High Above Youth Hostel

High Above Youth Hostel is a budget hostel at 302 Chuncheng Road in south-central Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, with wifi. Hostels in Kunming serve the backpacker route that runs through Yunnan, linking the provincial capital with Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La and Xishuangbanna, and Kunming is typically the first or last stop on that trail. The hostel's location in south-central Kunming places it in a lived-in part of the city rather than the main tourist core, and the old-city centre around Dongfeng Square and Green Lake is a taxi, bus or metro ride away. Visitors should confirm the nearest metro station and walking times with the hostel, as these are not documented here.

Hostels of this type usually offer a mix of dormitory beds and private rooms, a common area where travellers meet, shared bathrooms in the dorms and sometimes a small kitchen or cafe. Specific room types, bed counts and facilities are not documented here, so visitors should check directly. Staff at backpacker hostels in Kunming are often used to helping with onward travel, including train and bus tickets to Dali and Lijiang, and with local tour bookings for sights such as the Stone Forest and the Western Hills.

Dining is usually informal. Many hostels serve simple breakfasts or have a small bar or cafe, and the surrounding streets in south-central Kunming offer inexpensive local eateries serving rice noodles, fried dishes and street snacks. Visitors can expect no spa or pool, and laundry facilities should be confirmed.

The service character is social and informal, aimed at solo travellers, backpackers and budget visitors who want to meet others, with English assistance more likely than at domestic budget hotels but still to be confirmed. Typical nightly rates for this class of property in Kunming run from about CNY 40 to 120 (roughly USD 6 to 18) for a dorm bed, with higher prices for private rooms and around Golden Week and Spring Festival.