Yinfeng Hotel

The Yinfeng Hotel is located in the northern part of Dali’s old town along a small alley leading off one of the main roads and about a 5 minute walk from the Northern City Gate. Built in a traditional Chinese style the hotel is not only beautiful from the outside, but also from the inside with tastefully decorated rooms that are really spacious and clean. The WiFi connection was excellent as well and they even have a roof terrace with a nice view over the old town. The staff was extremely helpful and helped me organize my onwards transportation. Definitely an excellent value-for-money choice right in Dali’s historic old town.

Hotel room is quite spacious and looked good (as from photos) but dated. Needs renovation perhaps. There were a number of cars parking in the courtyard. It seems to me this is something like a North American motel. Breakfast (CNY10) is pretty simple but decent. Hotel service is quite basic. Location is good. Mind you, the name of the hotel in Chinese is very confusing - 銀峰, 銀楓 or 吟楓 (as by Booking.com, which is for sure, incorrect). According to hotel staff, 銀峰or楓 is OK but official name is 銀峰.

A pretty hotel tucked away in a small alley in the old quarter. Typically Chinese. Rock hard beds and not very good shower pressure. Breakfast is very cheap with very little choice. No tea or coffee. Reception is friendly but little to no English. We stayed 2 nights and found a cheaper and much better place just outside the wall for the rest of our stay. Think that for $50 a night you can find better options!