Xia Tiruijing Homestay (Longji Jinkeng Daguzhai Terrace Observation Deck)

We spent three weeks travelling around China in early April and this was probably my favourite destination. The hotel staff were genuinely SO friendly and helpful, as were all of the locals in the area. We had the hotel driver pick us up from the airport for ¥300 which was a 2.5 hour drive - 谢谢司机🙏🏼 When we got there, we met the receptionist who turned out to be one of the kindest people we met the whole trip! He was not only the receptionist but also helped out in the kitchen, and was willing to drive guests to / from places around the village. He lives on-site and has a little translation device if you don’t speak Mandarin 😊 We had two dinners in the hotel which were both amazing, we received complimentary tea and rice wine!! The view from the balcony was incredible. The village has three main viewpoints and the hotel is literally a 5 minute walk from one of them so we heard so many tourists walk by talking about how they wish they would have booked to stay in this hotel! Overall, I would highly recommend and we’ll definitely be coming back in the future but probably in September time as this is when the rice is in full harvest!

This was a local hotel that was situated on a peak facing Jinfoding (Golden Buddha Peak), so note it’s not on Jinfoding itself but still in the same area of Jinkeng Dazhai. I hired a driver via the hotel to fetch me from Guilin Airport to the hotel. Journey took about 3 hours using local roads, if you can somehow negotiate with your driver to take the expressway from the airport, it will be about an hour shorter and less scenic but also less nauseating. Access to hotel is pretty limited unless you hire a driver or you drive. If you take the bus from Guilin downtown/Airport, it will only alight you at the Dazhai parking lot, and you still need to make transport arrangements to get to the hotel within the scenic area (anywhere between 20-40min drive) but the boss is helpful and very contactable (phone call or wechat). I wouldn’t recommend walking to the hotel cos it is situated at the top of a pretty steep hill and it is a one-car lane that goes both ways with many blind spots. At the hotel, you could choose to walk and hike the terraces to other viewpoints in Jinkeng, but note that the routes will be very long and exhausting. If you plan to visit other villages like Ping An Zhai, it’s about an hour’s drive away on mountain roads, and it’s best if you hire a driver as well. Overall, room was very clean and spacious and was true to trip.com description and pictures. Very comfortable, clean and scenic stay! Shower and toilet are separate and clean. There’s a bathtub situated right behind the bed, they provided disposable bathtub liner if you want to use it. Hotel is situated near one of the viewpoints in Jinkeng, but it was very misty on the day I hiked. From what I could make out through the mist, the views seem pretty epic. View from the room is great and the boss provided a welcome sweet rice wine drink with lunch which was great! The boss gave me some luohanguo as a souvenir when I checked out! Did I also mention, breakfast provided included a jar of fresh warm soy milk and a delicious bowl of rice noodles made to order! Will stay again in future!

Good clean rooms and comfortable beds as per picture. Amazing views from our room. Right next to the trails leading to the Daguzhai viewing terraces! The projector in the room allowed us to have a family movie night. Good food at the hotel restaurant and lovely breakfast provided. Highly recommend this hotel.

Beautifully located hotel with a warm welcome 🤗 Room was big and had an amazing balcony! Unfortunately the pool had no water in it which was a pity but otherwise i really liked it here.

Wonderful place to stay in the rice terraces! Very close a lot of viewing platforms, and very helpful staff. Looking forward to staying again next time I come back!

Overall I’m very satisfied with the hotel. I think the best thing is the location of this hotel, it’s very close to all the attractions in the area, and it’s directly accessable by car. The view from the hotel is nice, and this hotel is the closet hotel to the viewing point for sunrise, that have car access. Secondly the hotel has lift, and the rooms are new and neatly decorated. The hotel owner is friendly and helpful. He drove us down to ride the cable car on the other side of the mountain and took us back for free. He also helped us to find other customers who’s going back to Guilin to carpool. The food is alright, nothing gourmat but the ingridiants are fresh. I liked the bamboo chicken. The hotel provides washing machine in your room and plenty cloth racks as well as hanging racks indoor and out side on the balcony. The only thing i would hope they improve is that they should add towel rack outside the shower and next to the sink. I shared two pics of the hotel. And two pics that I took at the sunrise viewing point near the hotel.