Guilin is for many years a major tourist destination. Obviously there are
many hotels in Guilin. This includes some cheapies but they're hard to find.
Over the years Guilin has gained a status with (especially backpackers)
travelers as "not very interesting" but as there are several interesting
attractions in Guilin, it's worth a stay for a few days. There
are a several really good hotels to be found. Hotels in Guilin can be from
reasonable cheap to seriously expensive. So let's have a look at the hotels
and hostels.
All of the hotels in Guilin in this list beneath I have visited, though I have not
stayed in all.
One of the top hotels in Guilin is the Sheraton Hotel, conveniently
located in the middle of Guilin city center and in walking distance of the
famous Elephant Trunk Hill. As you can expect from the Sheraton, everything
is top notch.
The Sheraton is located in the heart of Guilin and, as usual one of the
best in town.
The Airline Grand Hotel Guilin is located close to the railway station. It's
a huge building with large comfortable rooms. The only set back seem that
some of the staff speak little English. Amongst the services of the hotel
are a swimming pool, a gym and a sauna. It's a good choice.
The Guilin Grand Hotel has over 100 rooms available. I admit, it's one of
the few hotels in Guilin I stayed myself and it was a pleasant stay (bicycle
in the room). With
it's central location near the Li river and the city center, it is a decent
and affordable
choice.
When I stayed in the Guilin Grand Hotel it was renovated, which is by now
all finished. The hotel is the first exquisite business hotel features
European-American Postmodernism style. The atmosphere in the hotel is very nice, decoration decent
and the rooms, from cheap to expensive are all very good and an excellent
value for your money.
Another good quality hotel in Guilin is the Park Hotel. The hotels is one
of those in business for many years, has an experienced English speaking
staff and decent service.
Not for nothing the Park Hotel has a reputation and tries to keep it up.
Amongst its attractions is the swimming pool, an exquisite restaurant
where the Chinese and the Western food are a good value and with its central
location in the heart of Guilin, you can't really go wrong.
Another very reasonable priced, though not new, hotel. The Osmanthus is a
very big hotel with 370 rooms and it's conveniently located near both the
intercity bus station and the railway station. For what the hotel offers, it
is an excellent price, especially considering the location right in the
heart of Guilin.
The Osmanthus Flower Hotel
is located next to the Osmanthus Hotel Guilin. The hotels offers similar rooms at almost the same place. Both hotels are 3 star and
good options for independent travelers.
Lijiang Waterfall Hotel Guilin has 48 guestrooms including standard rooms
and suites, with air conditioning, TV, IDD and broadband Internet access,
which are available in upscale rooms. The location might be a little turn
off for some travelers but it's worth to stay in the area behind the railway
station and close to the main bus station. .
It's a good value for your money. Nearby you will find some excellent little
restaurants.
For many travelers Guilin is only a transportation hub. The main destination for
most people is Yangshuo, 66 km south of Guilin in the heart of the limestone
karst mountains. There are two ways to cycle to Yangshuo, 1 by the normal road and 2
using the old and hardly used road on the east of the Lijiang River to Xingping.
This page gives an overview of the possibilities of cycling in and aorund
Yangshuo and option to cycle to Yangshuo
Finding accommodation in China is seldom difficult and
can be dirt cheap. At the border of Guizhou and Guangxi I arrived in
Huanjiang and found one of the cheapest and nicest hotels ever.
