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Reviews of Zaya Hostel

25/4 Chingeltei District, 3rd khoroo, Chingeltei, 015172 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

#2 of 16 B&Bs and inns in Ulaanbaatar

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Review Score

Based on 100 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.7

  • Free Wifi

    8.9

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  • Reviewed: May 29, 2024

    10
    Highly recommended hostel, no faults and great owner
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing :)

    The owner was amazing, very helpful and friendly. He clearly took pride in, and loved, this place. Facilities were great, with a well-stocked kitchen and nice common room area. Exceptionally clean. Would recommend to anyone.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No real problems for me, though you will need to navigate 1-2 flights of stairs depending on whether you're on the 2nd or 3rd floor. Access to laundry facilities would be nice.

    Super value for what is provided. Highly recommended as a place to stay for budget-conscious travellers in UB. Andy is a great host and did his best to accommodate all requests for tours, rooms, etc. The building is just off a main street so not too noisy, but easily walkable. Facilities are basic, but in very good condition. The State Department store is 5-10 minute walk away, and you'll be able to find most of what you might need there. Ended up spending 5 nights here while in UB, and would have stayed longer if possible.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 27, 2024

    10
    Very good experience! And it’s worth to stay with Zaya Hostle.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good Location,comfortable room.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 24, 2024

    9.0
    Good place, good price for stay in Ulaanbaatar
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hostel is on the 3rd floor of the building, so you have to take all your luggage up to the narrow stair to the 3rd floor because the elevator not stop at the 3rd floor.

    The room is clean and comfortable. The hostel is in the good location, so you can walk around many interested place around here.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2024

    9.0
    Great location in UB.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Private Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Helpful employees and a nice location in center of UB.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Best hostel I've been to in UB! Stayed at 3 other places but they don't even compare in terms of facilities, cleanliness, service, or comfort. Anand, the host, is fantastic. He's lived several years in the US working for Hyatt and you can tell that he's applying the highest standards to his place. He'll also help you to organise your trip, even if you don't book any tour through him. He booked a bus ticket for me, other hostels charge an extra booking fee for that. He'll also tell you what prices are reasonable for the things you want to do so you won't get ripped of. I stayed there a few times and will come back if I get through UB again.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2024

    8.0
    Ideal for my budget
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Central & Easy

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: May 13, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathrooms don't have ventilating fan, so it will be quite muggy after someone using it.

    The hostel and the room were very clean. The staffs were super helpful. The location was quite good, the shopping malls or Monastery are within 20 mins or walking distance.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 9, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Zaya hostel located at an extremely strategic location, you can walk to Sukbhatar Square in 15 mis or so, and most the museums are located at the same vicinity. Though is with shared toilet, the WC is always clean. Anand is a very kind host and will assist you will all kind of tours, pick up and also exchanging MNT :), I do not see any money changer around UB in fact. Thank you Anand and Zaya team, Mr Bayasaa my cool pick up/drop off driver. *** highly recommended if you do not mind shared toilet.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 30, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great Hostel, extremely clean and generally a very high standard. Much better than any of the other hostels in UB I've been at. Staff is also super friendly, helpful and accommodating! Will definitely book it again for my next stay :)

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I loved how friendly the owner was. They organised the pickup and dropoff to the airport for me. And everything was on time and the driver was super nice too. The room is big and clean, same goes for the bathroom. Everything is very nice, a bit loud tho, but that really depends on the people staying in the hostel.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Should have a notice about the front door because it look hidden!

    Really good hostel with good price, location. Andy is great too, as always!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 13, 2024

    9.0
    Probably best value for money in UB
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Heater not adjustable

    Staff was fantastic. Everything was clean enough. I only stayed a few hours in between flights

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2024

    10
    good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    good location, great hospitality and helpful staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 4, 2024

    9.0
    Great hostel, nice staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The entrance is very difficult to find and you need a PIN code to open the door, which I didn’t have. So you need to call to get in. Also the building looks quite worn down from the outside

    Extremely friendly and helpful staff. They even let me check-in early as I arrived in the morning with an early flight. The hostel is clean and well equipped.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 24, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Excellent location with a bar Soulmate open 24 hrs 2 mins away. A sedate bar, not rowdy. Also a shop on the bottom of the road that sells food also opens 24 hrs. Taxi to and from the airport £20 each way organised by hostel. Room lovely and hot, shower perfect. Excellent value for money.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2024

    10
    Great value in a central location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing really.

    Central, comfortable, manager exceptionally helpful, good value.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2024

    10
    A great place to stay in an amazing country!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Not much, really. The only thing I would probably do as a host is to enforce the quiet-time rule. Some guests arrive late at night and are very noisy.

    Great location, safe and clean, with a full kitchen at the guests' disposal. Hosts are very welcoming, intelligent, ready to answer all your questions, and have flawless English. They also provide reliable taxi service to and from the airport on request and organize tours. I will definitely stay there again when I return!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 8, 2024

    10
    Recommended.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing, for the cost it was excellent.

    Central, friendly staff, excellent value. Hot showers :)

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2024

    9.0
    Friendly and helpful staff and good place to stay in Ulaanbaatar
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Private Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We are happy with anything.

    The host n staff are really really friendly & nice there and they can speak good english. Very prompt reply on the enquiry and arrangement via “chat with the property ” with booking.com. Like the atmosphere in the common area where is a nice place to meet and chat with other travellers. We arrived very early like 7 something in the morning and the host let us to stay n take rest in the living room area. And let us to have an early check in at before 11 and which is very appreciated. The rooms and toilets are clean.And it’s close to the railway station and just a few minutes walk to the state department store with many places nearby eat & shop . We also using the pick up and drop off service offered by the host, the driver is very punctual and helpful and at a resaonable price for group compared to the UBUS service . I would recommend this place to stay if travel to Ulaanbaatar.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 4, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The exterior is a bit daunting but once youre in its fine!

    Cosy, clean and safe feeling little hostel - great for solo female traveller Perfect location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 2, 2024

    9.0
    Convient place , nice host & clean hostel to stay in Ulaanbaatar
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Private Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Have to walk upstairs with heavy luggage’s but it’s still ok .

    The host here is really nice. The location is very good, convenient . It’s just a few minutes walk to the state department store. lots of shops and places to eat nearby.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Private Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing.

    Great host, I was treated like a king. The best place to stay in Ulaanbaatar.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 12, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Family with young children
    • Private Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's my 2nd time here, and the owner & the atmosphere of the place are amazing. The location is perfect, so close to the center by foot.

    Stayed in February 2024

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