InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort, an IHG Hotel

Beautiful elegant property that is very oriental, reflects ancient china architecture. Staff at front desk is friendly, and the staff at the asian restaurant is very friendly- i have to mention Winnie, the restaurant staff who served us who is extremely pleasant, friendly and courteous! She made us feel very comfortable and welcomed, and was very observant that my partner and i preferred vegetables to meat/seafood when we had our tomyum buffet(which is excellent, comparable to Singapore’s standard), and served extra basket of vegetables. She gave us a free pizza on her own accord because it took them 15 mins to serve us buffet although honestly it wasn’t long?!? Their porters, front desk staff were so helpful!! One of them (i cant remember his name) took the extra effort to help us book e- tickets to yu long xue shan, when we didn’t know we had to do so in advance via baidu app. Will definitely be back again, if i come back to Lijiang.

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This hotel compound is AMAZING! Definitely one of the best in Lijiang, massive value for money. Our room was huge, like a small apartment - with beautiful ancient Chinese interior design. It feels like a true Lijiang experience, with gorgeous architecture and the design of the villa compound. Conveniently located right next to Old Town (take the side door). The side door takes you to a quieter area of Old Town (still has all the same stuff, but with fewer crowds). Having the hotel close to the road makes it possible to travel out of Lijiang for day trips easily. Has a gym, pool, good restaurants, a cafe with mountain views....you really couldn't ask for any more. Also this is the first hotel I've seen in China give your multiple free soft drinks with your room, it's a nice touch. They also give you authentic Yunnan tea and a tea set in your room to really round out the experience.

Maybe that that location is on the quiet side of old town instead of the nightlife district (nothing a 15 minute walk won't solve) - but the nightlife district isn't really why people go to Lijiang, so it wouldn't be an issue for most people.

The hotel is at a great location just near the ancient city. The lounge bar has the most amazing view of the Jade Dragon Mountain, and it is a great place to have a coffee or a drink both during the day or in the evening. The room is very comfortable, the bathtub is amazing, the whole room feels like a home and cozy. The hotel was great to organize a car to take me to the mountain, with a driver very trustful all day. I would definitely come back to the hotel.

The only issues I had were that my room was much closer to the north gate to the ancient city, but it was closed due to covid. The other issue was the menu for Basil restaurant is very restricted, one of the shortest menus I have seen in a long time.

Our stay was great overall. We arrived a little before our planned arrival and our room was ready. The room was great. We had a junior executive room with a shared patio seating area. Everything in the room was top level. The bed was amazing, it was large and very comfortable. The bathroom had a separate shower and toilet areas along with a bathtub on the other side of the bedroom area. All of these things were very clean and worked as you expect them to do. The sitting/TV area had a very comfortable sofa, coffee table and two additional chairs. It wasn't overcrowded with furniture and had just enough space to easily walk past. The windows had blackout curtains which was very nice. The coffee maker and water were well stocked. And there was a useful desk area with a wired internet connection. The patio area was nice and quiet as well. The breakfast buffet was decent. It was what you'd expect from a hotel in this price range. It wasn't amazing but it was fine. I also want to mention that the staff were very accommodating. Any issues we had were addressed quickly.

During our stay there were two things that were a bit disappointing during our stay. One was the fact that the exec

It was covid period and I could not checkin in the hotel when I arrived. The staff immediately took me to a sister hotel, which was a walking distance. The hotel was also high quality facilities. Both hotels have prime location by the old town

I could not stay at Intercontinental and they relocated me to another hotel. They should have kept the same day rates as Intercontinental. The alternative hotel was more expensive

Excellent location adjoining the ancient city. Great facilities. Resort style hotel. Very good service. Staff attentive and eager to help. Some staff speak English. Hotel a good choice for international travellers.

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The breakfast was good, lot of choices and delicious. The location is super. The resort has their own private access to the ancient town with security guards. The resort is quiet and lovely. We enjoyed the time in this resort.

The traffic of Xianghe road in front of resort is not good.

Have stayed in more than 20 IHG hotels in different countries， Lijiang Hefu is the best one both on service and facities. Every staff is kind and ready to help.

Kid‘s corner is a little small and the lighting is not good.

Beautifully crafted hotel, large and spacious rooms and facilities, wonderful pool and spa area and in a fantastic location to visit LiJiang Old Town and surrounding areas. Excellent service. One of the best hotel experiences we have ever had.

The location is superb, just on the border of the old city which makes it very easy to travel there.

The food is 100% Chinese. If you don’t like Chinese food you will have to settle on very basic western food.