Adjacent to Shuhe Ancient Town, this garden-like hotel is a great choice for a vacation in Lijiang

On my recent trip to Lijiang, I checked into the Lijiang Jelovf Garden Hotel, which is just one street away from Shuhe Ancient Town. The hotel boasts an excellent location with convenient transportation, making it very easy to reach various attractions in Lijiang. Despite being close to the bustling scenic area, it is far from the noise and hustle, making it a perfect choice for a vacation in Lijiang. As the world's first garden hotel created by a French royal skincare brand, Lijiang Jelovf Garden Hotel's design inherits the century-old Naxi style and integrates French elegance in its service, offering guests a unique travel experience. 31 Naxi-style villa buildings are scattered on both sides of a clear river channel, with pavilions and towers arranged in an orderly fashion. Amidst the strange rocks, flowing water, green trees, and blooming flowers, it is like a secluded paradise. The hotel has a total of 214 suites. I stayed in a riverside duplex luxury villa. The room design is stylish and simple, with an elegant and comfortable style. The living room is on the first floor, and through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, one can enjoy the garden scenery. The second floor has a bedroom, study, dressing room, bathroom, and bathtub. Standing on the balcony, one can also enjoy the beautiful view of the hotel. The overall design of the hotel is inspired by the French national flower, the iris. Elements of it can be seen in the lobby and the rooms, especially the chandeliers and paintings in the Iris Art Lobby, which fully display the romance of the iris. The hotel's elegant book bar and lobby bar are perfect places to enjoy a wonderful time. Staying at the Lijiang Jelovf Garden Hotel, guests can also experience a variety of Lijiang's intangible cultural heritage projects for free, such as Bai tie-dyeing and Dongba wishing wind chimes. Under the guidance of the staff, guests can make several intangible cultural heritage gifts to take home, which are very popular with families. The hotel also has facilities such as a tea bar, meeting rooms, mahjong rooms, a gym, and a SPA room. Staying at China's first hotel created by a century-old skincare brand, one should not miss the SPA here. I chose the Jelovf facial SPA, where a professional beautician used the Morning Dew Rose moisturizing formula. After careful treatment through cleansing, mask application, moisturizing, and hydration, my facial skin was effectively replenished with moisture and relieved from high-altitude sunburn. When the profound Naxi culture meets the elegant French style, it makes the Lijiang Jelovf Garden Hotel both inside and out soaked with a unique charm. The hotel garden blooms with flowers all year round, truly living up to its name as a garden hotel. Although I encountered the rainy season, with the rain never stopping, I took advantage of the rare breaks in the rain to stroll through the garden. With mountains and clouds swirling in the distance, the lush greenery in front of me, small bridges over flowing water, and winding paths leading to pavilions, every view was picturesque. Despite the lack of sunlight, there was an added beauty in the mist. Hotel Address: DD-07-02, Ronghua Village, Chama Road, Kaiwen Community, Shuhe Street, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province