Deluxe King Room was Deluxe”

We enjoyed there 4 nights. Very clean and big room. Many activities to join if you like. Poker, Table Tennis,, Billiard Competition, Tea Degustation. Hostel stays around 4 Minutes away from the Old Town. In the Hostel you get also Good Lunch or Dinner., Western or Chinese. Breakfast could improve.. A good place, also to meet other travelers. Reception is very friendly and helpful and many speak speak English.

Loverly place at Dali”

The Jade Emu is amazing and we had a great time there. Staff is nice and helpful and rooms are clean and look very nice.

A Nice 3 Nights & 2 Days Stay”

Take #3 bus (turn right after exit Dali train station) and stop at Gurong Hotel. Cost 3rmb only. Gurong Hotel is just next to Red Dragon Wall Gate (a big grey stone wall). Cross the highway and walk straight for about 5min until came about 77 Guesthouse. Then, turn left and walk uphill to Jade Emu Guesthouse. The guesthouse is nice. Room is spacious and they will change your towel everyday. There are no air-conditioner in the room but the room will get cold especially during night. Only few minutes walk to Dali Ancient City. Anyway, we have a nice stay here. The staff can speak/understand english and don’t forget to meet Magic (i think the owner’s dog). p/s: Take the same bus #3 from the guesthouse to Dali train station which is also the last stop

Great hostel for international travelers”

Jade Emu was very convenient to the Dali ancient town, just across the street. Front desk staff were super sweet and helpful. Good Chinese and western food available at the hostel throughout the day...prices comparable to places in town, always tasted good. Nice selection of reasonably priced beers. Also a very cute dog belonging to the owners who would come play with me! Rooms were spacious and comfortable, although in the winter time it could be quite chilly at night, and the small space heater they had didn’t really cut it. The shower in our room was poorly designed so it would flow down into the toilet area, causing significant flooding. Other than that, it was a great place to stay.

Close to ancient town”

This place is easy to find compare to other with chinese name(I booked 2 difference hotel for to night). It's 5-10mins walk to ancient town. The lady staff who can speak english no so helpful but another staff who can't speak english very helpful and friendly.

Incredible”

absolutely the best hostel we have been at China. The rooms are amazing, perfectly located good breakfast, and above all the staff are super friendly and helpful, especially Jay from the reception was helping us with any small question and problem we had and take care that we would have the best visit in Dali during our honeymoon. Highly recommended.

Very nice guest house / hostel ”

I enjoyed my stay at the Jade Emu. Staff were great and the location and facilities were good. I enjoyed chilling in the restaurant area.

Very good”

The hostel is nice. They also keep the restaurant (it's a bit pricy). The personnel were giving me good tips regarding the area. The room was good but the construction work just behind the wall was veeeeery annoying! Though as usual I don't care about outer sounds. This work has been done by the property.

Exceptional”

We stayed at Jade Emu for 6 nights. The staff were very helpful and friendly, accommodation & facilities were excellent. The food was good. We would definitely recommend if you are staying in Dali. We will be returning ourselves next year.

foreigners hostel”

First time travelling in China. After we have booked and were rejected by some other properties, we were extremely happy to find this place (first by complete accident). The twin room is nice and spacious, good value for money, beautiful traditional house. reception has nice drinks and delicious breakfast, and can help you with bus booking. Big common area where you can meet other travellers.

Great Stay to Explore Dali Ancient City”

We were happy to stay in this hotel and the staffs also helpful to assist us to plan for our journey around Dali. We have a tour round the lake of Er Hai, went up to Chang Shan Mountain, visited the 3 Pagodas Temple and also have been an enjoyable day to explore around the ancient city of Dali.

Best budget hotel in the world”

I strongly recommend this hotel to all fellow travelers. The price is budget but the room is modern in traditional context. Perfect staff with international standard bar and menus. Just minutes walk to old town.

Exceptional”

Just outside the old city but a short 5 min walk from the gates and easy to get around. The staff are generally helpful but sometimes quite busy so you have to be a bit patient. Large, clean rooms, we had an excellent private double. It was a rainy few days with little sun and I couldn't figure out how to get hot water for my shower (solar heat for water) though admittedly I didn't put up too much of a fuss for the staff to fix it.

good location but poor staff hospitality”

Arrived in morning. After check in, going to town directly. Coming back in noon with sweat. Willing to take a bath, but there was no power supply. Asking the staff on it, the answer given was it was a blackout. But, I found that others room still can switch on the fans. After checking around myself, I found that the main switch in room was off and the staff was so unresponsive! Then, in the next morning there was loud renovations noise nearby. Hostel didn't give any notice regards this. Can't even sleep well as I need a deep rest after my hiking trips. Decided to check out in noon directly even I have paid for two nights.

Hotel is not in Anceint town but not too far”

Good guest house for relax. Staff is helpful. We can book Dali city tour and bus ticket to Lijiang here. It is very convinience. Room is clean but not in Anceint area. Walk to Anceint town around 10 minutes.

Great location ”

Great spot to visit Dali from, near ancient city and access to transportation. Fun place to stay with lots of atmosphere. Queen room with ensuite was spacious and comfortable. Lots of variety in restaurant. Staff very helpful and English speaking. Would stay again

Just an average guest house..”

The location of this guesthouse is excellent, just a 10 minute walk away from the centre of the old town, and many facilities to keep the guest amused. However, the room was small, dated and scruffy, with a small CTR that only showed BBC world news. I had to share my room with midges each day, probably due to the fact the rubbish bin was never emptied. The shower area stank of urine so the use of bleach would have been a nice touch!! During my 6 days stay my room was cleaned once and that was only because I asked after 3 days!

Great. Enjoyed my stay very much. ”

Simply a great place to stay! Never can get bored with various games available. Room clean and well-kept. Would love to stay longer if not for time constraint. Staff are friendly,speak English, and helpful in arranging tours and booking bus tickets.

Very pleasant stay”

We enjoyed staying at Jade Emu Guest house, the place was relaxed, quiet and interesting with its own library and free DVD's, two restaurants, pool table, plenty of arranged tours if you wanted them, Wi Fi and DVD in the room, good for foreigners who appreciate an English speaking owner (Australian), sometimes a bit difficult to communicate with the Chinese staff and they can be slow to get things done, particularly getting your fist coffee in the morning......we met some great people who are now on our email contact list!

International-friendly and convenient”

Stress-free and relaxing as there was no need to be constantly worried about communication problems. The guesthouse offered tours to destinations like Er Hai Lake and other services such as free dvd rentals and thursday night bbq which kept our stay interesting and enjoyable. Location wise, it is conveniently situated about 10 minutes away from the old town. Wifi available and allow access to Facebook.