Dalian Tiantian International Youth Hostel
Smoke-free hostel beds near Sun Asia Ocean World
About this hotel
This is the sociable end of cheap in Dalian, and the ratings are strong enough that it outperforms several hotels charging three times as much. It sits a short taxi ride from Sun Asia Ocean World and the Polar World, on the seaward side of the old centre, which puts the trams, the food streets and the Victory Square metro interchange within a manageable evening. For an event at Dalian Sports Center that matters: the run west to Ganjingzi is a train ride from a proper interchange rather than a long haul in from the eastern corridor. Free wifi, air conditioning and a genuinely enforced smoke-free policy are the practical wins, and the last of those is rarer in this price band than it should be. Fans staying here get company for a fixture, which solo groundhoppers rate highly, and a bed cheap enough to fund another ticket.
- Hostel rates
- Smoke-free property
- Near the ocean parks
- Sociable common areas
Our take
The obvious choice for solo travellers, students and groundhoppers who would rather meet people than have their own bathroom. The location on the ocean park side is genuinely pleasant and the smoke-free rule is worth having. Families and anyone needing quiet should book elsewhere, since this is a hostel in the full sense and an event weekend fills it with exactly the crowd you would expect.
- Bring earplugs on an event weekend, the common areas run late and the walls are thin
- Take the morning at Sun Asia Ocean World before an evening fixture, it is right on your doorstep
- Ask other guests about the metro route west, someone in the common room will have done it that week
Why we love it
- Strong guest ratings at a genuine hostel rate
- A short ride from Sun Asia Ocean World and the Polar World
- Smoke-free throughout, which is rare at this price
- Sociable common areas for solo fans travelling alone