Gude Yiwu Inn

Loved the place! We got the third floor and there was a cute common area to relax and get some fine views of Cang Shan! The rooms were comfy and breakfast was great with lots of variety (thanks for the peanut butter and coffee). Staff was super kind especially when it was about to downpour and they told us to grab an umbrella. The only thing I didn’t love was the water bottles (although it was great you could grab as many as you would like). I would suggest maybe getting one big filtered bottle as the small ones felt wasteful.

Very good location, good breakfast, kind host, nice view from our bedroom

I very rarely write reviews so the fact that I feel utterly compelled to share how lovely a place this hotel is should speak volumes. Firstly the location is amazing, within metres of the old town- one of the biggest I've been too, many stalls and food and in the evenings many bars with live music. The hotel itself, the rooms are simple but comfortable and warm - good quality duvet for winter (6°c at night when I went). Of course the courtyard is the focus point and my favourite part; super refreshing to have coffee in the morning in the quiet and nice sunlight (there's also a conservatory upstairs with a view of the mountains if preferred). And lastly the host, was incredibly hospitable and friendly. I arrived relatively late and I don't speak Chinese very well but he was very courteous and used a translator when necessary; you can also use WeChat to translate messages in realtime. He gave me a free room upgrade and always diligently prepared my breakfast each morning; on the first day he invited me to have tea with him and discussed my itinerary and made some recommendations (for no extra charge). Definitely will be recommending to my personal friends and if ever I come back to Dali I will certainly be coming here again. Thank you to the hotel for such a pleasant stay!