Rural House

The view from the balcony was absolutely stunning. The bed was firm, but in a good way. The location was perfect if you want to rest, enjoy the views of the mountains and take a bicycle tour along Yulong river. The hotel has bike rental for 20 RMB/day. The staff was kind and helpful. You felt at home. The restaurant at the hotel has great food and stunning views. There are also a few other hotels with restaurants around the corner. Easy to get here from Yangshou by taxi.

Slow WiFi on the room. It's better downstairs.

I enjoy this place which is far away from the noisy tourist shops and close to Yulong river walking and biking path. The Rural House itself is a good preservation of local ancient traditional culture which is very special for us. And what impressed me most was the friendly boss and staff, they offered us delicious local cuisine, arranged perfect biking route, bamboo rafting, caving etc. Recommend!

After several amazing days in Rural House Yangshuo, I think I have felt in love with this peaceful ancient house, super kind village people, gorgeous Karst mountains around it. Time I stayed here make me special memory that never forget. Hopefully I can back every year this kind of Autumn.

Rural House is beautifully located in the countryside. It's part of picturesque Jiu Xian Ancient village, which draws a noticeable number of tourists (not overwhelmingly many though). Yulong River is a short 10 minute bikeride away, and paths for walking and cycling along the river are well maintained (new ones are being built). The village is teaming with countrylife, there are ducks, chickens, cattle, dogs everwhere as well as wild birds and butterflies. The owners are welcoming, friendly and helpful. Station transport (the train station is quite far away) can be arranged for 200 Yuan. Food is freshly prepared, for example chickens are slaughtered on site.

Written information about local walks and a map of the immediate neigbourhood would have been useful (other hotels in the area offer this in the back of their menus). The choice of music in the evening could have been more traditional chinese (rather then US chart hits :)

The host was extremely friendly and enthusiastic while the staff were all very helpful. In terms of the room and the outside area, I found it very authentic and comfortable. Location was also very convenient, it takes a maximum of about 30 mins to most of the tourist attractions with the electric bikes that they rent out for a very reasonable price. Food was also amazing, other than all the fresh authentic Guilin and Szechuan dishes, they also do a lot of decent standard western food. Would highly recommend!