Name: Dali Old Courtyard-Style Boutique Hotel
Address: 12 Xinmin Road, Next To Renmin Road, 671000 Dali, Dali, Dali, Dali, 671000, China
Rating: 9

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24-hour reception

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Smoke-free property

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Newspapers

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Pets allowed

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Extra decontamination measures

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

At the boutique hotel

Dali Airport

Dali Old Courtyard-Style Boutique Hotel

Dali

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An oasis of calm in a busy, tourist city. Tastefully renovated, traditional buildings around a beautiful courtyard. Very comfortable rooms, with all the amenities that you would expect from a good hotel. Very helpful, friendly people. Our English speaking tour guide, Frank, was excellent and planned our day trip with great care.

A lovely oasis

A beautiful refined oasis in the centre of Dali’s busy Old Town.  An old wooden courtyard house with a small number of thoughtfully appointed bedrooms. The best rooms overlook the courtyard and are really nice, with four poster beds and nice ensuite bathrooms.  Friendly host and great location.

Charming and comfortable refuge in Dali’s Old Town

This is a nice place to stay if you want to be near the touristy walking streets but away from the noise. It’s near the end of a dead-end alley that also has the Catholic Church on it. It felt a bit abandoned when we were there because of the tourist slowdown during the pandemic. The restaurant was closed so no breakfast, and the staff weren’t always there. They were very nice and I think will do a proper Chinese tea service if you ask. The setting is very nice - two stories traditional old structure around a courtyard. The rooms are a bit odd though - the lighting and bathroom. The reception/lobby had a nice sitting area. You do have to walk in a bit since it’s off a walking street so no cars are allowed. A staff member drove us out on a small motorized buggy.

On a quiet ally off the touristy walking streets

They say location is everything and this holds true.  This hotel is steps away from all the shops and restaurants of the Ancient City but it's so peaceful that it seems miles away from the action.  All of the staff treat you like family, the smiles that we got every time we returned were truly from the heart.  The room was great, the breakfast amazing.  Anytime we are in Dali this would be the place to stay.

Wonderful Oasis

We had a lovely stay at this hotel, which is as beautiful as it looks in the photos. It can be a little tricky to find at first, because it is down a quiet side street off a main pedestrian walkway in the ancient town. We were dropped off at the nearest road by our taxi, and it took us about 10 minutes or so to find. But I think if you contact the hotel beforehand, they will help you. 

After the busy hustle & bustle of the tourist streets surrounding it, the quiet calm of this courtyard hotel is amazing. Our room was large, with a very comfortable 4-poster bed & pillows (mosquito nets around the bed, most welcome), a spacious bathroom, and a small seating area. Sure, the décor is a little old now – some bald patches in the carpet, the automatic curtains a little temperamental – but the fact that you are staying in such a beautiful, historic building makes up for it. There are no glass windows, just wooden shutters that open onto the central courtyard. And the AC is a free-standing unit in the room, rather than an integrated system. So if you are looking for a sleek, modern boutique hotel with all mod cons, this is probably not the place for you. But if you want the experience of staying in a comfortable, authentic building in the heart of the ancient city, then I highly recommend this hotel. 

Our breakfast was lovely, and when we told the staff we were vegan, they made us rice noodles, vegetables, fruit and toast. So accommodating and friendly.

We had one small issue towards the end of our stay, when we returned to our room and found that the TV had been replaced with a broken one (large crack in the screen). I reported it immediately, but didn’t really get a clear answer as to why it had been swapped out and it was never replaced. Other than this, our stay was great– friendly, comfortable and very atmospheric.

Charming, peaceful accomodation

An excellent boutique hotel with the exceptional furnishings in a traditional style, a large modern bathroom, the best location in the city less than a minute walk from all the noise, a peaceful inner courtyard with a water garden, excellent service - all at a reasonable price.  Would only stay at this property when visiting Dali

Exceptionally wonderful boutique hotel

Tucked away in a quiet street right in the hub of Ancient City is this gem of a hotel. With only eight, large rooms and a beautifully appointed bathroom we so loved our stay here. The rooms were clean and comfortable with down duvets and a lovely seating area. The breakfast was not great, but my daughter who is living here, assured me that as breakfast go, it was pretty standard. I would definitely stay here again should I ever be fortunate enough to revisit this gorgeous Province.

A fabulous find

We reserved a king-bed room that was listed as accommodating three adults. We even requested confirmation at the time of booking that an additional bed would be available in the room on arrival, as we saw in the picture. When we arrived, the clerk who met us (after an hour-long drive around Dali looking for the place and multiple phone calls from our taxi driver to the hotel), told us that the hotel no longer provided a trundle bed and could only accommodate two guests in the room, despite our confirmed booking for three adults. We were also dismayed at this time to learn that the inn had no electricity, no heat, and no running water. We were advised somewhat cryptically that the power was expected to come on by about 8pm, but that there were no guarantees.
     Given this terrible arrival experience and the uninhabitable state of the hotel, we asked the clerk to discuss with the manager and see if they could resolve any of these issues immediately. Instead of solving the issue, providing a solution to the problem of the bed, or ever acknowledging the issue with electricity, heat, or water, the manager offered to give a discounted rate for a separate room for our third person.
     Given that our reservation was not being honored as booked, we found the suggestion of having to pay more money downright insulting. After arguing for more than half an hour over the telephone as we stood in the cold of the courtyard as the sun went down, the manager never provided an acceptable solution. We strongly do not recommend staying in this location. While the building and courtyard are very attractive from the outside, the walls were very thin, the maintenance of the facility did not appear to be up to basic standards, particularly given the high cost of this lodging. We also strongly do not recommend staying here during cold weather (or potentially during hot weather) as the walls were basically just rice-paper screens to the outside.
    The unethical behavior of the absentee owner should not be rewarded with your visit. DO NOT STAY HERE.

Uninhabitable and Unethical

For those travelling to Dali, we strongly recommend staying at the Dali Old Courtyard Boutique Inn. With 8 rooms only, this 300 year old property maintains the old world charm coupled with all modern amenities. The staff made sure our stay was very comfortable - right from being picked up at the closest taxi point to  making sure we didn’t leave without breakfast. The only sad part.. we stayed here only for one night...

Welcome to the past

Beautiful hotel in an historic building.  Classy toiletries, such as wooden handle toothbrushes.

However, the best is the attitude of the staff.  Nicest people you could ever meet.  We arrived at 11am and they immediately offered us a complimentary breakfast.

Everything in the room is topnotch.

Dali Old Courtyard-Style Boutique Hotel

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