Xiangzimen Youth Hostel

I stayed here during the summer of 2018. Looking at the outside you can't imagine how beautiful the building and furnishings were inside. It had a wonderful atmosphere. The room felt comfortable and safe. The staff were friendly and helpful.

A large family room with on-suite. Good location, short-walk from Yongningmen metro station (Line 2). Exiting the station at road level, walk towards the city wall, go through the South gate, turn left. It is about 15mins walk from the Yongningmen metro station. The staff are fantastic, helpful, friendly, speaks English. Helped us call for a taxi to the Terracotta Museum. We left our luggage at Left Luggage (also very helpful staff there) Xian Railway Station - hence able to walk from Rail Station to Wulukou Metro, to get the metro train to the Yongningmen metro stop. If in doubt, speak to the locals. Look for younger people, those who look like student - a better chance of them being able to speak English. We found that policemen are also very helpful - language may be a problem if you don't speak Mandarin. Thanks to the staff at Xiangzimen and the people of Xian. We had a great time. Wished we had spent more time in Xian but we will be back. Note: Hostel do not provide soap or shampoo - please bring your own. Just a small inconvenience. Get a map of Xian City to know the locations of the metro station. Use taxi or metro to get around. This is a huge city. Not easy to walk. Enjoy, have a good time.

This was a good place to stay during our visit to Xian. The staff was friendly and attentive. The rooms had a weird smell, specially the bathroom, and we had a difficult time setting up the air conditioner. It wasn’t working properly. Other than that, we felt comfortable in there. The breakfast was good and they have activities during the night!