原深圳欢乐谷青年旅舍在改建为城市客栈后，深圳在青年旅舍有着一段时间的空白。在经过一年多的筹备，深圳侨城旅友国际青年旅舍诞生了。新旅舍于2007年5月开始试营业，到现在已有一年多的时间，在深圳和国内外的青年旅舍界都有着一定的名气。它位于华侨城，离地铁侨城东站600米，四周绿树成荫，偎红倚翠，附近有LOFT创意文化园（当代艺术中心、艺术家工作室等）、超市、大型主题公园（世界之窗、锦绣中华、民俗村、欢乐谷）、红树林自然保护区（观鸟的好地方）、园博园（植物园）、生态广场、燕晗山公园等。
创意文化园内的当代艺术中心隶属于长久以来享有美誉的“何香凝美术馆”。该馆是除北京中国美术馆之外唯一的国家级美术馆，它在国家艺术展览和艺术项目方面对中国当代艺术一直起着推动和影响作用。有着独特意义的一点在于致力推动当代艺术普及化，很多大家熟悉的艺术家（Daniel Buren, Philip King, Bernar Vernet, Olafur Elliasson, 顾德新等）的雕塑作品都被永久地陈列于华侨城社区的公共空间。LOFT是一个全新的艺术组合，致力于绘画、装置、行为艺术、音乐表演、电影、录像和多媒体艺术等。它的使命在于支持和发展中国艺术家的前卫艺术实践，给予国内与国际的艺术家在这个平台上互相进行展示与交流。
旅舍原属一幢80年代不起眼的民房，改造及扩建为旅舍时为配合该区的艺术发展方向，设计定位以简洁和致力新旧建筑混合带出一股新品位、新品味的国际气氛。改建后的主体突出主题“简朴就是力量”。利用新旧建筑的互相呼应和一些故意保留下的原有设计和材料，营造了当地不同时段转变的透视效果。
旅舍以推动国际文化交流、环保意识和社会责任为目标。它经常举办由海外回归的专家和义工主持的交流活动，让青年人拓展视野、认识世界。
A melting pot for artists and designer
Shenzhen is a legend in Chinese recent history. It has changed itself from a small fishing village to a metropolitan city in just over two decades. It is a catchment of all the elites both at home and aboard. It holds certain degree of resemblance to Hong Kong(which is just a stone's throw away) but also differs with its own character in many ways.
Hua Qiao Cheng (which means Overseas Chinese Townor 'OCT' was originally developed by a group of Chinese returned from overseas who eventually settled down there) is a well-developed and managed community - a live record showing how this fascinating city evolves.
Under the new social scenario, there is a movement that relatively old buildings and factories can be redeveloped to accommodate creative and design industry. The Creation & Art Park where the LOFT Youth Hostel and the Contemporary Art Center situate, is a classic example aiming to provide a place for artists and designers all over the world to meet under one roof through which people can inspire each other with a mixture of traditional and modern outlook of China to produce a new vocabulary of design.
We are a social enterprise:
Our mission is to promote intercultural exchange, environmental awareness and social responsibility. We specialize in organizing youth programme which helps to broaden young people’s horizon and understanding. Our facilitators are bilingual expatiates with immense international experience in this particular area.
The hostel is about 600m from underground Qiao Cheng Dong Stop (Exit A). It lies in a beautiful and lush green setting, adjacent to the modern art centre 'LOFT' where exhibitions introducing both local and overseas art creations are held on a regular basis. While to the East of the city, high rises continuously springing up, this particular area is undergoing a transformation of its own - heading to artistic development.
The hostel turns a somewhat unattractive workers home into a simple but high quality budget accommodation and meeting place. The idea is to keep element of the original architecture and history and to incorporate them with contemporary style extension.
The scale, proportion and proper use of basic materials are all the important elements to show the power of simplicity and elegance. Some of the original balconies have been incorporated into extension of bedrooms with floor to ceiling glass wall on 3 sides, giving a spectacular view of the skyline. Half of these rooms are in Japanese Tatami style in order to offer a taste of different atmosphere. By applying a contemporary design ethos to an existing structure, it creates a vision of different stages of the local history.
The Contemporary Art Certer is just behind the hostel. Within walking distance, theme parks of Chinese folk culture and Chinese ancient architectures are worth visiting. Artists in the Chinese folk culture park are all genuine ethnic minorities coming from places all over the country. If you are looking for fun or excitement, Happy Valley or Window of the World theme park is the choice. Mangrove Nature Reserve (birds watching) at sea front and botanic garden are not far away from the hostel.
