Hi, I am a Chinese American student who is planning to spend July and August in Kunming, stay at a hostel, meet people, and study for the GRE, which I'm taking in September. I see that the Cloudland, Upland, and the relocated Hump hostels are all popular choices, was wondering which one would have a good balance between fun and quiet, some place where I can study during the day, and have a few drinks in the evening?
Meet other expats or locals? There's a hostel about 90 minutes outside of town that's quiet, has wifi, middle of an agricultural district - you can have beers (I think) inside - food mostly locally grown organically - but it's out in the styx...far from civilization...but beautiful and quiet place.
Hey there:
I've spent a good few months hanging out with Chinese friends/family already, doing the hotpot+watching people sing chinese songs route, so meeting some expats would be an interesting change. Any recommendations?
Also, having a hostel thats relatively quiet during the day and has a good common area with desks would be nice too, so I can get some work done.
I was looking at photos of upland on tripadvisor, and it seemed like a pretty good choice?
Michael, can you give me the address?
Both Cloudland and Upland are good choices to meet travelers. Cloudland has a bigger lounge area so maybe it's a better choice if you want to do a bit of studying
Hostels may not be the best place to study for the GRE, or for anything else - good luck!
Both cloud and and upland are good choices with upland in a really good location. But they are both very popular, so quiet when you want it is a coin toss.
This hostel is farther out from city center, but it's nice and quiet.
The thread needs to be revived. Our arrival falls on the New Year so now it's a bit complicated to find a guesthouse with moderate prices. Could you please advise some clean places, where we could spend a week or so, not necessarily located downtown, not to hit our wallets.... Thanks!
