Guangzhou Riverside International Youth Hostel is by the riverside of Pearl River and is on the opposite side of the former foreign quarters which is well preserved as it was where you can find a strong colonial sentiment. Along the riverside, there are pubs and bars, restaurants, cafè and cultural and art area transformed from old factories. Front end of the hostel is facing the river with a view of well-known White Swan Hotel in a distance, amid in line of trees which adds colour to scenery. This is a place where past and presence meet whereby tranquillity and activities interchange. Guangzhou Riverside Youth Hostel is located by the Pearl River, the mother river of Guangdong province. Our hostel provides you with easy access to various famous spots in Guangzhou. These places are in walking distance: Night cruise along the Pearl River — Fangcun Pier is just in front of our hostel where you can board on the boat and enjoy a romantic night. Shamian Island — The Former foreign concession which is well preserved and full of colonial style architectures. Qingping Market — A market where you find traditional herbal medicine and dry food. Xiguan Mansion—Traditional Cantonese household where authentic local life is tasted and which witnesses the development of Cantonese residence Our hostel is five-minutes’ walk to Fangcun Metro Station which leads to: Two stops to Shangxiajiu Shopping Street and Beijing Lu Shopping street — famous shopping areas in Guangzhou. Restaurants like Taotao Ju and Lianxiang Lou (famous for dim sum) and snack booths are scattered along the streets. Guangzhou is a paradise for eating and Shangxiajiu and Beijing Lu are the places your stomach cannot miss. Three stops to Chan Clan Acadamy — is an artistic building group composing 19 buildings of different sizes and different artistic modeling, integrating as a whole the folk architectural and decorative arts of Guangdong. Two stops to Fangcun Passenger Station which has buses to Guilin, Xiamen, Zhuhai and other tourist cities. Half an hour to Guangzhou Railway Station or Guangzhou East Railway Station. Youth Hostel offer dormitories, twins, single, riverside en-suite, family rooms etc. Cafè, internet, conference room, self-catering kitchen, laundry, left luggage and travel services are available.