Xiheyuan · Medieval Aesthetic VILLA Sunlight Courtyard Hotel

The hotel is so beautiful and fun, the staff is very friendly and helpful! I sure will come back here again!

There’s nothing to fault at all for the hotel. It was a very comfortable stay and the service was impeccable, esp by Xiao Ying. The staff attended to all our requests and the room itself was so spacious, clean and with a nice view of the city. There are many interesting shops along the way down to Sifang Market and if you don’t wish to walk up to the hotel, you can take a short taxi ride back up. I would definitely recommend the hotel to anyone!

Beautiful little hotel with soul in the old town. The location is just perfect, close to place where the taxi can drop you off and you don't have to carry your luggage for too long, but at the same time you are centrally located in quiet street in the heart of the old town. Hotel is absolutely clean and well decorated. There are many areas where you can drink cup of local tea, kindly offered by the owners. They even helped us with arranging our transfer with private car to Dali. We would not hesitate to come back and stay here again.

This room is on the second floor. You can see parts of the old town and some mountains from the room, but not Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The overall design of the guesthouse is beautiful, with many photo-worthy spots that are very Instagrammable. However, there’s still a lot of room for improvement. First, if you’re arriving by a private car, you may not be able to reach their designated pick-up point—it has to be a taxi. Although they state that luggage pick-up service is included, there were four of us and they only helped with two suitcases. We check out early at 7:30am, and since there was no one at the front desk, we had to carry our luggage from the second floor to the roadside ourselves. They mentioned providing welcome fruits, a refined afternoon tea, tea tasting, and some vouchers, but none of those were actually given to us. It would be better if they just didn’t mention about those things when booking. The showerhead in the room was already malfunctioning—the water temperature kept switching between hot and cold. A few days before our stay, I asked about the airport transfer price. After check in, I asked the front desk to help book the taxi, I was suddenly told a different price. I questioned it, and fortunately, they ended up giving the originally stated price of 80 RMB. Not sure where the issue was. Also, if you’re expecting a parcel delivery, make sure to go to the front desk yourself to get it, as they won’t notify you via WeChat or bring it to your room. When we stayed at another guesthouse in Dali, they delivered the parcel to our room, the comparison was a bit disappointing. Overall, the location is decent, but the service needs improvement. If you’re just looking for a place to take nice photos, it could be worth considering.

Quietly situated on the hill but also within the old town. Lovely place

Beautiful property with a cozy and traditional decor... Convenient location. Will visit again whenever in lijiang