Conifer Lishui Yangguang

“Great situation in a seriously picturesque setting.”

This property is situated in the ancient town of Shuhe. Our Chinese guide decided not to book accommodation in Lijiang as she felt it was not an authentic experience and very much a "tourist" town. The low rise buildings are built around courtyards in the ancient style. The courtyards were beauti… more

This property is situated in the ancient town of Shuhe. Our Chinese guide decided not to book accommodation in Lijiang as she felt it was not an authentic experience and very much a "tourist" town. The low rise buildings are built around courtyards in the ancient style. The courtyards were beautifully landscaped with plenty of running water. Our inital impression was of a new or very well kept property. The town did not permit motorised traffic. Horse drawn carts provided wheels for those unable to walk. Our rooms backed onto a commercial street and though noisy until about 10 pm, the noise was good sort and did not annoy us. As noted by previous visitors, there are not lifts but porters took our bags to the well appointed, spacious, comfortable rooms. We ate in the hotel because we were a large group of 23 people. I would advise eating elsewhere if you can. The dining room was overstaffed by bored people and was only really well utilised at breakfast. On the plus side, I can heartly recommend exploring the town. In the evening we went to a large square in which a bonfire had been lit and people were dancing. The main entrance to the town is a short walk away and features a colourful arch. Once inside there are good bronzes commemorating the "Tea Horse Route". shopping was varied and inexpensive.

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“Hotel in good location”

Stayed here for 4 nights in October. I can agree with previous posts - the beds were very hard indeed. Breakfast could be a bit of a "bun fight" if you were trying to eat when all the other tourists were there (they had buses to catch!!). Hotel was very clean and a good point was that the resta… more

Stayed here for 4 nights in October. I can agree with previous posts - the beds were very hard indeed. Breakfast could be a bit of a "bun fight" if you were trying to eat when all the other tourists were there (they had buses to catch!!). Hotel was very clean and a good point was that the restaurant opened up directly into the Old Town. Lunchtime snacks in the hotel restaurant were also very good.

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“A Very Good Resort Hotel but location..?”

I was very impressed with the hotel's landscape. Very nice gardens, make it a resort like. Our room was well decorated, cleaned and comfy. What beat other hotels here are many English channels in TV. WIFI in room. Good breakfast ( compared with other hotels I stayed in China ). What can improve a… more

I was very impressed with the hotel's landscape. Very nice gardens, make it a resort like. Our room was well decorated, cleaned and comfy. What beat other hotels here are many English channels in TV. WIFI in room. Good breakfast ( compared with other hotels I stayed in China ). What can improve are their amenities ( do not match with the quality of rooms ) and towels ( the poor cloth got totally soaked after just one wipe, did not help at all when you had a shower in October ). For location, it could be judged to be very good or just fair ; The hotel is not close to Lijiang downtown, definitely need a ride but is just steps away from old town Shuhe which , according to the local guide, is even older than Lijiang but less famous. Quite a charming town, not too crowded. We joined a folk dance at the town center in the evening ( 8 pm ), fun and good warm up against cold weather. In all, highly recommened.

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“Picturesque Grounds”

Lijiang Guan Fang Garden Villas Hotel claim to be a 5-star hotel with state of the art facilities. I would at most put it at 3 and def not state of the art...at least not the rooms (maybe the lobby). We stayed 2-nights in April as part of a tour group. It seems that most people here are apart of t… more

Lijiang Guan Fang Garden Villas Hotel claim to be a 5-star hotel with state of the art facilities. I would at most put it at 3 and def not state of the art...at least not the rooms (maybe the lobby). We stayed 2-nights in April as part of a tour group. It seems that most people here are apart of tour groups. They have 3-story villas which remind me more of dorms. The first floor has common space (TV and sofa, desk with computer, dining area and kitchen. The upper two floors have 2 bedrooms each. There was an assigned very helpful and lovely staff member to our villa. She only spoke Chinese, but others sharing our villa helped translate. She prepared our room and Chinese breakfast each morning. We shared breakfast with other guests on same tour. The rooms have very dirty carpet and bathrooms could use a facelift. The tile grout on floors and shower was pretty bad. Flip flops for sure. One of the vent grills was displaced where I could see into the attic. Sheets and towels were clean and satisfactory. Beds were comfy; it helped that I brought my own pillow. I sleep with two. We had a third floor room with a balcony which was really nice because it was a much bigger room than the room next door. Unfortunately, there are no elevators, but for a small tip the staff will carry your luggage to your room. The grounds were gorgeous with water fountains or ponds throughout. Very picturesque at night. It felt very safe to walk around the complex to see all the ponds and courtyards.

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