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思法特观景客栈 Sifat Viewing Inn

Lijiang

Situated in Lijiang and with Fang Guoyu's Former Residence reachable within 1.2 km, 思法特观景客栈 Sifat Viewing Inn features express check-in and check-out, allergy-free rooms, a garden, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. This property is set a short distance from attractions such as Square Street Dayan Ancient Town, Water Wheels, and Wenchang Palace. The accommodation offers room service, a 24-hour front desk and organising tours for guests. I spent weeks researching hotels in Lijiang while considering other options in Shangri-la and HutiaoXia, and finally settled on Sifate Inn in Lijiang for my first 2 nights. The room/Inn/location was so perfect that I extended my stay to 10 nights, and here's why: A. The Inn An ideal base for day trips to Songzanglin Monastery in Shangri-la, a day hike down middle tiger leaping gorge, another day trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and other day trip to Baisha and Shuhe ancient towns. A century-old mansion with a central courtyard where fellow travelers can gather to exchange tips. B. The Room Recently refurbished with antique-style bed and furniture. A heated blanket kept the bed warm during the cold season. Portable air-conditioning allowed me to adjust the room temperature to my liking. Convenient power socket near the sink for boiling a hot noodle soup on rainy days. Four available power sockets in the room for charging my GoPro, iPhone, and DJI drone. In-room router was perfect for uploading videos to the internet. Crystal-clear groundwater from the basin tap when boiled was safe to drink and tasted so good that I preferred it over the bottled water. C. The Location A short walk to the many entrances to Lijiang Old Town. Public Bus number 2 loops around the old town with stops within 100 meters of the Inn. Taxis and Didi rides can drop you right in front of the Inn with ease. Ease of travel on various public transport to the train station and the intercity bus station. D. The Host The Inn is managed by a young couple, Mr. "Cool" (whose surname translates to "Cool" in English) and his wife Katie, along with a team of energetic youth. They were incredibly helpful, providing insider tips such as how to secure business class train tickets or tickets to the snowcap peak of Yulong Mountain. Such tickets are often blocked/held by larger travel agencies until the night before when they are released for sale to the public.

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9.5
Exceptional
291 reviews
Price from
£27
per night

丽江梦之旅客栈

Lijiang

Set in Lijiang and with Fang Guoyu's Former Residence reachable within 1 km, 丽江梦之旅客栈 offers concierge services, allergy-free rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a shared lounge. Popular points of interest nearby include Mufu Palace, Guangbi Tower and Baisui Bridge. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, room service and organising tours for guests. Cathy (owner) extremely helpful and friendly. She would recommend site seeing places to you with discount price. The location is perfect for ancient town right across the street which is the best ancient town in Lijiang. Lots of restaurants and shops that you want to eat and shop day after day without duplication. Highly recommended. GREAT LOCATION. only 1/2 hour from airport.

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9.8
Exceptional
370 reviews
Price from
£20
per night

No Flowers Boutique Hostel

Guandu, Kunming

No Flowers Boutique Hostel is situated in the Guandu district in Kunming, and has a private pool, a kitchen and mountain views. This property offers access to a patio, table tennis, free private parking and free WiFi. Extra facilities include a 24-hour front desk, meeting rooms, a tour desk and laundry service. The place is beautifullly secluded. The resident dog & cat was such a delight to have as company. Such a pity we stayed only one night, would have loved to stay longer. Hostel owner is kind & friendly.

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9.3
Superb
105 reviews
Price from
£41
per night

Lijiang Desti Youth Park Hostel Shuhe Ancient Town

Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang

Located in Shuhe Ancient Town, Desti Youth Park is about 20 minutes' drive from Lijiang Dayan Old Town. It offers comfortable dormitories housed in one of the oldest Tibetan buildings in town. It features a sun terrace and a shared lounge. Free WiFi is accessible throughout the entire property. The environment of the Youth Travel Service is very good, it is very big, there are many fun activities, and the attitude of the staff is also very good, I like it very much

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9.7
Exceptional
113 reviews
Price from
£6
per night

Kunming Cloudland International Youth Hostel

Wuhua District, Kunming

Boasting a sun terrace and a cosy lounge area with pool table, table tennis, magazines, books and coffee, Kunming Cloudland International Youth Hostel offers a simple yet comfortable accommodation in Kunming. Free WiFi . Super nice facilities and friendly staff. Well located. Very nice common areas with a also a rooftop. Friendly environment

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9.3
Superb
231 reviews
Price from
£14
per night

