The Linden Centre Reviews
The Linden Centre
No.5 Chengbei Village, Dali, ChinaView Hotel Details
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4.8/5
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Service4.8
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Chan Chun Yip Thomas
Chinese-Style Premier Room (Double bed)
Stayed in Mar 2024
Solo travelers
2 review
Amazing
Posted on Mar 18, 2024
It's a great location. We loved the old architecture of the hotel. The staffs were very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this hotel!
Response from Property: Thank you for your recognition! If there is a chance, you are welcome to come back anytime, wish you a happy life！
Johansen
Chinese-Style Classic Room (Ondol)
Stayed in Aug 2023
Family
3 review
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 7, 2023
A gem of a hotel!! Comfortable bed and nice simple breakfast. Staff was great! Also a great playroom for our 3year old. Sad the market tour was not happening in the summer as we heard that is not to miss.. but we got a nice architectural tour instead!
So happy we got to spend 2 nights here- will happily come back and excited to check out the other locations when we have a chance. Thank you!
Response from Property: Dear guest: Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and having great time here. We now have expanded projectes to Dali Shaxi ， Jiangsu Suzhou and Shangri-La. Hopefully, you will visit our other sites in the future. All our best.
Guest User
Chinese-Style Premier Room (Double bed)
Stayed in Dec 2023
Couples
3 review
Outstanding
Posted on Dec 30, 2023
What a gem! Beautiful and authentic hotel with lovely staff, great service and attention to details. I love the fact that the hotel itself is a historic site and the owner has done a lot to preserve the local culture, history, and tradition. Location is great too.
Response from Property: Dear guest: Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and having great time here. We now have expanded projectes to Dali Shaxi ， Jiangsu Suzhou and Shangri-La. Hopefully, you will visit our other sites in the future. All our best.
Florian
Chinese-Style Room - Courtyard-View (2 beds)
Stayed in Jun 2023
Couples
22 review
Outstanding
Posted on Jun 25, 2023
We really enjoyed our short stay in the Linden Centre. Great location in the middle of rice field at the outer edge of the ancient village Xizhou. The staff did everything to make our stay as pleasant as possible. As the daily Center tour wasn’t available in English, the owner Brian jumped in and gave us a 20 minute introduction. We can highly recommend this place if you want to learn about the culture and be close to the beautiful nature at Erhai lake.
Response from Property: Dear guest: Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and having great time here. We now have expanded projectes to Dali Shaxi ， Jiangsu Suzhou and Shangri-La. Hopefully, you will visit our other sites in the future. All our best.
ADHD_
Chinese-style Courtyard Double Room
Stayed in Jun 2023
Solo travelers
15 review
Amazing
Posted on Jun 4, 2023
I almost love everything about it. Especially the outdoor patio where you can overlook the rice fields. Food was amazing too and the staff are wonderful. One tiny comment about the shower head: it is fixed and the water is always hot, regardless whichever direction you turn. If this can be fixed, I'd give 100!
Response from Property: Dear guest: Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and having great time here. I'm sorry the shower problem bothered you，regarding the problem you mentioned, we will promptly check，Thank you again for sharing your positive comments! We now have expanded projectes to Dali Shaxi ， Jiangsu Suzhou and Shangri-La. Hopefully, you will visit our other sites in the future. All our best.
Anonymous User
Chinese-style Courtyard Double Room
Stayed in Nov 2022
Couples
19 review
Outstanding
Posted on Nov 14, 2022
We can just recommend a stay at the Linden Center. The management is excellent. The staff speaks english and is friendly and supportive. One of the best hotels we had been in a Chinese village! If you want to visit Dali/Xizhou Linden Center is the place to stay! Special thanks to Matt for the excellent support and to Mason for the interesting market tour and to the Ayi who was every day so happy and welcoming!
Response from Property: Dear Phlipp and Mona:Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and had great time here.We will offer Linden Centre Tour and Morning Market Tour free for our in-house guests to help them have a better understanding of both Xizhou town and the Linden Centre. We now have expanded projectes to Dali Shaxi and Jiangsu Suzhou. Hopefully, you will visit our other sites in the future. All our best.
