wohkoon zhexingsun youth hotel (Beijing Forbidden City)

Perfect location for a solo traveller (backpacker). The hostel is located next to the Forbidden city in Beijing, with worth price. Recommend for staying 1-2 nights.

Having stayed in over 50 hostels, I’m quite confident in saying that this is one of the worst ones I’ve ever stayed in. The bathrooms in the dorms are disgusting. There is no hand wash in the entire place which is just unsanitary and foul, and they charge 10 yuan for a ‘towel’ which is just a hand towel. There is no communal area to sit as the terrace shown in the pictures is inaccessible, and if you try to sit in the lobby where they sell coffee, you are told you aren’t allowed to sit there. The location is ok if you are going to the forbidden city however, there is minimal dining options around. It also seems that many have left negative reviews, especially about the bathroom and lack of amenities, yet the hostel has not taken any of this advice on board, and replies with the exact same response to each of these reviews. This is by far the most expensive hostel I’ve stayed at in China, almost double the price, and it was very disappointing. I highly reccomend the Desti Youth hostels as an alternative to this place, they are all super clean, have good social areas, and include nice full size towels (unlike the one pictured) AND HAVE HAND SOAP (literally like so disgusting)

Great experience! Comfortable bed in cozy room. Daily cleaning and nice staff. Was able to store my luggage. AMAZING location! Very central and near great restaurants but not too loud and crowded.

The area is amazing , 5 months from the forbidden city. The street is very quiet. The hostel is not very welcoming. You need to work on your customers service skills. The bedsheets were cleaned, good pillows. The towels is barely useful as it’s very small, it’s more like a cloth then a towel. The bathroom and the rooms are really really small. But you get what you pay for. I stayed 3 nights and besides all that I had a really good rest.

Good location good bed room

Pros: Lockers were a large size and came with a key card to lock. Pods had a good curtain for privacy and the room was kept cool. Cons: Cleanliness was lacking, no soap and the toilet/showers were not clean. No door to separate the bathroom from the sleeping area. Front desk was not helpful with explaining anything when checking in, like the lack of common areas and how the one area that looks like a common area is actually a coffee shop you have to pay to use. Location was not that close to a subway and no food around other than one restaurant. Beds were not comfortable as the pad was quite thin.