This youth hostel has a lobby with 24-hour reception/check-out service and offers 223 rooms. The guest rooms on the third to sixth floors include suites, double rooms, single rooms, and four and eight-bunk dormitories. The Backpacker's Club and recreation area are on the third floor, which also houses a computer/Internet room, large self-contained kitchen and dining areas, a television and video room, a reading room, snooker tables and a travel advice centre. Room service and laundry service are available for a fee.

The youth hostel is located at the northwest corner of Beijing Zhan Qianjie, left across from the Beijing Railway Station. The bus terminal, airport shuttle bus stop and taxi stands are next to the railway station, and Beijing Zhan subway station (Exit A) is just outside the front door.

The Backpacker's Club supplies a delicious Chinese and Western buffet. A continental breakfast buffet is provided each morning.