We enjoyed our stay at GG. It's run by friendly family who are very helpful and all speak excellent English. It's a bit noisy and cramped at peak times but still very nice, clean, comfortable rooms and fresh sheets on the beds. Worst thing is bathrooms in main building - there's always a long wait to use them but at... more

Golden Gobi Hostel was really nice, the family loves people and loves to laugh with everybody, they are really kind and try to help all the time. We found out a nice tour and start the day after. We went trough the desert and the middle and west Mongolia, we were 8 friend and took 2 vans and 2 drivers,... more

My girlfriend and I checked into the GG for two nights. We had a double that was fair and in a decent location in the city. Little did we know what we were in for, as this was our worst experience in traveling for 5 weeks in China, Mongolia and Russia. When the power went off in the building in... more

always busy, always people around and other backpackers to chat or travel together. They organize tour at a quite good price, but you need to wait a lot to talk to Ogui, the manager, as there is always people around her. They are not good with their emails. more

The headline says it all. The Golden Gobi is what you'd expect in your favorite guesthouse. Clean, friendly staff, cheap and more than others...comfortable. I did the rounds of all the guesthouses, and if you're looking for a decent room and place to unwind and plan your trip across Mongolia, this is the place to do it. I stayed for... more

After six months of travel I found the Golden Gobi to be the best hostel I had ever stayed in thanks to the laid back family atmosphere and the wonderful staff (Bob, Ugii, Ma and Co.). Was really disappointed to read the other reviews slating the staff and really hope that popularity hasn't tainted the service. When I was there... more

Where do I start - this place will never refuse a booking so when you arrive a day after confirming, they will be full but have placed you in their 'family apartment - very cozy' - displacing their granny onto the living room sofa in a dodgy apartment building. They lied about everything - fees went up by several dollars... more

I stayed for here two nights in a double room with bathroom, having booked with the hostel by email. They have a free pick-up service but unfortunately the driver was given the wrong information and he was waiting to pick us up from the airport but we were arriving by train. Luckily there happened to be a tout from the... more

I was approached at the Ulaan Baatar train station by Bob, the friendly proprietor of the Golden Gobi. "Welcome to my country", he said. I remembered that the place received a somewhat favorable review by Lonely Planet, so I decided to stay there. It was easy. The Golden Gobi is a backpacker hostel - read: if the scent of patchouli... more