Beijing Sunrise Hostel Gulou Branch

It was close to the metro station and the hypermarket, the room size was sufficient and the room was quiet (I stayed in 6-bed female dormitory, first room downstairs).

The worst thing was a constant unpleasant smell in both the room and in the bathroom attached to the room. The aircon was dripping, as well as some pipes on the ceiling, so it felt quite humid in the room. It was not possible to close the window and everyone knows that the window should not be open if the A/C is on... There was no common area (or kitchen) apart from the three bar stools when you just enter the hostel. The bed was quite hard, I didn't mind that much, but someone might. The people staying there were mostly Chinese staying long term. This was the cheapest hostel when I made a booking, but it was really not THAT cheap for that to be an excuse for all these things I listed. Unless you're on a really strict budget, not staying in Beijing for more than 2-3 days and planning to be outside 90% of the day, pay a bit more and stay elsewhere.