Huashan Xifeng Hotel

This place is filthy. The location is great and it is beautiful - but my friend found a contact lens in his bed, there was hair in mine and the toilets looked like they had never been cleaned.

The location is great — it’s the closest accommodation, about a 20-minute walk from the West Cable Car station. The view is beautiful, and the room was clean. However, there was no water provided at all. The toilets were dirtier than the public ones around the mountain, and there were only two available. It was difficult to change clothes, and I even had to buy bottled water just to wash my face. The room arrangement was very poor. As a solo female traveler, I was placed in a room with two men, even though there was another room full of women with available beds. When I asked the female staff to change rooms, she refused. I then asked the staff at the counter, who allowed me to move to the women’s room. I understand it’s a mixed dorm, but placing one woman in a room with two men while there are open beds in a women’s room doesn’t make any sense and felt uncomfortable.

This is a very basic hostel type accommodation with very few amenities but in a location that is hard to beat. Right next to the west peak in the same building as a temple with the trail going right through the building (under the reception/restaurant). The pictures are taken at sunset from the peak about 3 minutes from the hostel. The rooms are clean and the staff is friendly. The hostel shares the public toilets in the building complex. If you are ok with very basic accommodations but are looking for location, this could be for you.