Xiqiao Night Language River View Homestay (Phoenix Ancient City Lijiang Branch)

The staff are very helpful and took my bag to the room. They helped a little with where to go and provided an additional power board for my room and arranged return transport back to the rail station for me. Location wise it is at the further end of the town to where you come in from the east. Not ideal to walk to the Rainbow Bridge if you’d been hiking like myself and are tired. But it is a lot more peaceful this end. Nice river view from room, see photos. Keep doors shut or net curtains in case there are mozzies at dusk. I booked a twin room and had lots of space. One suggestion is to provide tea and coffee in the room and not just water. Also, maybe print English instructions on how to work the air conditioner remote. Overall I had a pleasant stay. This place is handy for driver pick up and drop offs as closer to the road entrance into the village.

Beautiful scenery, and the bed is also very comfortable. If they keep their word and don’t change promised arrangements casually, it would be even more perfect

What a nice experience. The room was exquisite. We loved the terrace. The seats were very comfortable and we had a great view. Cherry on top we could see a fantastic show at night. We could also enjoy the sight of the dragon boat at night. Bare in mind that there is no pickup from the train station. But you can take the subway and they'll come and pick you up. If your party counts 4 members, I recommend taking a cab or a didi (just like the hotel recommended us). That said, we were given free rides to visit the city. They can also arrange a car for you to visit other sites (paying service). We had huge and high quality towels as well as disposable hand towels. The toilet was a washlet like the ones we have in Japan. The hotel was very clean. Unfortunately, they were some remodeling going on on the first floor when we stayed there and the smell of the solvent was unpleasant. They did not have enough sitting to accommodate proper sitting for everyone but we took our breakfast up to our private terrace and enjoyed it very much. The breakfast is a set breakfast. We could choose between 2 types of Chinese breakfast. I can't say that I loved the breakfast but it was nice. You can arrange it with many sauces, condiments and plenty of fresh chives and cilantro. You can even ask for seconds. The butler was very kind and helpful, as well as the rest of the staff as a matter of fact. They also have a washing machine that you can use for free but you have to take care of the drying yourself. My family and I got sick from a previous food intoxication and we were happy that we stayed in such a nice hotel. Fenghuang old city is very festive so it can get noisy at night but the terrace's windows are of very good quality, therefore it did not bother us much. It is possible that you can hear your neighbors though. All in all, despite being sick we had a wonderful experience at this hotel. We were happily surprised to receive a farewell gift. We definitely recommend the place and we go back to this hotel without hesitation.