The Urumqi Xiyu Harbour Youth Hostel provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. Visitors to Urumqi will find that the Urumqi Xiyu Harbour Youth Hostel is a fantastic accommodation choice. Traveling to the hotel is easy with Wulumuqi Railway Station located approximately 6km away and Urumqi Tianshan International Airport roughly 12km away. Transportation around the city is also convenient, with Sports Center Metro Station within walking distance. The nearby area boasts an abundance of attractions including Xinjiang Sports Center, Xinjiang Living Insect Museum and Xincheng Park. After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. This Urumqi hotel provides parking on site. For guests traveling alone, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.
"Hostel is about 5 - 7 minutes away from the ”Sports Centre” metro station, which is about 25+ minutes from the airport.
The hostel entrance is next to the Tesla shop, and you have to press the buzzer, for the security guard to open the gate for you.
Then, after writing your name down in the guest-book, you go up to the 10th floor in the lift.
(Check the other reviews here, for a picture of the gate/door to the building)
The staff speak little to no English, but they are very helpful.
They will try to solve your issues, as long as you patient with the translation software.
Also, it is difficult for staff to check you in, if you do not have a contact number or Alipay/Wechat contact.
(This is a CN Govt requirement)
The dorm rooms are basic and you may get the city views.
There are no privacy curtains and there was no air-con, in my one.
The hostel staff can provide fans, but we did not need any, as it was still cool at night.
The beds are OK.
There is a bathroom in the dorm room too, but there was almost no privacy for the bathroom, as there was a gap between the door for others to see and you can see through the frosted glass into the bathroom too!
The hostel is relatively clean, quiet and well-located,
except there may be other local guests, who are loud and smoke sometimes in the other rooms.
Next to the hostel is a nice up-market shopping centre and with really lots to eat, in the food-court on the 3rd floor."