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August 11, 2023
I am at a loss for words on how to evaluate this hidden gem of an accommodation in a national park. The wild luxury style is simple and elegant, the sanitary conditions are first-class, the bedding is as comfortable as that of a five-star hotel, the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows face the alpine grassland, and the entrance to the monkey viewing trail is right outside the door.
A few additional notes:
1. The hotel currently does not offer Chinese food, only Western food. The restaurant has the same chef and menu as the Mee Mee restaurant at the park gate. The food is good, just like any other Western restaurant in a big city.
2. Hotel guests do not have any priority treatment for viewing monkeys. In fact, they can only watch the monkeys with the first group of guests entering the park in the morning. You must follow the leader of this group of guests, who will take you to the observation point for the day. At the beginning, the monkeys will be far away, but don't worry, the monkeys will slowly approach you. After about half an hour, there will be more monkeys and they will be closer.
3. Many reviews said that you need to buy tickets to stay in the hotel, but we didn’t buy any. The hotel has recently increased its prices, and it feels like the ticket price has been included.
4. The nearest town to the hotel is Tacheng Township, which is about 20 minutes' drive away. It is recommended to go to the township supermarket in advance to buy some food and drinks, because the hotel really has nothing except meals.
5. The trail entrance is next to the hotel. Monkeys are only there in the morning. If you arrive early in the afternoon, you can walk around the trail, but don't destroy the plants in the reserve. The natural conditions in the national park are still very good. Just don’t take the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, which is 20km long and has no end, and is not safe.
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