), Heilongjiang Province, China
Price	Dorm beds from US$5.57. Private rooms from US$6.26/person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here

Location/Contact

Details

This is a Hostelling International (HI) hostel. A membership card isn't required, but an extra fee will apply for non-members. You can get a membership card before your trip here.

Description

Features

Free Breakfast
Kitchen
Lockers
Bar
Nightclub
Lounge / Common space
BBQ
Food/Restaurant
TV
Washing Machine (laundry)
Travel information provided
24 Hour Free Hot Showers
Phones (public or in room)
Air Conditioning
Gym/Fitness Room

Ratings & Comments

1.3 Average from 4 Ratings

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Comment by Annet, Dutch

January 2009

Smelly, unfriendly, unreasonable, no english, curfew
All in all, don't go here! We have seen hostels in town, and you're way better off there! First of all, the staff, which spoke no word of English, could not find our reservation anywhere, even though we booked the room twice -- online and via telephone (a Chinese friend was so friendly to make the call for us). Luckily we had our own room, which smelt of sewage, yum. Beds are ok though, and room was warm. That's about the only positive thing we can think of though. Staff were most of times unfriendly, and didn't put any effort into making you feel like a guest. This hostel has a curfew: be back before midnight, otherwise you might freeze to death outside. Mind you, it's -25 at the moment. When paying your key deposit, make sure that you keep the receipt, otherwise they just bluntly refuse to return you the money. Last thing, if you want to book a skiing trip through the hostel, please think twice! The trip only includes transport, two hours of skiing, and a quick lunch. The place (Yabuli) is at least three hours away from Harbin, when you finally arrive they make you pay another Y180 for an extra excursion (cable cars in the mountain). We just wanted to ski, which meant that the tour guide just left us out in the cold and we had to wait two hours for the rest to come back. Going skiing on your own is no option (at least that's what they make you think). The skiing part was fun, but that was because we were beginners, experienced skiers might find Yabuli a bit disappointing. On our way back to Harbin, the bus broke down for about five times. After the fifth time, the bus driver finally realised that the bus was broken. We ended up waiting (in the freezing cold!) for three-and-a-half hours for another bus to pick us up. All in all, please book another hostel or a cheap hotel! The whole place is just not worth it!

Comment by Aaron

February 2007

I have traveled Asia for the last six months and this place is the worst place i have ever stayed in! Don't stay here! One shower for twenty people. The toilets are filthy. If you are not back by midnight, they lock you out in the cold. No english speakers. Very rude staff. Not helpful. They try to rip you off too.

Comment by ronen

January 2007

bad hotel! dirty, smelly, no english at all (which is really weird for an international youth hostel), you cannot get in the hostel after midnight, no hot water. I even had to invite the police, because they didn't want to give me my money back, and they took my passport from my hand and wouldn't give it back. Horrible! Don't ever go to this hostel! many chinese hostels nearby, go to one of them.

Comment by Very unhappy backpacker

January 2007

I have traveled around the world, and around China for three months, and this was far and away the worst, most dismal hostel I've ever been stayed in. Not only is it located far, far away from anything of interest in harbin, nearly forty minutes in the south of the city, but the staff were hostile, rude, and stole my deposit, and made me pay twice for my bed. The hostel itself is dirty, barren of any amenities, and the most depressing place to sleep I've ever found. I would strongly warn away anyone potentially interested in staying here, and although it is the only hostel in town, you're far, far better off paying a little more at a cheap centrally located hotel than venturing to this hostel.

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