Saibei Station (Kubuqi Desert Wokuotai Branch)

Me, my wife, and 3y/o daughter took a family trip to Saibei Inn for October Golden Week 2023, and the experience was great. We were not interested in the normal Inner Mongolia trips that some agencies offer since they are travel intensive, so we stayed for 5 days and 5 nights in this location. If you’re solo or couple travelers, you might want to consider a few less days and do the more intensive trips to the grasslands, etc. Having been to Inner Mongolia previously, we knew what to expect (slow pace/relaxing/nature), however, my expectations were exceeded with the amount of land and activities that Saibei Inn offered! We were able to take a RZR to the desert every morning and give our daughter and ourselves some play-time, plus relaxation, as the desert area is huge and never busy. We saw a wild camel, went sledding, and walked the endless dunes. A car is quite necessary and almost everyone had one, but since we didn’t have one, the boss personally brought us out to get snacks, drinks, and such to keep in our hotel, set up airport pickup and drop-off in Baotou, and took us on any excursions we wanted. The dune buggy sunset ride was a thrill and nearby desert camel rides, “flying boat”, and zip line were appealing attractions as well. The downside were the bathrooms were a bit difficult to navigate since they have a wet shower and take time to dry, plus the shower head was constantly leaking, leaving a wet puddle in the middle. The carpet held the sand and plant material which also contained thorns, so could use more regular vacuuming, The lunch/dinner food was exceptional. The veteran cooks there have a natural knack for cooking great Chinese food with unique tastes. The actual menu is quite small, but the boss was more than happy to take our order in advance and buy the food we wanted at the local market for the next day’s meal. They also can cook virtually anything you want and have a load of different things in the kitchen, which can be seen from the seating area via a viewing window spanning the length of the entire wall. It was apparent that their meats were cooked over a long period of time, including tender stew-style beef & potatoes, and of courses delicious mutton! The downside of the food was that you couldn’t get out of there without spending a pretty penny. And being the only restaurant within miles/kilometers, you don’t have much of a choice. Another aspect that could be improved is the breakfast. There was a choice of mantou bread, porridge, and boiled eggs. All with very little flavor or appeal. We opted not to eat breakfast 4 out of the 5 days. Opt for bringing some protein bars, yogurt, or packaged breakfast if you stay, especially with toddler. The facilities and environment were fairly well-kept. The Inn was also under construction, not loud or anything, but there is a plan to expand and its evident with a few areas that have rubble around and whatnot. Having said that we were not disturbed by that aspect because we were not there for a pampered and pristine vacation. We stayed in the white yurts on the hill with 2 beds, and overall, the room was cosy and great during the chilly October mornings (A/C has heat) and beds were comfortable.

Small and cosy. Friendly staff, offered exciting drive at sundown in the desert. Basic, clean accommodation.

everything is quite nice. we booked the biggest villa. totally, it has 5 bed rooms: two of them is the kang bed (6m long bed), two of 2-bed, one of king bed. overall, the villa is clean and nice. big enough to accommodate 10-15ppl. the service is very great, especially the head staff who helped us arrange dinner which we forget to prebook or took us to nearby desert. the staff also help set up the bonfire and movie for nice chill, which we really appreciate. the toilet is also clean. inside the villa, also have a pool, a bonfire, a tea room. still, the pool may not be that clean. and there may be some insects. it is also important to prebook the dinner or the menu will be limited. there is also not much alcohol choice, so better bring your own.

Fun little desert stay. On the edge of the desert so need to book a trip to go further in, but relaxing nonetheless.

