Dali first International Youth Hotel

Right in the old town, very helpful staff with kitchen, rooftop and free laundry, plus very cute kitten 🐱

As often in China, the bed are hard. But this is part of travelling! A part from that, everything was for me perfect. Everything is new and super clean, a cleaning lady comes every day. There is a kitchen and you can do your laundery by yourself for free. In the bathroom there is hairdryer. You can also rent scooters. And the staff is nice and helpful! I recommande 100%

The location is very nice in the middle of the Ancient Town, there is lots of tourist and touristic shops. The car or bus cannot enter, so there will be a 10 min walk to the hostel from the city entrance. Theres many restaurants nearby and lots of street food. Also close to the shuttle buses for touristic areas. Since places are a bit far in Dali and theres mainly shuttle buses, public buses and cars to drive around, I suggest staying at least 3 days. My only complaint is the female bathroom situation specifically at night. The cleaning would be in the morning and by night it would get very messy. But this is also due to the guests behavior, so the solution would be cleaning at night too. The staff was nice and sometimes would arrange activities in the group chat. I recommend and would come back.

The hostel is located in the heart of Dali Ancient Town and other main attractions too just within walking distance. Just remember, pick a drop-off point, by choosing the nearest distance to the main road from the hostel. Friendly and helpful female staff at the receptionist and the room provided is worth your money and budget.

Good clean hostel and great location

Bed was incredibly hard but in a good location and the facilities were incredibly clean.