慢境Slow Land半山海景花园酒店

Erhai Lake, Dali

Boasting an outdoor swimming pool and views of mountain, 慢境Slow Land半山海景花园酒店 is a recently renovated bed and breakfast situated in Dali, 4.7 km from Dali Museum. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and a lift, along with free WiFi. The bed and breakfast has family rooms as well as facilities for disabled guests. Quaint spot not too far away from the city centre (which is very busy and lots of traffic), great room views of the lake, clean, and the staff are very friendly! :) Very fast replies on WeChat for any queries

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9.4
Superb
5 reviews
Price from
£51
per night

丽江金美客栈

Dayan Old Town, Lijiang

Featuring a patio with garden views, a garden and a shared lounge, 丽江金美客栈 can be found in Lijiang, close to Zhongyi Market and a 8-minute walk from Nanmen Bridge. Among the facilities at this property are free shuttle service and full-day security, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation provides luggage storage space, a concierge service and currency exchange for guests. The inn is located very well, close to the ancient city and very quiet. The rooms are clean and tidy, and the courtyard is exquisite and beautiful. The service was particularly good, and the boss Xiaopang was very enthusiastic. He accompanied us to visit the ancient city, introduced us to the history of Lijiang, the traditional culture and folk customs of the Naxi people, and took us to eat local specialty snacks. It's so kind, just like treating old friends who have been separated for a long time and reunited, it's touching!

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10
Exceptional
33 reviews
Price from
£22
per night

原乡文苑客栈

Dayan Old Town, Lijiang

Set in Lijiang and with Zhongyi Market reachable within 500 metres, 原乡文苑客栈 offers concierge services, allergy-free rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a shared lounge. This property is located a short distance from attractions such as Guangbi Tower, Baisui Bridge, and Square Street Dayan Ancient Town. The accommodation provides room service, a 24-hour front desk and organising tours for guests.

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9.6
Exceptional
8 reviews
Price from
£40
per night

Fairfield by Marriott Lijiang Ancient Town

Lijiang

Situated in Lijiang, 2.8 km from The Romantic Show of Lijiang, Fairfield by Marriott Lijiang Ancient Town features accommodation with a fitness centre, free private parking, a garden and a restaurant. Located around 2.9 km from Lijiang Songcheng Resort, the hotel with free WiFi is also 3.8 km away from Lijiang Railway Station. The accommodation provides room service, a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage for guests. This hotel is newly refurbished and renamed to Fairfield by Marriott since April 2024, everything so new, excellent facilites including a sky garden at level 3. The best of our experience was the front desk staff, especially Mia who saved us from the incredible stress trying to pay our tour agent in Kunming when Alipay transaction did not go through due to my Aussie bank card issue. Mia also helped us to booked the Lijiang Romance show with discounted VIP seats, this is a must see show with moving stage and real water fall effect. The room was nice and spacious, we loved the movable mirror at the basin. There was welcoming fruit platter and 4 bottles of water per room each day. Twinning tea and instant Nescafe with creamer was provided, but very easy to buy milk from the mini mark 20m left of the Hotel. The hotel has the best herbal scented shower gel and conditioned shampoo, best from all our hotel experience. The bed was very comfortable, just nice and firm, as I do not like soft bed. The breakfast was nice with decent variety, value for money consider for the class of hotel. Although more Asian choices with noodle station made to order, dimsim station, for the westerners there is an omelette station, variety of baked buns,toast & cereal station and coffee machine. We got our daily veggie and fruit fixed. The location is on big road Shangri-La road at the edge of the old town, boom gate is motion activated for drop off. About 400m walk to two street food, one on hotel side through a small lane of your left, another just cross the road at the traffic light and 50m walk into the small lane. The street food operates from 9pm to 4am, perfect for us when arrived late. We love a variety of BBQ skeward cooked on grill. For those experiencing altitude discomfort as Lijiang is about 2700m above sea level, and the Jade mountain (lowest cable car stop) is about 3300m, can buy oxygen tank from the chemists, plenty along the road near the hotel. Around CNY20 per tank.

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9.1
Superb
7 reviews
Price from
£50
per night

GeGeHouse - Lijiang Old Town

Dayan Old Town, Lijiang

Boasting garden views, GeGeHouse - Lijiang Old Town features accommodation with patio, around 500 metres from Fang Guoyu's Former Residence. The property has inner courtyard and quiet street views, and is 1 km from Nanmen Bridge. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage space and organising tours for guests. Cassie is an absolute gem, she is very responsive and made my stay very easy and comfortable. Thank you!

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9.8
Exceptional
60 reviews
Price from
£23
per night

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