Xilu Xiaoyi Inn

The owner speaks English well and is very helpful for our trip in Lijiang. There's a cute dog at the hotel, and the room is clean with heated bedding. The bathroom is also well-maintained. Breakfast is good, offering noodles or toast. The location is close to South Gate, and if you contact them via WeChat before your stay, they will pick you up there. Amazing service!

Although it’s within ancient city, it’s still required some distance to the entrance (where you can take cabs) or the main shopping areas. However it can be a plus point as to less sound pollution too. Great services from the team. The staff fetched me from the entrance and escorted me out as well (with the floor tiles in ancient city it’s really hard to move around with the luggage). Owner added me into the WeChat group where you can raise any queries or issues in the group and someone would respond to it promptly (really fast). Had a great chat with the homestay owner who also recommended me the transport to shangrila, which was relatively reliable (as compared to other tour agents). Overall it was a good experience!

The inn is in a quiet part of the ancient city, away from the main thoroughfare. It is an ideal base to explore the town's complicated irregular network of passages and paths of ancient cobblestone streets, canals and cultural landmarks. We booked two rooms for three nights. We were allocated a room on the ground floor next to the courtyard and another on the second floor. The latter was slightly bigger, with an ornate solid wood four-poster bed. The inn has all the amenities listed and they all work. However, in our opinion, it was the people who served us that set the place apart. Our heartfelt thanks to .. Joye – Speaks good English. Engaging. Served us lots of tea, pastry and fruit. Gave good recommendation of things to do. He arranged our day hike to the Tiger Leaping Gorge – to and fro, point to point. The rates were very decent compared to the exorbitant ones online. Mr Chang – Always ensuring we are fed, and fed well. He gave us packed sandwiches and tea eggs to bring along on our hike and on our last day too when we had to catch the evening train back to Kunming. He took it upon himself to accompany us to the bus stop early in the morning of our hike. He helped to trolley our luggage out to catch the taxi on our last day. Our thanks also go to Cassie for housekeeping, to the hardworking and pleasant Naxi woman who was always busy keeping the place clean and tidy and to the young man who helped Mr Chang serve us some very delicious noodles, paus and tea for breakfast. Lastly, a big hug to Hot Dog and his furry buddies. They are such a joy to ‘come home’ to, always on their best behaviour.

We stayed here for 3 days 2 nights. Friendly English-speaking owner, helpful staffs, a cute Alaskan Malamute couple... No wonder Xilu Xiaoxie Inn has a good reputation among foreigners. The location is easy to find. Our room has "home sweet home" vibes. The owner sent one of his staffs to pick us up at Nanmen (south gate of Lijiang Old Town) because it would be difficult to drag our big luggages by ourselves without a trolley/carriage. He also help us managed our airport transfer. Overall, good memories.

We hat an amazing stay. We spent here several nights in different rooms and all rooms were very comfortable. The really best was the host. Mandy helped us a lot with transport, orientation & payment issues that we faced as foreigners after our arrival in China. Here restaurant requirements were suitable to our needs and she really took care about us in a very nice way.

Location inside the ancient town, staff brought a trolley to carry our luggage , the cobble stones was not even, so needed a trolley. Staff prepared breakfast for us before we set off for the Jade snow mountain. Staff also had advise on where to eat and how to navigate the ancient town, initially we got lost.

A wonderful stay. Great hospitality and friendly environment. All staff members are very helpful and friendly, which made the entire stay a memorable one. "Home away from home." Plus 2 lovely Alaska & Samoyed.

What a lovely stay! The hotel is very well located, inside the ancient town, near south gate. Just walking some meters you can reach to ships of all kind. The room so beautiful, the bed very big and confortable. Very well equipped, i couldn’t think of anything that missed. They served a really completed and delicious breakfast. People on the staff was very kind and always try to help me with everything i asked. Thanks very much!

Great location, near to the busy street but a quiet sanctuary when it’s time to rest. Bed and sheets are really comfy! Fantastic team, and thank you for helping to arrange luggage transport as well as the lovely homemade breakfasts!! They even specially made takeaway breakfasts for us because we were leaving quite early that day to continue our trip in Shangri-La. Thank you! :) *bonus: super cute and relaxed husky!