Charming property! In a quiet location that is an excellent base for exploring the surrounding areas. The menu offered a nice variety and the food was excellent. The staff really went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. They arranged scooters for our use and a driver to take us back to Guilin. They made sure our granddaughters (3&4) were taken care of too. The amount of activities they offer is impressive! Unfortunately, our stay was short so we were not able to take advantage of the wide range of activities... I wish we had more time to partake in the offerings.

We enjoyed everything!!

The staff were incredible, super helpful with organising activities and transport and really lovely people. We stayed in the 2 bedroom on the 4th floor, it has really good views and each bedroom was large with a huge bed. There's also a rooftop hangout area available for guests, with gorgeous views and outdoor seating. The restaurant was great, they let us BYO wine, even kept it in the fridge for us and provided glasses. There are bikes to hire (cheap), a pool and the riverside area for biking or walking is close by.

The shared bathroom in the two bedroom room has 2 windows into one of the bedrooms but the windows don't have proper coverings so you can see in (and out). This means it is not really private when using the bathroom or for the people in that bedroom. The other bedroom only has a paper and thin wood door so isn't soundproof at all. Note that the 2 bedroom option has only the 2 bedrooms, no shared indoor living space, although a balcony is available accessible via one of the bedrooms. There isn't anywhere to hang wet towels to reuse, they changed them daily though.

The service from all the staff from Alice to Helen to all the waiters at the restaurant was cheerful, helpful and wonderful. The place had a great vibe and look, with history that belongs in the location. Food at the restaurant had good mix of western and Chinese -- all were delicious.

Not their fault but construction next door was an eyesore in an otherwise serene pool area.

The Giggling Tree was just perfect! It is an amazing hotel - friendly and welcoming, lovely room with amazing views, wonderful staff and restaurant. Laura was simply brilliant and made some great food recommendations. Eating in the quaint courtyard restaurant area was perfect, especially the Beer fish from the Lijiang River! Great dumplings too! And the pool was a nice bonus with fantastic views. Good bicycles to rent and trips/taxis can be organised. We'd love to return again one day - the scenery is simply unforgettable! Thank you Laura! Tim and Ann

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We loved the hotel from the second we stepped onto the proprety. The front yard was cosy and was a lovely place to have breakfast or dinner. Our daughter could roam around without any danger. The food was amazing and the whole staff was super friendly. English was spoken as well. During our whole trip in China this was our favorite place and we felt sad leaving it. The rooms have a vintage feel and look, the bathroom was modern. The location, the view from the pool, the staff, the food was extraordinary.

The matrasses were a bit hard, but nothing to complain about

The site is beautiful, the staff super nice. This hotel is perfect for a family with kids. There is space to run around, the swimming pool is easy to access with a nice view on the mountains. Our children enjoyed playing with the 2 rabbits owned by the hotel, they can feed them etc.. The staff does everything to simplify your stay, from the daily service, to the organization of some activities. You can rent bikes to discover the area. The restaurant offers a large choice of meals, Chinese and western. The Chinese food on the menu is amazing (beer fish and cucumber salad as an example). I really recommend this hotel!

All their staff were so amazing and went out of their way to take care of my family and I. They’re super helpful and their service was absolutely top notch. I love how they have their on site restaurant and served great western and Chinese food which meant we could pretty much choose to stay in the hotel all day long if we wanted to. It made meals for kids a lot easier and stress free! The small touches pushed the experience over the top - when I brought an apple to the courtyard for breakfast they immediately asked if I wanted it peeled and cut!

The Giggling hotel has great location at the Yulong river. we rented electric scooters to ride along this river. you can also ride to Yangshuo downtown. Kids like the outside swimming pools a lot. they swim twice a day. the large one is 1,40m deep. food is excellent and affordable (chinese and western). kids like the french fries with self made chicken nuggets a lot, we ate other chinese food, all very delicious (salads, eggplant, lemon chicken etc). Employees are very friendly and help with everything. Large rooms have good airconditiing, large comfortable beds (with mosquito nets if needed) and bathrooms are large and very comfortable and stylish. we also took taxi to Guilin (sevenstars park and downtown) and ofcourse we also went to ride boat on the Li river and to dazhai longji rice terraces. Swimming pool was a big suprise and big PLUS.

no bus closeby. travel by taxi or electric scooter or bike.

We visited The Giggling Tree based on the recommendation of a couple of friends and we’re very glad we did so. The hotel’s open area gives it a little village feel and the delightfully friendly staff, the rooms’s wooden floors and traditionally styled decor, and the picturesque scenery give it a charm difficult to match. We loved our stay here and would definitely recommend.

Friendly and traditional chinese authentic

Maybe a bit too many bugs