先説總體評價：值得推薦給帶着寵物的，僅僅去看看沙漠，體驗沙漠的空曠孤寂感的人。 再細説下體驗： 從大路轉到鄉間小路時，一路穿過多個村莊，但都是玉米地，讓我感覺我可能被騙了。到了客棧，周邊一片的玉米地，感覺就是在農村的玉米地中間建了一個農家樂，心裏很失望。 後來問了工作人員，説沙漠在旁邊，要開車五六分鐘。 我就先花了180體驗一下沙漠賽車，順便看看沙漠的位置。結果讓我大呼來對了。沙漠賽車非常刺激，跟我一開始認為的那種賽車完全不同。師傅先帶我穿過一片樹林，飛速的穿梭，倍感害怕，一不小心就撞樹的那種感覺。在沙漠裏也是各種上下翻飛，順便説一下這個車的底盤和汽車完全不同，值得體驗。 傍晚，自己開車去了沙漠，一人一狗，在沙漠待到晚上，看星空，看月亮。整個一片沙漠都屬於我一個人！甚至第二天上午我又去沙漠待了兩個小時，才依依不捨的離開。在此期間，沒有任何的遊客。 不好的地方：吃的，食堂沒啥吃的，而且阿姨服務也不好，早上雞蛋都沒有了，還怪我來得晚。 帶狗去的，小心院子裏有一條大黑狗，我家的小狗就被它咬了一口，還是我離開酒店後才發現小狗身上有傷口，我可伶的小狗！

房間比較乾淨，設施有待改善，連個掛衣服鈎都沒有，房間擺設有些簡單。洗澡水很熱，而且水量也還不錯。房間有點冷，但是有空調。如果對於住宿條件不追究的，這裏還是不錯的。晚餐可點的菜色比較少，但味道不錯，量也比較大。早餐簡單，衹有豆沙包饅頭和雞蛋，粥和鹹菜。他們家最大的亮點就是私人沙漠。沙漠環境乾淨，人少，體會到大漠孤煙的感覺。老闆人不錯，本來定的是兩天，但是對於孩子來説，住宿條件一般。當天就給退了一天。這地方更適合年輕人。拍沙漠星空。建議老闆把住宿環境再搞得好點，餐品多一些！

這次甘南之行體驗感最差，設施最差，且最貴的一家酒店。本來想着去完沙漠然後在附近住一下就不着急進市區了，結果沒想到酒店離景區還要開車二三十分鐘。還不如去鄂爾多斯住。酒店所謂自己的景區，還在建設中，入住之後看了下集裝箱房型，啥都沒有，衹能選擇升級房型，結果預訂部的人死活不同意取消重定。結果以加收50元拿下蒙古包3人間。全程體驗感很差，就我們一家人住，門外有德牧，怕傷到我家小狗，滿院子找人找不到。最後衹能把小狗從圍牆外抱出去……真的很無語，酒店裡還沒有WIFI和信號，直接一個失聯，真的是太嚇人的一晚。第二天早上發現門口垃圾被狗翻的到處都是，沒人管。

蒙古包很舒服，熱水水壓好，水質很好，沙漠全地形車玩得很刺激，老闆飛哥人好，是個賽車手，車技一流，家人老老少少玩過都説值得，最年長是74歲長者，飛哥很專業，懂得觀察乘客臉部表情來判斷駕駛路線和速度，真得非常放心。來之前看了點評説酒店早餐不好，午晚餐很貴，個人入住感覺完全不一樣，早餐的糯玉米隨便吃，新鮮清甜，晚餐我們點了三斤牛肉，實在的不得了，一家七口人都可以敞開吃牛肉，晚上還可以去沙漠看星空，特別清晰，我還看到了流星，路上還有駱駝🐫散步擋道，太驚喜太唯美的一次沙漠之旅，我還會再來，飛哥説可以到沙漠深處去露營🏕，一定很棒！

強烈推薦！這邊的小哥人超級好！！！ 我們半夜兩三點在外面看完流星迴來，天窗關不上，是小哥幫我們修好的！ 而且早餐的玉米非常好吃，又糯又甜～ 衞生間水很足，還有沐浴露和洗髮水。廁所也很乾凈！ 下次來還住這家！！