# Yangshuo Mountain Retreat Yangshuo, China · Chosen: named by hand to the short list. Not for sale. - Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/cn/guangxi/wellness-retreat/yangshuo-mountain-retreat - Book direct: https://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/ - Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=24.741,110.494 ## Why it is Chosen Karst and the Li River, in the quiet of Yangshuo rather than the town. ## Our read Stay here for the Yulong, not for West Street. The rooms face the river and the karst. The town is a 15-minute drive when you want it. ## Come here for - Travellers who want the Yulong valley rather than a room on West Street - Families who need a loft or terrace suite with more than one bed - People who will book direct for breakfast, and who can live without a television in the room ## Skip it if - You want to walk out of the lobby onto West Street nightlife. - You need an elevator. The hotel says it does not have one, though some rooms are wheelchair accessible. ## The place Yangshuo Mountain Retreat has stood on the Yulong River in Gaotian Town since 2001. It is 15 minutes by car from Yangshuo town, and 60 to 70 minutes from Guilin. The published point is the quiet of the river valley, not West Street. There are 34 rooms and suites. Rooms have no telephone and no television. Furniture is locally made. Direct booking on their site includes cooked breakfast, with public holidays excluded. The restaurant runs from 7:00am to 9:00pm, with chefs Aunt Luo and Xiao Li from nearby villages, and Austrian bread and pasta from Andy. Staff are hired from surrounding villages. The about page says the hotel is led by Resident Manager Little Fish, and that more than 90 percent of the team are local women. A walking path leads from the parking area upriver toward Chaolong village and the bamboo raft jetty. The hotel has its own bamboo raft landing. Moon Hill is printed as a 20-minute bike ride. Complimentary bikes, WiFi with an encrypted VPN, laundry, and wheelchair-accessible rooms without an elevator are listed. Reservations: reservations@yangshuomountainretreat.com, reception +86-773-8777091. Room pages print from US$55 for a rearview or riverview twin, and from US$100 to US$155 for named riverview suites. Confirm the current figure on their rooms page. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking. ## What it is like - The Yulong: Rooms look across the river to karst peaks. A walking path starts at the parking area. - Outside town: Fifteen minutes by car from Yangshuo. West Street is a trip, not the soundtrack. - No television: Rooms have been without a TV and without a room telephone since 2001. - Direct breakfast: Cooked breakfast is included when you book on their own site, public holidays excluded. - Thirty-four rooms: Named riverview suites and simpler twins. Ask which room faces the river. ## Ways to stay - Riverview suite · From US$100 on their rooms page. Confirm. · https://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/ - Twin room · From US$55 on their rooms page. Confirm. · https://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/ ## Getting there Chaolong Village, Gaotian Town, Yangshuo 541901, on the Yulong River. 60 to 70 minutes from Guilin, 15 minutes by car from Yangshuo town. Phone +86-773-8777091. Email reservations@yangshuomountainretreat.com. ## Questions **Is this in Yangshuo town?** No. It is on the Yulong in Gaotian Town, 15 minutes by car from town, 60 to 70 minutes from Guilin. **How many rooms?** 34 rooms and suites. Some are family lofts and terrace suites. Rearview twins are the simpler keys. **Is breakfast included?** Yes, when you book on yangshuomountainretreat.com. Holidays are excluded. Restaurant hours are 7:00am to 9:00pm. **Who runs it?** Resident Manager Little Fish is named on the official about page. The hotel says it is run by people from local villages. **Where do I book?** On yangshuomountainretreat.com or reservations@yangshuomountainretreat.com. Phone +86-773-8777091. MindReach does not take the reservation. ## How far to trust this Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book. MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.