Secret Garden Yangshuo

Location: Situated in a historic village , away from Yangshuo’s tourist crowds, with proximity to Yulong River and cycling/e-bike rentals.(based on 30 reviews)

At first, I was scared of all the good reviews and thought that maybe it was a scam, but it was not!! The hotel is beautiful and honestly extremely clean for the environment that it's in. Compared to some hotels in the main city, this one had no insects at all in the room. We got a family room for 3 people, and the room's size was more than enough with 2 different "eras" for the double bed and the single bed. For breakfast, you have the choice between a traditional Chinese breakfast (such as rice noodles) and a western breakfast (eggs, salad,...). Both of them were really good. And if you have an allergy or can't eat a certain food, you can just ask them to adapt to you, and they will! You can also eat in the hotel's restaurant for dinner, the food is just as good. The location was perfect. I knew that it was kinda far away from the city, but that's exactly why I chose it. From only being 25min away from the main city, you can have the prettiest view ever. It's also not even 10min away from the bamboo rafting, so it's perfect either way. And if you're worried about the taxi, you can just call a DiDi and it'll usually be here in less than 10min, so you don't have to worry about that. And finally the staff. They almost all speak English, so communicating with them was really easy. They are also really nice and are ready to help you whenever you need something. So, in a few words, I highly recommend this hotel. You won't be deceived.

The location of the Secret Garden is a bit far but the surrending is just wonderful. We spend the whole morning exploring the countryside where we get to see a geese pond, whole field of rapeseed flowers which is in full bloom. We would have done the bamboo rafting there if we had not already booked ours near the 十里画廊. Now, Secret Garden is really a hidden gem. Beautifully renovated but retained the rustic vibe of the farm houses. Staff there are cheerful and helpful. They can converse in English too. Really love the place.