Excellent hostel. Comfy capsules, hot showers, washing machine (costs to use but I'm not sure how much), excellent value. Easy to get to from train stations as long as you use a bus (use baidu maps 百度地图 to find routes and I swapped a stack of 1 yuan notes to pay for the buses as the Alipay bus card doesnt work for foreigners in Datong). The location is difficult to find but if you get to the rough location then locals are very happy to point you the right direction. You then text the owner who remotely let's you in.
ゲゲストExcellent hostel. Comfy capsules, hot showers, washing machine (costs to use but I'm not sure how much), excellent value. Easy to get to from train stations as long as you use a bus (use baidu maps 百度地图 to find routes and I swapped a stack of 1 yuan notes to pay for the buses as the Alipay bus card doesnt work for foreigners in Datong). The location is difficult to find but if you get to the rough location then locals are very happy to point you the right direction. You then text the owner who remotely let's you in.
Ddcg2901The original budget room we booked that had no window had an overpowering and disgusting smell of cigarette smoke. I asked if we could move to a different budget room as I have a 4 year old child and this would not be healthy for her. The only offer I got was to upgrade my room. As I could not stay in that room with my child I had to upgrade. Some of the staff were friendly and some were very unpleasant. The location was great but the staff and the rooms could be much improved.