Sanya IPK Backpackers Hostel Reviews

CAN I RATE THE SERVICE 100? The staff is absolutely superb, and the location is great! I will definitely stay here again if I come back to Sanya. - Cleanliness: It’s not bad, but it didn’t quite meet my personal cleanliness benchmark, so I’d rate it 4.5/5. - Location: The location is excellent. There are so many restaurants nearby, including a bakery and a supermarket. It’s only a 6-minute walk to the beach 😎, a 40-minute walk to Jiefeng Road (Jiefeng Pediatrician Street), and a 35-minute relaxing walk to the famous Luhuitou Scenic Area. Do I walk too much? LOL. The hostel is also close to many bus stops, making it super convenient to get around. 5/5 - Service: The front desk service was unforgettable. Even though they only operate until midnight (-1 for that), the daytime staff is sooooooo nice! I don’t speak Chinese, but the staff member spoke pretty good English and put in so much effort to help me communicate 😭😭. He even recommended a great restaurant! So... 99/5? - Facilities: There’s a cozy café space outside where we could work at night. They provide a washing machine, dryer, and hanging space, which is cool (even though I didn’t use them). They also offer a shared refrigerator, shampoo, shower gel, and a hairdryer—BUT no towel (you can rent one for ¥10, by the way). 4/5 Verdict: Definitely one of my "no-regret" decisions. I will come back again. **P.S.** If you want to try some traditional food, go for coconut chicken (the portion is huge, so you should go with friends) or 抱罗粉 (Boulou Powder? Not sure what it’s called in English, LOL).

It is right in the middle of everything where supermarkets, restaurants and Russians are around! The cleanliness of my private room is not enough, though - many flies flying around with windows shut! The service of the staff is friendly - they organize great water activities for guests almost daily！ Overall, it is a good hostel and I will recommend it to my friends!

It was an overall nice experience staying at the hostel for 3 nights. I had my own room, and it was not bad. The location is good, easy to go to the beach and access to many restaurants. The staff were friendly and helpful, able to build a nice atmosphere in the hostel. Things to improve: Wish there was a soap/hand sanitizer provided in the room. And the blinds are not able to block the light, it’s very bright when the sun rises.

Was expecting something extraordinary to meet people, but it is just a good place where to sleep

Clean, convenient location, has a nice coffeeshop/common area downstairs, also there's some space to work on the laptop. Recommend for single travellers or group of friends.

The best hostel near the beach!

My biggest issue with this hotel is that the bar under it is very noisy at night making it hard to sleep. The people would be loud as they were drunk until 2am. It is close to a street that has nice restaurants and the beach is also within walking distance. The hotel is really nicely located and the room was fantastic. I would stay again if the noise was better

This was the first hostel that I booked and found what they had on the website was the same physically. The service was good, and the receptionist in charge of the room allocation was helpful enough at all times. The facility was kept clean but what I found ridiculous was if you wanted to use the charger, you had to pay for it to have access. Am not sure about the food if they even had any because during my time there I was always eating out at the places I visited. I liked the fact that it was a few minutes walk to the beach.

One of the best hostels I've stayed at anywhere, hands down. Staff is super friendly, the coffee shop outside is a lovely place to work, the location is superb, and the bunks are comfortable. The bathrooms are really great for communal bathrooms. Will stay here again next time I'm in Sanya.

Very well equipped hostel that almost felt like a medium-high end hotel. Beds were comfortable and had curtains for privacy, lockers with automatic locks were provided and the owners were helpful. The absolute star of the show has to be the bathroom, with large shower rooms and separate, sit down toilets. Hands down the best bathroom I have seen in a Chinese hostel. The Location was also great, 3 minute walk to the beach (with amazing blue water) and right next to a major bus station with busses to every part of the city and some areas outside. very convenient for those who come to Sanya for swimming or sunbathing.

Verrry cool place

I highly recommend this place, great location and clean room

The location is the best asset this place has. I booked a single room with its own bathroom its on the second floor. The room was nicer than in the picture. However the name really should be 'Warzone' because this place sounds like a battlefield. Its INCREDIBLY noisy. People slam their doors so loud constantly that it sounds like bombs going off. I can't say if its the door mechanism or rust or something else that causes this, but I've checked and you don't have to make so much noise since from the inside you can close it quietly(nobody does though) but from the outside there is still too much of a loud sound. Your room shakes. I have never experienced something like this. From what I can tell there are a lot of staff that stay on site however they do absolutely nothing to control the people and noise. I've had to ask people twice You can walk in the front door since its never closed. They cared more about if I'm wearing their communal shoes, which I refused since they are too small and EVERYONE USES THE SAME SHOES, than the actual experience of people staying here. I wasn't told what they have available to offer. They have a restaurant and a bar for example or if they can help booking a trip or something. It's okay to be somewhat friendly, but its a business. I've stayed in many many hostels over the years but because of the noise I will never recommend this place if they value sleeping in peace. And its so dumb and shows a lack of care because soundproofing doors are really cheap. Also the bathrooms on the floors for shared rooms don't have entrance doors so you can hear literally everything that happens in there. Instead you will listen to evey single footstep and exploding doors until 4 or 5 am after which it usually quiets down until someone wakes up and starts the bombing again. It's very obvious that staff and management have accepted this noise and don't care. But if you care about that do not stay here.

Stayed for a total of 8 nights, Ideal location if you’re staying in Dadonghai, slap bang in the middle of some great bars and restaurants as well as being close to the beach. Very clean rooms and toilet/shower facilities and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Great place to stay, thanks!