Haikou Banana International Youth Hostel

News Update: We recently found out that we are featured in the latest Lonely Planet guide book. You can find us on page 619. The guide picks us as the place to stay in Haikou! Thank you to everyone who helped this happen.

Haikou Banana Youth Hostel, on Hainan Island, offers accommodation including both dormitory beds and private rooms. All our rooms have a private toilet, sink and shower.

• Internet connection in your guest-room.
• Private toilet, sink, and shower.
• Both Western and Chinese style toilets.
• English speaking receptionists and managers.
• Pool table.
• Table tennis.
• Large Plasma TV and DVD library.
• Western Satellite (CNN, BBC World, Movies etc).
• Computer MP3 music collection to copy and swap with.

• Some books to exchange.
• Small outdoor banana tree courtyard area.
• Sandwiches, pancakes, English breakfast and coffee available.
• Internet computers.


Haikou Banana Youth Hostel, Hainan Island, 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 favorite 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.

Haikou Banana Youth Hostel, Hainan Island is the first ever International Youth Hostel (IYH) opened by a foreigner in China.

Do you want to improve your Chinese language skills? We can organise a personal language tutor to give you lessons while you explore Hainan. See our website for more details.

Directions

Address: 6 Bieshu Liyuan Xiaoqu, 21 Renmin Dadao, Haidian Dao, Haikou Shi. 570208
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:
Taxi from the airport costs around 50 RMB. Make sure you bargain the price first. Or, take the airport bus to the airport hotel (MinHang BinGuan). Then change to the 19 bus, get off at JingHai HuaYuan on Renmin Road (near KFC).

From Haikou Train Station:
The train station is in the far west of the city. A taxi to the hostel will cost around ￥40.

From South Bus Station (if coming from Sanya):
Taxi costs 25 RMB

From Sea Ports (for buses from mainland):
Xingang Port ￥15 Taxi
Xiuying Port ￥30 Taxi

Facilities

Restaurant, Internet Access, Bicycle Hire, Linen Included, Bar, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, 24 hour reception, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Common Room, Bike Parking, BBQ Area, Free Carpark, WiFi in lobby, Web access in lobby, Web access in Room, WiFi in room, Air Conditioning, Breakfast