Banyan Tree Lijiang
Put yourself into a special and relaxing space in Lijiang at the atmospheric Banyan Tree Lijiang. Experience the joy of multiple options for activities at this convenient location! Banyan Tree Lijiang is a perfect starting point for numerous sightseeing and tourist choices, with a location just 6.2 km from the Old Town of Lijiang.
Banyan Tree Lijiang provides a range services and amenities to help make your stay more comfortable. Never be out of touch with your contacts, with free Wi-Fi offered throughout your stay. If you need a ride from or to the airport, the hotel can arrange it before your check-in date. Taxi, car hire and shuttle services provided by the hotel make it easy to plan your day trips, sightseeing, and more around Lijiang.
If you plan to arrive by car, you'll appreciate the hotel's free parking, right on-site. The hotel provides front desk services such as concierge service, express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes for guests' convenience. If you need, the ticket service and tours can even help you book tickets and reservations at all the best shows and programs nearby. On cold days and nights, the hotel's on-site fireplace will keep you warm.
Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? dry cleaning service and laundry service offered at the hotel will keep your favorite travel outfits clean and available. For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like room service and daily housekeeping let you make the most of your room. Please be advised that smoking is not allowed in the hotel to allow cleaner air for all guests. Smoking is limited to designated areas only, for the health and well-being of all guests and staff.
Feel right at home during your stay at Banyan Tree Lijiang. Some rooms are equipped with linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning for your convenience. Some rooms at Banyan Tree Lijiang include separate living room and balcony or terrace as part of their design layout. In-room entertainment such as television, in-room video streaming and cable TV is provided for guests in some selected rooms.
The hotel also offers a refrigerator, bottled water, a coffee or tea maker, instant coffee, instant tea and mini bar in some rooms for when you feel like it is needed. It's good to know that a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels are provided in some guest bathrooms.
Dining and things to do
Nothing starts a morning better than a delicious free breakfast, which you'll always enjoy at Banyan Tree Lijiang. Everyone loves a good cup of coffee! A coffee shop on-site means you can enjoy a cup of real, freshly brewed coffee every morning -- or anytime you feel like it. If you don't feel like going out to eat, you can always opt for the delicious dining options at the hotel. A night in at the hotel's bar can be as fun as a night out with your travel companions.
Guest can choose to have groceries delivered to their room at Banyan Tree Lijiang, for exceptional convenience and ease of dining. Guests who prefer to make their own meals will love the in-house BBQ facilities available here.
Banyan Tree Lijiang lets you make the most of your time! Once there, you can enjoy countless recreational facilities offered to all guests. Finish your vacation days right by dropping in at the massage, hot tub, spa and sauna. Start your vacation off right with a dip in the pool. Skip the dress code and opt for a casual cocktail or beer at the hotel's poolside bar.
Fitness lovers who want to keep up their routine on vacation can drop in at the hotel's fitness facility. Have fun without traveling far, by taking advantage of the yoga room and tennis court at Banyan Tree Lijiang. Have fun with your friends or family, or even meet new people at the library. Pick up something memorable for yourself or those waiting for you back at home, at the shops and souvenir shops.
Around the property
Take advantage of the opportunity to explore Lijiang while in the city. Get a photograph of yourself in front of Shuhe Ancient Town located 6.9 km away, a must-see for anyone visiting Lijiang.
Reasons to stay here
Rooms don't get much cheaper than here, being less than 96% of the city's accommodation.
Know you'll get excellent dining options here, where past guests have rated onsite or nearby dining above 92% of the city's accommodation.
It's hard to beat the room comfort here, which is rated higher than 95% of other accommodations in Lijiang.
Jacuzzi pool villa”
Anyone who says a jacuzzi is not necessary at the end of the day, after trekking through the Yunnan mountains, horse riding, walking through the Gucheng, is lying! Loved it and breakfast selection is extensive and Baiyun restaurant with roast chicken and roast Yunnan duck exquisite. Staff was extra polite and try their best to communicate in English. For a better experience, learn some chinese. It makes all the difference.
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Warmest greeting from Banyan Tree Lijiang! Thank you so much for choosing Banyan Lijiiang and sharing your wonderful comment with us！We can feel you have had a relaxing and satisfactory experience here with us, we are so happy for that. In Yunnan, especially in Lijiang, trips always take your energy away since it's all about climbing mountains, riding horses etc, thus having a Jacuzzi in your villa is truly a bliss after a hectic day! Food we offer are designed by our chief and conbines guests' general preference and characteristics of local cuisine. Beside we're updating our menu now to present a new menu for you. Look forward to your coming back soon and have another pleasurable trip with us.. Best! Banyan Tree Lijiang| Guest Service Center
Super Hotel”
I would highly recommend this Banyan Tree. Best views, so peaceful and relaxing and staff were so eager to please!!! I felt like I was on holiday. Food menu could have a better range and wifi could be better but everything else was perfect!
