Dali is for many years an important travelers destination.
There are many
hotels in Dali, some good, some cheap, but not always the price reflects the
hotel quality. Here we offer the best deals in price and quality. I hope you
find it useful. Some of the hotels are Bai styled hotels, others are
standard Chinese styled. Here we go.
The Landscape Yiyuan Fuyuan Hotel Dali is one of the top end
and top notch hotels in Dali. It is a pagoda-style design hotel in
Dali. Facilities of the hotel include sauna/spa, a very good vegatarian
restaurant, grill restaurant and more.
There are 315 rooms with kingsize beds, cable TV, internet facilities.
The Asia Star Hotel Dali claims to have the class of a 5 star
hotel though it is a bit dated. Travelers recommend the Spa. The hotel is
popular with organized groups who are not always happy with the hotel as it
is not a 5 star hotel. Independent travelers feel better as ease with the
Taiwanese owner and the helpful staff.
Rooms, 272, are clean and spacious and the hotel is about 10 minutes walk
from the Dali town center.
Jim's Peace Cafe & Guest House is also known as the No.3 Guesthouse. Just
to make things confusing for the fun of it, there used to be two No.3
Guesthouses in Dali (Gucheng). Just recently, the No.3 "Sunny Garden" shut
down, leaving Jim's Peace Cafe & Guesthouse the only No.3 in town. Jim's
Peace is a combination of both a cafe and a comfortable budget guesthouse.
Jim's is located on Bo'ai Lu with Huguo Lu
is just around the corner. Jim's Guesthouse offers dorm beds starting from
RMB10 with a triple available for RMB45. Single and double rooms with
bathrooms are available though you have to book in advance as the place is
always full.
Jim's Peace Cafe is a popular place, for many years and it's unlikely you
won't see this place while staying in Dali. The cafe serves
good, ethnic Bai, Western and Chinese food. Jim has a reputation for
his medicine whiskey, something to try out. It's one of the best places to
hang out for a couple of days.
San Ta Yuan Hotel is a 3-star hotel located in San Ta Park of Chongsheng
Temple which has a History of over 1300 years. Covering 23,000
square meters of land with famous Cangshan Mountain on the back and facing
the Ethan Lake. San Ta Yuan Hotel is one of a few 3-star garden style hotels
in China.
It is architectural style is in harmony with the Guanyin Palace
and Bell Tower in the Park which is a typical palace complex of Tang
dynasty. Sat in a classical and elegant environment with fresh air and
surrounded by beautiful flowers and tall green trees. Pavilions, long
corridors, small bridges connecting various pools, and green grassland, San
Ta Yuan Hotel has a unique scenery and attracts many Chinese and foreign
visitor.
Lan Lin Ge Hotel Dali, a 3 star hotel in Dali is worth
considering. It is located at Yu Er road, the Ancient Town of Dali. The
unique hotel shows a different style courtyard architecture of the
nationality of Bai.
The hotel offers 160 guestrooms with an area of 7,500 square meters and
the building area is 4,500 square meters. This is a basic hotel offering
good facilities and accommodation in an unbeatable location. Business
facilities include business center and meeting rooms that have equipped with
audio visual system. There are also Chinese restaurants, services the
nationality of Bai cuisine and Dali cuisine.
The Butterfly Spring hotel is located beside the Butterfly Spring, which is
one of the famous tourist attractions in Dali City. The hotel offers
spacious rooms that are tastefully furnished in Chinese traditional style.
The on-site restaurant offers a wide choice of
Chinese as well as local dishes in a cosy ambience for you to enjoy. The
Butterfly Spring Hotel Dali provides conference facilities for organizing
your business meetings.
There are many
hotels in Dali, some good, some cheap, but not always the price reflects the
hotel quality. Here we offer the best deals in price and quality. I hope you
find it useful. Some of the hotels are Bai styled hotels, others are
standard Chinese styled. Here we go. 
