Tanit
December 12, 2024
The hotel room is very clean. In December, the room may be a bit cold. I stayed in the first room. The heater did not work very well (must be turned on no more than 28 degrees, hot air will come out. Adjust the setting to regulated heating as well). Close the window, put a mattress, sleep very comfortably, did not wake up at night. There is a bathtub in the bedroom. The bathroom and toilet are separate. The floor is a bit cold because it is a wooden floor. It is recommended to wear slippers in the room and wear socks to sleep. The temperature in December at night is single digits. In the morning, it may be as cold as 0-1 degrees.
The hotel owner is very friendly. I recommend asking for the hotel's WeChat. Talk to the hotel owner (the one wearing glasses). He gives good advice. If you want to go anywhere, you can consult him. He can recommend all the restaurants and they are all delicious. They are restaurants that locals eat at. If you want to go somewhere, the owner will send you the location on WeChat. He gave good advice. You will not be disappointed.
The first restaurant the hotel owner recommended was Tiantian鲜. It is about 10 minutes walk from the hotel. It is very delicious. But you have to order food through WeChat. There are pictures and you have to pay before eating (through WeChat). Highly recommended. Everything was delicious. I ordered 鱼香肉丝 (fried shredded pork) and 麻婆豆腐 (tofu dish). Another dish I can't remember the Chinese name of was roast pork belly topped with spicy chili peppers. It was very delicious. And finished with steamed buns dipped in condensed milk (I think it's even more delicious than Haidilao).
At night, I wanted to go to the night market. The owner sent me the location of 忠义夜市 as a night market worth walking around. I recommend taking a didi taxi back and forth. It's not expensive. There's a shop that grills skewers with spicy chili powder at the entrance on the right. It's very delicious. I highly recommend it.
For those who want to go up the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the hotel also has a tour to recommend. The price is 550 yuan per person. It includes 1 large can of oxygen, winter clothing, lunch, insurance, drinking water, and a park entrance ticket (100 baht), a large cable car (140 baht), and a show (180 baht). We left around 6 am (but I booked everything myself and went myself, and the hotel helped with recommendations and didn't force us to buy anything. Also, they give advice on how to book tickets for the cable car, the right time, and also recommend not to go up the snowy mountain in the afternoon because the wind is strong, the cable car may be closed.
If anyone wants to book the cable car themselves, I recommend having a Chinese SIM card, you can buy it at the airport, and try to download a VPN. I use PROTON VPN for free, it works without any problems, can play Line, Facebook, YouTube, and also has a Chinese number to book the cable car (price 130 yuan, bought at Kunming Airport). If you have a problem booking, try asking the hotel owner, they start selling tickets at 2 pm (China time), you have to fight for them. If you can book and want to find a private shuttle service for 7 people, you can ask the hotel owner. I can't remember the price, it should be around 260 yuan per person, including the entrance ticket (price 100).
On the way back to the train station, the hotel owner has a service to call a car to pick up from the hotel to the station, the price is 40 yuan, pick up at the hotel, but you have to walk a bit, it is quite convenient.
The disadvantage is that you may have to walk to the hotel from the main road, about 200-300 meters, the road is a bit rough. I recommend adding the hotel's WeChat ID: ******** to inform them to pick you up at the main road. Help carry the bag and the hotel may not speak English. You have to use a language translation app to talk (if you can't speak Chinese).
Overall, the room was clean, slept well, and gave good advice. I would like you to try staying here. The owner of the hotel is very cute and friendly. He gave good advice and helped with everything. Thank you very much. It was a very good memory.
江明斌-Thailand
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