Lijiang Lan Yu Ancient Town Hotel

Brand new hotel, we really liked the modern design of the rooms and appliances provided. The location is also great, just at the entrance of the old city. This means it is extremely easy not only to walk to the city but also to catch a taxi. There is also a local fruit and meat market around the corner, which is opened in the morning. And a night street food market. The staff was extremely helpful and nice. One of them spoke English, which was helpful for us as we unfortunately don’t speak Chinese. For breakfast, at our request they brought us some yoghurt and jam. They even helped us organise a transfer to tiger leaping gorge and onward journey to Shangri-la at a very good price. It was much appreciated - do ask for what you need as from our experience the staff is willing to go the extra mile to help. The service would be even better if the following points could be addressed. 1. More organisation at breakfast - eg breakfast starting time should be respected. 2. In our booking we had a “pu’er tea experience” included - which we had to ask for and also felt it was a bit underwhelming (we were simply served some complimentary tea). 3. One night we received a dessert - this was much appreciated but unfortunately the empty bowls were left in our room the following day. 4. We stayed at the property in November and found the common spaces to be a bit too cold for us (eg breakfast room) 5. There’s a nice fireplace in the lobby which we wished would have been on to create a cosier atmosphere. Despite this, I would definitely recommend this place for the location, the comfortable rooms, and helpful staff.