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Warmest greeting from Banyan Tree Lijiang! Thank you so much at first for so highly speaking of us, it's such a honor to have you with us in those days. We've been well noted of your kind suggestions about food and internet. We're now lanching some seasonal set menus like yak meat hot pot etc, as well as our menus in two restaurants are being updated now, you'll hopefully be able to see a wider range of food next time when you come. As for internet part, the wifi renovation program is actually under renovation. Sincerely look forward to meet you again in Banyan Tree Lijiang. All the best. Banyan Tree Lijiang| Guest Service Center
Beauty in every frame”
My God. The view from Banyan Tree Lijiang is everything that the Gods intended it to be. I have very little qualms about this property given that the service is good, breakfast is pretty damn amazing and the rooms are amazing in terms of the attention to detail and cleanliness. Yes, this is an expensive hotel and for a quarter of a nights' stay you'd be able to stay at fairly decent properties elsewhere. But it's different. It's worth every cent. It's about the raw-lijiang perspective in the comfort of a mother's luxurious arms. Man we were so well taken care of.
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Warmest greeting from Banyan Tree Lijiang! Thank you so much to so highly speak of us using such fairy words, I just couldn't think of any other fairer words to thank your compliments. We've always tried to enforce our services with love to guests and make our guests feel like in their own home, may Banyan Tree Lijiang be your second home outside of your homeland. Be happy and well. We will always be here waiting for you! Banyan Tree Lijiang | Guest Service Center
Very good”
A bit old. The scene is perfect.
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Warmest greeting from Banyan Tree Lijiang. Thank you so much for choosing us to stay with when you were in Lijiang, also have to say sorry for your imperfect experience. Since 2017, we have started to get our hotel renovated and facilities replaced gradually without lowering guest experiences. There're still facilities to be updated so far. We look forward to your coming back and witness the renewing of Banyan Tree Lijiang. Guest Service Center| Banyan Tree Lijiang
Lives up to it's reputation”
This is a hotel with a great reputation. And it did not disappoint. It is expensive, The Banyan Tree will remain the tranquil resort, but needs to keep the rooms in good shape not to loose its leading position (maintenance of room furniture could be a bit better). We had a small problem at check in. Hotel staff responded with offering us free breakfast. Great gesture. The food, breakfast and dinner sometimes receives poor reviews, but we had nothing to complain. Liked the food, did not fin dit too expensive for the selection and quality offered. Getting a taxi in front of the hotel is not easy. But you can phone concierge from your room. They will arrange a taxi by meter and explain that you will have to pay RMB 10,00 extra (due to the hotel location). Best transport experience was our ride from Lijiang to Shangri-la. Expensive (RMB 1800), but good service and a safe feeling. Do not forget to stop at the Tiger Leaping Gorge. From the hotel you can walk to ancient town Shuhe. It is advertised as a more authentic alternative to overcrowded Lijiang. But maybe too many tourists have discovered this ‘secret’. Now it is nothing more than a noisy entertainment park. We prefer Lijiang. It is much bigger, so there is always an empty corner to explore. The rooms offer space and peace. Huge bathroom to enjoy. Even the ‘standard’ rooms. Only strange thing is the small toilet space. If you think the laundry prices are too high, know that this room has a huge bed screen which could double as clothesline. Some rooms have privat pools. To make it all perfect, an indoor pool for other hotel guests would have been nice
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Five Stars Hotel but not five stars service yet ”
Stayed at a small local hotel in Lijiang old town for 3 nights before moved to Banyee Tree Lijiang for two nights. In general, Banyee Tree did provide quality service but staff could be more proactive in order to reach five stars service. Unlike the small local hotel where the staff would treat their guests as friend and try very best to accommodate your requirements. In Banyee Tree, when I walking back to my room at night in the rain, I stopped the staff who was on golf car, for the right direction. They just pointed you where to go without offering to take you to the room. While staying at the local hotel, the staff would waited for you at the old town gate upon your call to take you back to the hotel. Another case, when I asked the Banyee Tree staff at the entrance about the possible transportation to another old town nearby, they just said you better asked the taxi for a round trip though there is bus service available. However, when I asked the local hotel for places to visit, they gave me different options and recommend the best and safe options for sole traveler, Having said that Banyee Tree staff at the restaurant, front desk and Spa are friendly and willing to help. Overall I did enjoy my stay at Banyee Tree.
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Comfortable and luxury”
Both my wife and I are fully satisfied of our stay in Banyan Tree Lijiang. The environment and ambient is super. Staff are friendly and dedicated, especially staff at the reception area are highly professional. In some cases, they even took extra effort in assisting us for some arrangements. Hotel location provide easy access to Old Town and other tourist attractions within Lijiang.
