Haikou Banana Hostel
3-4 Liyuan Villas, Renmin Road, Haikou, Hainan, 570208, China
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Haikou Banana Hostel gives you inexpensive accommodation and comfortable relaxation areas. You will find English speaking staff, Haikou & Hainan travel information, free Wi-Fi, DVD lounge, pool table and more...
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 24 hour hot showers
Safety deposit
Car Parking
Lockers in dorms
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Internet
Tours/Travel Desk
Washing machines
Air Conditioning
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Self-catering Facilities
Lounge area
Restaurant
Bar
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Games room
Pool table(s)
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Overall Average: 82.8%
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84%
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88%
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78%
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83%
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81%
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Safety |
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88%
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77%
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85%
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Property description / Overview of facilities
Haikou Banana Hostel is the first ever International Youth Hostel (IYH) opened by a foreigner in China. We are also the only real youth hostel in Haikou.
We are the only hostel in Haikou that provides all the facilities you would expect from a Youth Hostel. All our rooms have a private bathroom and shower.
Our facilities include:
Pool table
DVD Lounge with 42 inch plasma TV
Laundry
Internet and free Wi-Fi
Table tennis
English book exchange
Banana courtyard
Island tours
Cheap bar
Western & Chinese food
MP3 library
Travel information
Weekly BBQs
Bike rental
Self-service kitchen
Ticket booking
Free luggage storage & safe
And more…
Haikou Banana Hostel is a converted villa located on Haidian Island, in the north of Haikou city. The tropical climate means that Haikou is often at its most bustling in the evening. On an evening on Haidian Island the streets fill up with tropical fruit stalls, outdoor bars, and many small outdoor restaurants selling various local dishes from BBQ’ed seafood to Chao Bing (a favourite snack for a warm evening which consists of the fruit of your choice blended and frozen before your eyes with a special device). There are also many newly built outdoor swimming pools and hot springs which are a pleasant way to relax during a warm day or evening. The rest of Haikou City offers many interesting old Hutongs, small temples, fishing ports, beaches and shopping streets to explore.
Directions / How to find your hostel
Haikou Hostel is located in the North-East of Haikou City. We are on a large island called Haidian Dao (海甸岛).
We are located down an alley on Renmin Avenue (Chinese: Renmin Dadao 人民大道).
We are near to where Renmin Ave and San Lu (海甸三路) cross. On one corner of this crossing there is a Kentucky Fried Chicken. On another corner is a purple China EverBright Bank.
Make sure you are on the same side of the road as the EverBright Bank. Stand outside the bank facing the entrance, then turn to your left. Walk a few metres and you will pass a 24 hour soyamilk restaurant on your right-hand side. Walk a further 20 metres and you will see a red restaurant with ‘Fule Restaurant’ written in English in white letters. Continue a few more metres and the next building is another restaurant. It is black and red and has white Chinese characters on it, it’s called YiJiaYi 壹加壹. (In front of this restaurant is a bus stop. On the opposite side of the road there is an internet bar and a green China Post.)
If facing the black and red YiJiaYi restaurant, you should see the Haikou Banana Hostel sign on your left, pointing behind the restaurant. Haikou Hostel is about 100 metres along the path, behind the restaurant. We are the second villa on the left hand side and have a yellow wall.
Important information if you get a taxi:
Not all taxi drivers know about us, so it is often easier to ask for the Kentucky Fried Chicken (Chinese: KenDaJi) on Renmin Dadao in Haidian Dao.
If you can speak some Chinese all you need to say is:
Haidian Dao, Renmin Dadao, Ken Da Ji.
Another useful tip for dealing with taxi drivers is to give them the Haikou Banana Hostel reception telephone number: 0898 66286780. The taxi driver can then call the hostel to find directions. So make a note of this number.
Do not expect taxi drivers to be able to speak English!
From Haikou airport:
Haikou airport is around 40 minutes drive from the city centre and Haikou Banana Hostel. There are always many taxis waiting at the airport. Expect to pay 40 - 60 RMB to get to the hostel. Make sure you bargain the price first, or you may end up paying too much. You can often get a better price by waiting at the upstairs departures area and flagging down a taxi that has just dropped someone off at the airport.
Alternatively, take the airport bus to the airport hotel (MinHang BinGuan). Then change to the 19 bus, get off at JingHai HuaYuan on Renmin Ave (near KFC).
From Sea Ports (for buses from mainland):
Xingang Port 15 RMB Taxi
Xiuying Port 30 RMB Taxi
From Haikou train station:
The train station is in the far west of the city, around 20km from the city centre.
You could take a taxi for around 40 RMB.
To get to the Hostel by bus first take the 37 from outside the train station to Haikou Bell Tower, then change to bus 20 to Renmin Dadao (Renmin road). Get off just after KFC and the hostel is on the opposite side of the road.
From South Bus Station (if coming from Sanya or other parts of Hainan):
Taxi costs 25 RMB
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