Haikou Banana Youth Hostel

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The digs of choice for international budget travellers, the simple, friendly Banana Youth Hostel is tucked away down a quiet residential alley. Some staff speak English and amenities include laundry, internet and common areas, as well as a super-informative bulletin board and website. The on-site restaurant is a popular expat hang-out, thanks to the superb pizzas (from ¥45).

Mountain bikes for multiday trips (per day ¥30; book in advance) are available for rent. This is also a good place to meet up with fellow cyclists and get current route information.

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1. Haikou Old Town

0.7 MILES

The pedestrianised streets around Zhongshan Lu are a looking glass into Haikou’s French colonial past, with cobblestone blocks of porticoed row houses –…

2. Hainan Museum

3.22 MILES

This modern colossus of a building should be your first stop when you arrive in Hainan. The displays on ethnic minorities, as well as Hainan’s 20th…

3. Five Officials Memorial Temple

3.31 MILES

Hainan wasn't always a desirable holiday destination. In earlier times it was considered a remote part of the Chinese empire and used as a place of…

4. Haikou Volcanic Cluster Geopark

9.63 MILES

While this geopark encompasses about 108 sq km of rural countryside, the main attraction here is a corny tourist park surrounding a (genuinely cool)…

5. Mei She Village

12.25 MILES

Photogenic Mei She was built out of the rough grey volcanic stone so prevalent in this part of Hainan. Wander the quiet back alleys and gawp at the castle…