Reviews of Lotusland Hostel I (Train Station)

11 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very clean. Great staff, they were so helpful and friendly and spoke English very well. Although the dorm room was small and didn't have much decoration, it was bright and comfortable. Wifi worked well, even in the room. Great location, very very easy to get to/from airport and to/from train station. Plenty of restaurants and shops around.

Disliked: One big complaint is that there are no personal lockers in the dorm room, so you have to leave all your stuff out. Also, I could hear a lot of street noise from my room.

10 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: 4 bed dorms, individual lamps, great communal area , clean rooms , modern decor

Disliked: no lockers in the rooms and no information about local trips , buses etc apart from in left behind guidebooks although the staff were willing to help once encouraged a bit. toilets downstairs a long way from room. Communal area also staff bedroom ( seems to be fairly normal in China).

30 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean room and helpful staff

Disliked: no

04 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This was a passing stop and it wasconvenient for both the train station and the bus stationon to Hanoi.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

24 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Really helpfull stuff and a plesant stay in a cozy small hostel.

Disliked: The upper bed in a dorm was a bit shaky.

15 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very clean and comfortable. The staff were very helpful. Good location.

Disliked: Nothing.

12 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were very helpful. There was a selection of DVDs and there were usually people sat in the common room so it had a good feel about it. As Nanning itself is not that safe a place, the hostel is a good stop while waiting for your Vietnam Visa. Really this is the only reason to go to Nanning

Disliked: There was a robbery outside our hostel, although the hostel itself always feel safe, be aware when in the area and do not go out at night. There is a good reason why the common room normally has many people there!!

03 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: good location, nice staff, clean room and shared bathroom.

Disliked: no restruant in hostel, a little bit expensive.

28 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Easy place to organise visa (sent it from Guilin and collected when we arrived a few days later). Nice communal area with movies and free computers.

Disliked: Bathroom only on first floor. Top bunks were shaky and there was nowhere great to eat nearby.

22 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Small but well located, easy to find from station, helpful staff with good English and an excellent little hostel with good clean facilities (showers, toilets, dorms). I emailed previously to train ride down here about tickets for train and got a prompt informative reply back in good understandable english which was helpful.

Disliked: Nowt.... All good.

21 October 2011 Cameron would recommend this property

Liked: Very easy to find from the train station (a short walk!). Staffs are helpful; beer is sheepish.

Disliked: There are as yet no lockers but you can leave valuables with the staff (shhh).

09 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Close to train station and bus station for Hanoi

Disliked: No lockers for dorm rooms

05 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel is very clean. The showers are great. You can watch movies hear all day long till you have your visa!

Disliked: It's a little small and not really much to do than watching movies. We couldn't find a place nearby to have breakfast.

19 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: just 10 minutes walk from the train station. clean and air condition rooms.

Disliked: in a quiet and dark street. there is no hostel atmosphere.

23 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Close to the bus station with international bus to Vietnam (walking distance). Clean. nice bathrooms.

Disliked: No breakfast. Hard to fine a nice place for food nearby. No towels. They did not allow bookchange..

13 August 2011 Daniel would recommend this property

Liked: There is such a good atmosphere at the hostel. very nice lounge with games, TV, wii, books, tables, a guitar, games etc. Very good. You could spend your hole day down there and meeting new friends and people.

Disliked: Nothing

01 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice atmosphere with space outside to consume own beverages etc, showers clean and powerful

Disliked: terrible internet and lights off early in said garden above

21 July 2011 James would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent hostel in a very good location, close to all local amenities (Train Station and Bus Station 10mins walk). The hostel is located in a small park surrounded by trees. The visa service is very handy and from what we could see, no one gets refused a visa from here.

Disliked: Metal beating workshops across the road are very loud during the day, not the hostels fault though.

10 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff and a nice roof top terrace, WITHOUT a bar, so you can really chill out.

Disliked: I missed a map about what to do around the hostel.

22 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This is a good hostel for those needing to get to the busses and trains. The staff is excellent and very very helpful.

Disliked: The only toilets are on the main floor.

25 April 2011 Adam would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was very helpful, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Disliked: The city itself is pretty non-eventful. That's not really the hostel's fault, of course, but be aware when visiting Nanning -- it's really a transition city and nothing more.

04 April 2011 Aja would recommend this property

Liked: It is really clean and has comfortable beds. There are high ceilings and huge windows that let in a lot of light. It's nestled in a park so the building is surrounded by trees and it is close to the train and bus stations.

Disliked: nothing

11 March 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Just perfect, the staff, the location, the rooms an the bathrooms

Disliked: nothing

02 March 2011 sam would recommend this property

Liked: very nice hostel, nice modern bathroom facilities. good communal area and helpfull staff.

Disliked: bathroom is downstairs from the dorms

25 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good selection of books and dvds, cheap beer.

Disliked: Showers and toilets are downstairs and bedrooms are upstairs