I spent 2 nights in this hostel during the Ice Festival. I stayed there with 2 friends, so we had a 3-bed room with bathroom. I'm really happy we had our own bathroom because the common one seemed really dirty and smelled really bad. The service was ok; they could smile more, that wouldn't hurt. I appreciated the good heating,... More

I went to Harbin in a group of four travellers and saw this hostel online. The photos attracted us to stay there. I could not find a contact number anywhere on the internet so we arrived at the hostel without a reservation, we chose not to book online. Don't take the reviews lightly, the service is the WORST I have... More

Pros:The place has a great atmosphere!.. The staff speaks English and can help you with a lot of useful information, they also sell tickets to some attractions. It's relatively close to almost all major attractions in harbin, 15 ys to the ice and snow world. They had wifi in the rooms for free which was awesome Cons: the room was... More

Hostel is ok and clean enough, certainly good enough for a one night stay for an ice festival visit. Bit disappointed with the service when we checked out, where by they checked our sheets then brought one set to reception to confront us. Not one, not two but three, yes three tiny chocolate stains. Who on earth do we think... More

I was in Harbin for the ice festival and stayed here early in the year. I checked in really late around 1 or 2am. The doors were locked and no one was to be found. I had to call the reception a few times before someone answered. I emailed to let them know I was arriving late at time of... More

Stayed one night here, easy enough to get to by bus, except that we chose to walk and got muddled by all the unsigned streets! Close to all main sights and Zhong Yang Da Jie (main pedestrian street) and the Song Hua river. Stayed in standard twin room with ensuite, room was furnished with armchairs and beds and even a... More

The Russia International Youth Hostel was fairly easy to find, getting a taxi from the Railway Station and showing the name of the place in Mandarin we had written for us to the driver. The place is adequately decorated and the price was reasonable at Y140 for a double room. The Chinese girl behind the desk was a great help,... More

Let's start with the positive things: Decent decor, clean beds, decent location, friendly staff. However important these things seem, a good smell (or no bad smell) is more important still. This was perhaps the worst smelling hotel I have been in. I'm not sure if this has to do with the cat(s) and liter boxes that are placed adjacent to... More