We stayed here for 2 days in April for a family vacation (10 ppl). My first choice was Linden Centre, but that was full. I was a bit aprehensive about this choice at first, but was pleasantly surprised with what we got. 1) Location is great. Pop out for a foot massage or a drink to the old town if... More

After a two hour scenic train ride into Dali, we were faced with taxi touts, mostly young women with fake driving licences. They had offered rides into Dali Old Town for merely RMB$15-20 when the norm was $40. We did not take the bite and chose a licensed taxi instead, offering the driver RMB$40. Since our driver did not know... More

The Gurong Hotel is an elegant property with large rooms and many convneniences. A buffet breakfast is complimentary with the rooms. However, the staff has almost no English at all, and so it is impossible to garner much help in travel plans.

My husband and I stayed at the Gurong (Old Banyan) Hotel for one night in early September. On the whole, it was a very pleasant place with a nice room, beautiful gardens, proximity to the ancient city and solicitous service. We would recommend it. Room: fairly spacious, king size bed with feather pillows, flat panel TV (did not check out... More

I stayed here for 2 nights as part of Kunming>Dali>Lijiang>Shangri-la tour. This is an excellent hotel with spacy rooms, more ore less setup as "villa-park". There is two dayly flights from Kunming to Dali. I choose the late evening flight by Lucky air, where the expected arrival time at Hotel would be 24:00 Midnight. Well.....i was not so lucky with... More