“The Yangshou hotel is very good”

There does seem to be confusion on the site about this hotel as the one I was wishing to review was the New Century Hotel, Pantao Road, Yangshou - not the one in Guilin. Yangshou is a very interesting place to spend a few days, not only do most visitors experience the fantastic scenery if they arr… Mehr

There does seem to be confusion on the site about this hotel as the one I was wishing to review was the New Century Hotel, Pantao Road, Yangshou - not the one in Guilin. Yangshou is a very interesting place to spend a few days, not only do most visitors experience the fantastic scenery if they arrive via the Li River but it is quite rural and a ride through the farmland and insight into the local villages is well worth the effort. It is easy to find good, very reasonably priced food in the town and there is plenty of opportunity for shopping from the mass of stalls. The park is also a good place to see local life, both in the day and evening. The hotel is rated as 4 Star and a very pleasant place to stay. The bedroom was a good size but our only criticism was that the beds were really hard, we had read about this but it was the only place during our three weeks in China that we actually experienced it. Everything else was fine and it is a very reasonable place to have laundry done as they charge half the price of the 5 star hotels in the cities. There was also very cheap internet access - something like 15 RMB for one hour, whereas we were paying, on averge, 20 RMB for 20 mins elsewhere. Another good thing to do while you are there is an evening river trip to see the cormorants fishing.

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“Great Hotel in Good Location”

We stayed here as part of a group tour in China. The hotel was rated by the group as one of the best that we had stayed in over the two week holiday. It is ideally situated within easy walking distance of the main shopping street (West Street),and the market stalls which really come alive at nig… Mehr

We stayed here as part of a group tour in China. The hotel was rated by the group as one of the best that we had stayed in over the two week holiday. It is ideally situated within easy walking distance of the main shopping street (West Street),and the market stalls which really come alive at night. and where good food can be had at very reasonable prices. The hotel rooms were nicely furnished and located around a square overlooking the restaurant. There was also a small bar with very friendly service. Reasonably priced internet access is available in the Business Centre. Nearly all the guests were western as the hotel is very popular with western tour groups which may or may not be to everyone's taste. There was a good choice of western and Chinese food for breakfast. We ate very well in the market and restaurants in West Street but did not sample the dinner menu in the hotel. I would recommend hiring bicycles at the hire place located just outside the hotel. The cycle into the countryside gives a glimpse into life on the local farms and is not physically very demanding. The surrounding scenery is also very beautiful. . I would also strongly recommend the 'Light' show which is advertised on posters in the hotel. It takes place on a section of the Li river about five miles outside the town. There are regular bus tours which can be booked through the hotel. The theatre stage is the river with the seats arranged above it. The show lasts for about an hour and is truly stunning in its use of light, colour and music. It has a cast of hundreds. It is the inspiration of the Chinese film directior, Zhang Yimou who is also directing the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. The show is very popular with local Chinese, many of whom seem to travel in group tours from Guillin to see the show. They appear also to be instructed to leave a little early to avoid the traffic jam on the way out. Be prepared, therefore, for a mass exodus in the last five minutes - before the show ends! Overall, however, the show is an experience not to be missed.

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