Li River Retreat hotel

Looking at yangers.com, there is a brand new hotel Li River Retreat. The photos look so beautiful, 20 min walk to Yangshou. Any comment about this hotel and its location? Other posters recommend Magnolia hotel. I can%26#39;t find the price list for Magnolia. Li River Retreat lowest price for standard room is 198RMB. Is Magnolia in the same price range?

Li River Retreat hotel

Magnolia is also usually around 200 RMB. However, expect prices to rise drastically for the Oct holiday week!

Li River Retreat hotel

We paid 350yuan in July for a ';Double Deluxe'; room (Big room with king bed and a balcony with chairs / table and a decent view) at the Magnolia (3 Nights). Like previous posters, found the hotel to be immaculately clean, with nice furniture (couch, big chair, coffee table, TV - never turned it on!), internet in the lobby and great AirCon. Nice touches with the bathrooms / fixtures. Bunch of bananas in a basket every day. But no need to spend an extra 150Yuan for the big bed, you%26#39;re not gonna spend too much time in your hotel in Yangshuo.

We walked the 2KM (about a half hour) or so North along the river the first late afternoon we were there. Either we didn%26#39;t go far enough or we missed noticing the Li River Retreat as we were looking toward the river most of the time. The views certainly are stunning from that yangers link.

Seems like a trade off of view vs. location (Magnolia a block off West St. while they say the Retreat is 2KM or 20Min from town?) Anyone stayed at the Li River Retreat yet or been by it? I would certainly recommend the Magnolia to anyone. The hotel owner Alf is a really nice guy. I believe he maintains the yangers.com site.

And Ellyse, those prices really do spike drastically for the Oct 1 start of the holiday! I just took a look at the Li River Retreat on-line standard rates Sept 30 = 198Y while the next day (Oct 1) is 350Y. Over 75% price increase!

Hi,

The Li River Retreat is looking very good. I am sure it will have a very good reputation very soon

Firstly, I have to say that the arrival of the Magnolia Hotel was a great thing for Yangshuo. Finally we had a hotel that was really nice without being very expensive. It is still one of the very best choices in Yangshuo

The New Li River Retreat is designed on the Magnolia. Clean rooms, big and clean bathrooms.

The main difference is the location. The Magnolia is in the center of Yangshuo and the Li River Retreat is in the countryside

My suggestion to visitors is to stay in either one of these depending on their location preference. Prefer to be in town? then stay at the Magnolia. Prefer the countryside? Then stay at the Li River Retreat.

The Li River Retreat has just opened up, so I would expect a few teething problems for a while but I am sure the owners will be quick to fix these

Happy travels

Ooh, hi there Alf (yangers)! :) Nice to see you here too.

BTW, if anyone is wondering, Alf (yangers) is the manager of Buffalo Bar and Guesthouse just off West Street in Yangshuo, and I had the pleasure and honour of meeting him there in September, not too long ago.

Hi Ellyse,

when are you coming back to Yangshuo?

The Li River Retreat is very nice. I had dinner there a couple of days ago and it was so relaxing. A very nice break from West Street

I recommend it highly to anyone

As a side note, as Ellyse has mentioned, I do run the yangers.com site. Please feel free to send me any new info you think I should add to the website. My email address is info@yangers.com

Cheers

Alf

Not sure, but I might be heading back sometime in late Jan, or anytime in Feb, perhaps with some friends. It%26#39;d be nice to see you again! :) As a side note, what will the Longji rice terraces be like then? I really want to see those!

The Rice terraces are always nice.

In Winter there will be nothing growing on the terraces. If you are lucky, you might get them covered with snow. Most guesthouses have very basic heating, so you would need lots of warm clothing.

Not many visitors will be up there

Cheers

Alf

I missed the rice terraces my first trip in Yangshuo, one of the many reasons I%26#39;ll be back :) How are travelers finding the overnight bus to Yangshuo from Guangzhou these days? How%26#39;s the road? Still about an 8 hour bus ride?

The bus trip is taking about 10 hours now. There are plenty of road works along the way. Its still a bit bumpy in sections, but still more convinient than the train to Guilin