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Great rustic hotel ”
We went during the wrong season in December and the weather was bitter cold but the hotel was nice to have heater in our rooms and bed to keep us warm. We feels like we are in old China during our stay in Banyan Tree Lijiang as all the hotel were design to have a rustic feel of China. It's a beautiful hotel with excellent service and we would definitely want to go back again but in autumn
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Beautiful Hotel in heavenly settings ”
Upon arrival into the Banyan Tree and seeing the fantastic view of the snowy mountain beyond, you know you've entered into a well-thought out and arranged resort. After a quick check-in with the friendly and helpful receptionist, you'll be whisked away in their electric "buggies" to your own individual villa. Ours was a 2-storey "Spa Suite", with its own garden and an outdoor jacuzzi tub, just outside the ground floor bedroom. As you would expect, the Villas were well-appointed and very comfortable, with electrically-heated mats placed underneath your bedsheets to ensure a warm sleep at night. However, I do have 2 grudges about my stay: one is the fact that the villas do not provide any docking of Ipods or iphones nor any connection for your equipments to its sound system, so you cannot listen any of your own music during your stay there. This, to me, is surprisingly lacking and behind the times in this age of the internet/downloaded music/media. Second problem was the hot water in the Jacuzzi was only a trickle so by the time the tub gets filled with water, it's already to cold to enter. However, on the whole, I had a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing stay at this resort , and a wonderful massage at its spa. It provided a peaceful retreat for me, away from the crowds in the ancient town of lijiang.
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Stunning!”
This resort is spacious, elegant, distinctive, and unforgettable. Warm, attentive staff, beautiful grounds. The food was excellent, and we enjoyed the tea tasting and a fantastic cooking lesson from the chef. The villa our group stayed in was truly spectacular, with a view of the mountain from the courtyard. Like all Banyan Trees, there is special attention paid to the culture of the community, and we appreciated learning about the Naxi minority with some of the outings we booked. We were traveling as three generations of a family, and we agree that this was one of the most wonderful travel experiences we've ever had. Many thanks to the Banyan Tree staff for its hospitality, in particular the delightful GM Nigel Fisher!
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A Sanctuary ”
Firstly, the architecture and layout of the entire resort was amazing. Located in front of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, we were able to have a good look of the mountain in the morning from the 2nd floor of our villa. Secondly, after a treacherous trek up and down Tiger Leaping Gorge the previous 2 days, coming home to such a beautiful and clean and peaceful environment really took the stress off our muscles. We just didn't want to leave the villa at all! Except if it were for breakfast. Their breakfast spread was to us, a great start to any day. However we did try their dinner at the Chinese restaurant that was disappointing. We felt the food was not as tasty as what we could get outside in Shuhe Old Town or Lijiang Old Town, yet almost triple the price. Generally, Banyan Tree was a superb choice on our part and one that we won't forget nor regret.
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Nice location and service”
As good as other Banyan Tree locations. They located in the greatest mountain view of Lijiang. Nice experience.
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Lovely hotel great service”
We arrived quite late at night and found it nice to be well received by very well trained and professional staff. The room was beautifully set. Finding the room so nice and comfortable compared to the cold outside, we decided to dine in. One thing missing was heated toilet seats and a hand bidet like what we found in Japan. These are actually a necessity in a cold place like Lijiang. The other disappointment was the lounge chair which was extremely uncomfortable for lazing around. The bed was also too soft and shaky and I could feel every movement my wife made. The heater on the bed was a warm welcome though. The ancient city was actually only about a 15 minutes walk from the hotel but we were advised that it was too dark to walk there. We were disappointed that the hotel did not provided a shuttle service. Alternatively they could have provided torch lights.
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Banyan Tree Lijiang”
The hotel well deserves its 5 stars, and is definitely the best in Lijiang at the moment. However, we would really not recommend dining in the hotel, as the food was truly disappointing for its prices. Also, the hotel organizes day tours at least triple the market price, which we find rather disappointing. Having said that, we enjoyed our stay, as Lijiang itself was beautiful, and the hotel was clean, the service was good, and the rooms were spacious and well-decorated.
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Like the most banyan trees”
Yeah I know I was over expect about Banyan tree Lijiang, it's not as good as the one in phuket
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Fantasic view, nice staff, thoughtful arrangement”
First time chose Banyan tree and definitely will try again, the staffs are nice, restaurants are good, the arrangement for honeymoon is so thoughtful, we had a great time during the stay.
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Beautiful location, peaceful environment ”
I have stayed in a few banyan tree and this is one of the most beautiful setting property. The Pavillion and the snow mountain backdrop is postcard perfect. The food in western restaurant is just average as I had dinner and breakfast there. The selection for breakfast is quite good but taste wise average. I had the spa treatment and it was indeed relaxing but it's not cheap as one couple 3-4hr treatment is more expensive than 1 night's stay.
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One of the most beautiful hotel”
Very nice hotel with friendly staff however could speak better English... we were really pleased anyway with the high quality of service they offer us to take shower in a room as we arrived before checkin time we really enjoyed their breakfast with the beautiful view, they arrange most of our days and was super efficient. Our kids only remember about the kids club which I agree was nice with a trampoline! Walking distance from old city or Taxi to Lijiang pretty easy to catch!
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The stay is definitely a great place to relax.”
Banyan Tree has attentive staffs and great enviroment. it's a great place to relax your body and mind. I felt great just to stay in the Villa and enjoy the breeze.
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Amazing stay with breathtaking views”
I love the resort's location as it is at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Although it is far from the Lijiang Old Town area, the mountain view more than made for it. The resort is about 15-20min walk away from Shuhe Old Town. Taxi ride from the resort to Lijiang Old Town takes about 15min and costs about 40 Yuan (flat rate). Taxis here do not operate the meter so you can haggle if you want.
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