# The Linden Centre

Xizhou, Yunnan · Mapped: on the map. It has not cleared the selection standard yet, so read it as coverage, not a recommendation.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/cn/xizhou/wellness-retreat/linden-centre-dali
- Book direct: https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=18
- Their site: https://www.linden-centre.com/
- Find it in Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Linden%20Centre%2C%20%235%20Cheng%20Bei%20Village%2C%20Xizhou%20Town%2C%20Dali%2C%20Xizhou%2C%20Yunnan%2C%20China

## Our read

A merchant’s courtyard still sitting in the village, not a new hotel built apart from it.

## Come here for

- People who want the house, the fields, and a walk through Xizhou
- Groups who need Yan’s house, its meeting rooms, and the cooking school

## Skip it if

- You want a new resort, a spa menu, and a crowd to disappear into

## The place

Yang’s house is the original Linden Centre, opened in 2008 in Xizhou, a Bai village north of Dali. The compound was finished in 1948 as the home of the merchant Yang Pinxiang. It is a nationally protected heritage site: three courtyards, 16 guest rooms, a library of more than 2,000 books, a bar, a tea house, a tatami room, a children’s room, and a game room for mahjong, ping-pong, and billiards. Guests eat on the terrace from a seasonal Yunnan menu, and a tour of the house is included each day. People who are not staying may visit the ground floor of the first courtyard from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. Yan’s house is a ten-minute walk away. The building dates from 1928, opened in 2018 after four years of restoration, and has 14 rooms. It is nearly twice the size of Yang’s house, with dining rooms, a cafe, conference space, a gym, a yoga room, a massage room, a gallery, and a cooking school with flower and vegetable gardens. Brian and Jeanee Linden opened the first house. Write to reservations@linden-centre.com to book. Cancel seven days ahead at no charge. Between seven and three days, half the booking is charged. Inside three days, or a no-show, the full booking is charged.

## What it is like

- Yang’s house: Three courtyards and 16 rooms in the 1948 home of Yang Pinxiang, opened as the Linden Centre in 2008.
- The terrace table: Seasonal Yunnan cooking, local teas and coffees, and a bar, on the house that faces the fields.
- The library and the tatami room: More than 2,000 books, a tea house, and a tatami room for yoga, plus mahjong, ping-pong, and billiards.
- A tour of the house: Included each day. Visitors who are not staying may see the ground floor of the first courtyard from 1 to 5.
- Yan’s house: A 1928 compound, opened in 2018, ten minutes on foot: 14 rooms, a cooking school, and gardens.
- Write to reservations: Book with reservations@linden-centre.com. Published rates start at ¥980. Holiday dates are by email.

## Ways to stay

- Family suite, Yang’s house · ¥1,680. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=18
- Junior queen, Yang’s house · ¥1,380. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=17
- Field-view king or twin, Yang’s house · ¥1,380. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=15
- Courtyard king or twin, Yang’s house · ¥1,080. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=13
- Regular king or twin, Yang’s house · ¥980. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=21&id=12
- Family room, Yan’s house · ¥1,580. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=12&id=10
- Superior courtyard twin, Yan’s house · ¥1,280. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=12&id=6
- Special kang-raised, Yan’s house · ¥980. Published rate. Holiday dates by email. · https://www.linden-centre.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=12&id=9

## Questions

**Where is The Linden Centre?**
Yang’s house is in Xizhou, a Bai village north of Dali, between the Cangshan mountains and Erhai. Yan’s house is a ten-minute walk from it.

**What are the two houses?**
Yang’s house opened in 2008 in the 1948 home of Yang Pinxiang: three courtyards and 16 rooms. Yan’s house opened in 2018 in a 1928 compound with 14 rooms, a cooking school, and gardens.

**How do I book?**
Write to reservations@linden-centre.com. The phone on their room pages is +86 153 3433 6490.

**What does a room cost?**
Published rates run from ¥980 for a regular king or twin at Yang’s house to ¥1,680 for the family suite. Holiday dates are quoted by email, not from the board.

**What if I need to cancel?**
Seven days ahead, no charge. Between seven and three days, half the booking. Inside three days, or a no-show, the full booking.

**Can I visit without staying?**
The ground floor of the first courtyard at Yang’s house is open to visitors from 1 to 5 in the afternoon.

## 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.