Perfect Time Youth Hostel was opened in October 2007, the first hostel in Chongqing run by local travelers with over10 yearsi traveling experience home and abroad.
----------------------Location---------------- Located at Ciqikou, the famous ancient town which has a history of over 1000 years Direct bus to train station and stops of airport shuttle bus 10 minutes by bus to the nearest downtown of Shapingba, the cultural district of Chongqing 10 minutes to some universities and colleges by bus Good location with beautiful Jiangling River view
Brief Introduction to Ciqikou: Ciqikou, the well-preserved ancient town located by the riverside of Jialing River, takes its name from chinaware (pronounced as ciqi in Chinese), for this small town produced large quantities of chinaware products and also served as a trading and transfer port in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has witnessed the long history of the Jialing River. There are many small shops selling local products and tasty local food.
---------------Quality Service--------------- Charge for private-car pick-up service is 55RMB -- 90RMB depending on which station or airport you are from. ( Email us in advance if required) Clean and tidy rooms with air conditioning and cable TVs 4-bed and 6-bed dorms with secure lockers and electric blankets in winter 24-hour check-in and hot water Laundry service Fancy food including both western and Chinese style (e.g. pizza, spaghetti and Mapo Tofu) Spacious bar serving beverage ( e.g. coffee, local beer and cocktail) Book train or flight tickets
---------------Free Service------------------- Train station pick-up by bus from 8:00am to 6:pm (Email us in advance if required) WIFI in lobby Computer use Luggage storage Travel information Books exchange Movie bar with hundreds of DVD collection
----------------Travelling----------------------- Three Gorges information and ticket booking service Budget Yangtze River Cruise Tour Daily Chongqing Dazu Stone Carvings Tour Night Tour of Yangtze and Jialing River Leshan and Emei Tour Zhangjiajie Tour Tibet Permit
Big Events: 1) Chongqing Perfect Time Hostel is picked up by 2009 Lonely Planet Publications. 2) Chongqing Perfect Time Hostel was once reported by CCTV 1 and CCTV 9 during Chinese National Day in 2008.
Directions
Tips: you can write down or print the Chinese names and address and show them to people which may help you find us. And no matter when you have problem, don't hesitate to call us. You can find our phone number on our website: www. hostelchongqing.com.
Airport Hostel Bus: take the airport shuttle bus to Shangqingsi(上清寺) and transfer to bus No. 261 (6:45am -- 9:00pm) to the final stop -- Ciqikou (磁器口). 1.5hour trip, price: 18RMB in total. Taxi: to the Ciqikou riverside parking lot (磁器口水码头停车场). 30 minutes' trip, price: about 70RMB.
Train station i Hostel 1. Chongqing North Train Station (龙头寺-重庆火车北站): (1) Bus: No. 202 to Ciqikou (磁器口) 45 minutes' trip, price: 3RMB. Taxi: to the Ciqikou riverside parking lot (磁器口水码头停车场). 30 minutes' trip, price: 45RMB. 2. Chongqing Train Station or Cai Yuan Ba Train Station ( 菜园坝-重庆火车站): (1) Bus : No. 503 to Ciqikou (磁器口) 30 minutes' trip, price: 1.5RMB. Taxi: to the Ciqikou riverside parking lot (磁器口水码头停车场). 20 minutes' trip, price: 35RMB.
When you arrive at the front gate of Ciqikou the ancient town, at first go straightly into the ancient town. And then turn right at the T letter crossroad. After about 10 minutes' walk, at the end of Main Street, just go down the stairs, you can find our hostel on your left, an archaistic building. If you take heavy baggage, you can call us to pick you up when you arrive at the front gate. Just stay there and wait for us.
What's more here are some Chinese-English version which can help you to find us. i 你好,请问到磁器口的公交车在哪儿坐?i Excuse me, please tell me which is the way to take a bus to Ciqikou? i 你好,请带我到重庆市沙坪坝区磁器口大门,谢谢!i Excuse me, please take me to the front gate of Ciqikou in Shapingba District. (If you take a taxi you can show the Chinese version to the driver)
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