Kashgar Yuanzhu International Youth Hostel (Ancient City of Kashgar)

An odd place. Magnificent building, ideally located. But we didn't get the room we booked. And when asked for diverse information, the lady at the reception was quite unwilling to help. She was replying "I don't know" to all my questions. I felt like I was bothering her.

This is the worst hostel experience I’ve had, including one where I was robbed. There are no secure storage facilities, it is unclear if you’re booking the top bunks or the usual curtained pods. The top bunks are fully visible from public areas through the huge windows - with nowhere to change in private, the sheets are made of some kind of scratchy hemp, the lights are left on all until 3am, so it’s impossible to sleep without an eye mask and earplugs. It is extremely hot. I was then woken up at 7am by smoke from people smoking in the room, which rose to the top - and numerous insect bites. In my experience hostels in China have been good value and able to provide at least a decent night sleep. This one was extremely disappointing

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