Rahul
Chinese-Style Classic Room (Ondol)
Stayed in Apr 2023
Couples
16 review
Outstanding
Posted on Apr 11, 2023
Terrific stay. Very knowledgable team. Hospitable owners. Good location away from the centre of town.
Response from Property: Dear Guest, Hello! First of all, thank you for choosing us among the many hotels in Xizhou, Currently LindenCentre has stores in Dali Shaxi and Suzhou Dongshan, if you have time, you are welcome to experience different features in other stores next time, best wishes!
Guest User
Chinese-Style Room - Courtyard-View (2 beds)
Stayed in Jul 2022
Family
7 review
Outstanding
Posted on Jul 23, 2022
Thank you to Brian, Jeanne and the team, including Shirley who gave us a warm welcome and a wonderful stay. The Linden Center in Xizhou is a fascinating and wonderful place to visit and stay. Learn about the history of the house and local area. The rooms are very comfortable, clean and tastefully decorated. The food is excellent, choose to eat on the restaurant, the relaxing bar or the gorgeous terrace overlooking the green paddy fields and mountains. Take the morning market tour and be guided around Xizhou with it’s beautiful architecture and friendly people. We actually didn’t go very far this trip as we just enjoyed relaxing in the linden center courtyards, our kids also especially enjoyed the playroom. We absolutely loved our stay and will be back to visit the other Linden Centers.
6/7
Response from Property: Dear guest:Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and all your good comments. We will offer Linden Centre Tour and Morning Market Tour for all in-house guests. Most guests will have a better understanding of Xizhou village and also the Linden Centre through this two activities. Now, our projects are expanded to Shaxi and Suzhou . We will keep moving . Hopefully, we will meet again soon. Best.
Guest User
Suite
Stayed in Dec 2022
Family
1 review
Very Good
Posted on Dec 31, 2022
Building itself is one of the best sites to see in Xizhou. Town is highly recommended for a day or two.
Hotel itself is more historic than boutique. Service is okay; good English spoken. Restaurant was closed. Owners Brian and Jeanne are engaging and helpful.
Hotel has bikes, but they're in bad need of some maintenance!
Response from Property: Dear Guest,Hello! First of all, thank you for choosing us among the many hotels in Xizhou, and please allow me to express my sincere apologies for your very unpleasant experience during your stay. The hotel you stayed at is located at No. 5, Chengbei Village, Xizhou, formerly the home of Mr. Yang Pinxiang, one of the eight members of the Xizhou merchant family. With his love for Chinese culture, Mr. Linden came to Xizhou many years ago to use the old house left behind by Mr. Yang Pinxiang as a cultural exchange center, but unfortunately this courtyard had already become a national key cultural relics protection unit at that time, with his love for Chinese culture, he did not give up, but chose to settle in Xizhou and communicate with the local government and residents. At the beginning of the LindenCentre, Mr. Linden sold his family's property and carefully restored the house. Because it is a heritage conservation unit, we regularly repair it every year, but we cannot make any major changes to the layout of the rooms, so I am sorry that the environment and facilities did not meet your expectations. We are sorry that we were unable to use the restaurant at LindenCentre during your stay, but our other store, LindenCommons (a 10-minute walk from LindenCentre), was open and the public facilities at both stores are available and shared by our guests. We will also maintain the bicycles on a regular basis in order to provide a good experience for each guest. Once again, thank you for taking LindenCentre as a stop on your journey. We are sorry that we did not meet your expectations this time and let down your trust and gave you some bad experiences. Currently LindenCentre has stores in Dali Shaxi and Suzhou Dongshan, if you have time, you are welcome to experience different features in other stores next time, best wishes!
Guest User
Chinese-Style Classic Room (Ondol)
Stayed in Aug 2022
Friends
5 review
Outstanding
Posted on Oct 12, 2022
This was ana amazing hotel to stay in. The location is perfect, the food is great, and the owner is readily available for a chat in the bar. I enjoyed visiting this ancient town in an area of Dali a little off the beaten path.
