Best hostel I have ever been to. No need to say more about the rooms and stuff, what surprised me is their homemade dinner, 20rmb/person, it is really cheap and tasted amazing! Since it's really hard to find a good restaurant(cheap and nice) in Lijiang, this is definitely a to-go place! Btw, the faculty there are super nice and helpful,... More

Nice price. Nice town. Nice staff. The staff dinner is excellent for only 20 yuan. A nice selection of belgian beers, free wifi, free internet. Sightseing informations. Dorms or room. Very clean. The atmosphere is really laidback in the magnificent World Heritage Unesco site of Lijiang. Bike rentals are available as weel as a little selection of english books. The... More

Everything mentioned below about the staff and hosts is true. They are indeed helpful, friendly and speak good English. Aside from being extremely good value, the rooms are comfortable, clean and have bathrooms (with towels and coffee making facilities!!!). They have hot water showers as well and a few rooms even have a TV and DVD players. The place organises... More

It is easy to see why Panba Guesthouse has hordes of loyal customers. I was won over by the warmth and hospitality of the owner (River) and staff (Richard and Sunny) who were always available and full of good cheer. They have genuine affection and respect for the venerable beauty of Lijiang old town which they want visitors to enjoy... More

This hostel has a lot of character, resembling a traditional inn. Pleasant, inside open air courtyards, clean rooms, modern showers, really nice. I really don't see why someone would go to a hotel when hostels, at a 1/10 or 1/5 the price, like this exist. In addition, the English speaking staff here was very helpful about things to see, about... More

We stayed here in March 2013 and paid 108RMB (with YHA card) for a double en-suite room. This is a really lovely hostel with a great courtyard, common area and roof terrace. The staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly (especially Richard) and the rooms are spacious, comfortable and clean.

I read before that the location of this hostel is alittle hard to find. Im glad I didn't have problems finding it. I sugestfor anyone though to print out the address written in Chinese so you can show them to the taxi drivers when you look for this hostel. I stayed for two nights in this hostel and there are... More

A guesthouse with great energy and a very helpful staff. Richard was the most helpful hotel staff I've found in China. He arranged tours, taxi's, buses, onward reservations, self guided walks, etc. Anyone staying at Panba - do yourself a big favor and ask Richard for advice and help with anything.

Clean but simple rooms, quiet location yet 5" walk to centre of Dayan Old Town. They make your travelling very easy arranging bus tickets, renting bicycles in excellent condition, luggage storage facility and available to assist you with anything. Friendly and communicative. Homely atmosphere.