Response from Property: Dear guest:Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and having great time here. We will offer Linden Centre Tour and Morning Market Tour every day for our guests to help them have better understanding of Dali and Xizhou. We now have expanded our projests to Dali Shaxi where is around 2-hour drive north to Xizhou and also Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Hopefully, you will visit us again someday. Best wishes!
LaowaiBeijinger
Chinese-Style Classic Room (Ondol)
Stayed in Jul 2021
Solo travelers
11 review
Amazing
Posted on Jul 21, 2021
This will be everything you expect it to be based on the previous reviews. Friendly, helpful, and kind. Beautiful space. Lovely rooms. Serene environment. Filling breakfast.
Helped with transportation pickup from the train station and then onward to Shaxi. I took one of their bikes to ride to the lake one day and hope they upgrade/maintain them better in the future. There is a rental place just a few doors down. Plan on doing laundry before or after a stay here as they charge by the piece, not by the kilo and can quite expensive if you have a lot to wash.
Response from Property: Dear Sara:Thank you for choosing to stay at the Linden Centre and also your kind words.We are sorry that some of our bikes are not in good condition during your stay. We've checked and maitained!As for laundry, yes, we are now charge piece by piece. We will consider if we can adjust this in the future. Also, we can help to dry it at our dormitory nearby if you do the laundry on your own.Thank you again for all your kind suggestions. We will keep moving and do better.
Emily Rose L
Chinese-style Courtyard Double Room
Stayed in Jun 2021
Friends
22 review
Outstanding
Posted on Jul 21, 2021
Brian and Jeanne have worked hard to make the Linden Center a beautiful destination, not just a place to sleep. The view of the green rice fields and far off mountains is a perfect backdrop for dinner or drinks on their terrace. We enjoyed the staff-led tour of the Center and took another informative market tour the next morning. We learned about the Dai community and wish we’d had more time to explore the on site library. The staff is accommodating and lovely, learning names of guests and tailoring their experiences. The attention to detail is complete, from the artfully placed sculpture and restored murals to the plentiful water placed in rooms. We felt relaxed and comfortable during our stay and would like to return to take on some of the hikes in the surrounding area!
Response from Property: I am honored to have such a high evaluation of Linder Centre，and we are so happy to know you have wonderful time with us. We are willing to continuously learn to enrich ourselves and pass on these temperatures. We hope that every guest can get to know Xizhou and Bai people again here, and that every guest can leave their own story about Linder Centre. .we hope to see you next time!
William
Chinese-Style Room - Courtyard-View (2 beds)
Stayed in Nov 2021
Couples
3 review
Outstanding
Posted on Nov 20, 2021
The Linden Centre is a more sophisticated “Youth Hostel for Adults.” The public spaces and host Brian Linden facilitate conversations between guests. The natural environment is comfortable and a respite from urban China. The centre is a place to relax, but also enrich oneself by learning about the history of the building, local food and culture.
Response from Property: Thank you for your support and choice. We will continue to strive to do better. We look forward to meeting again in the near future to bring you more happiness from rural life.Thanks again.I wish you a pleasant journey and a smooth life!
David
Chinese-Style Classic Room (Ondol)
Stayed in Oct 2021
Family
5 review
Amazing
Posted on Nov 7, 2021
Arguable best location in Xizhou. The building in and of itself is worth a stay. Breakfast was dissapoiting for the price. If you are a light sleeper, be careful - little sound proofing given the architecture.
Response from Property: Thank you for your patience to share, your comments and suggestions are very important to us, we will work hard to give better experience for you. Looking forward to seeing you next time, we would bring you more surprises and wish you a happy life.
Guest User
Chinese-style Courtyard Double Room
Stayed in Aug 2021
Couples
17 review
Amazing
Posted on Aug 6, 2021
Amazing heritage hotel. Brian and his staff are always friendly and welcoming. The food is great, they also have a superbe terrasse. Probably the best place to stay in downtown. Better to book a room upstairs, they are very big. Thank you 🙏
Response from Property: We are very happy that you can spend a pleasant vacation here.Thank you for your support ,we will continue to do better ,hope to bring you more surprises next time.Thanks.