Cathay||Old town palace Inn (Lijiang Old Town Dashuiche Branch)

My family and I stayed at the Cathay Old Town Palace Inn for 3 nights and all of us loved it! Prior to booking, we clarified some questions and the elder sister (Sunny) was so helpful and responsive, super patient and answered me every single questions I have asked. After clarifying our doubts, we decided to go ahead and book our stay with them and this is the best decision we have made! A few days before our stay and arrival, the younger brother (Summer) took over and assisted us. The road in the ancient town may be a little tough to walk on, especially with luggage. However, we got zero worries at all because they will arrange to help us with the luggages and even helped us to carry up all the way to the Inn entrance. When we first arrived, we are warmly welcomed by Sunny and Summer, as well as the pretty younger sister (who I didn’t managed to get her name). Summer then served us their local traditional tea and rose cake which was so delicious! Their breakfast (Mixian) was also very delicious, it was so heartwarming to eat during a cold weather. Subsequently, Summer also helped us to book day tours and shows when we requested for help. Also, we would like to say a big thank you to Summer who went extra mile to specially prepare such a pretty rose birthday cake for my mother! She was so happy and surprised by it and we all loved it too. The rooms are cleans and huge. As the ancient town is bustling till midnight, the room we stayed (near windows) might be able to hear some noise from the bars and streets but that doesn’t affect us that much in anyway as we are so tired by the end of the day. Needless to say, they are almost responsive at all times whenever I messaged them to ask something. Their service is really top notch and our whole family can vouch for it as we really enjoyed our stay here. The next time when we visit Lijiang again, we would definitely choose to return to this place to stay and will highly recommend it to our friends and family members. To those who are reading this review thinking if you should book this stay or not, please wait no more as you will definitely not regret your choice. Thank you to the Cathay Inn team once again! ⭐️

Great Location in the heart of Old Town Lijiang. The rooms are spacious, clean and traditionally designed, we felt immediately home. We were helped daily with organizing activities and finding the right place to eat. The communication was easy, the management is fluent in English. Also our kids had a great time and my personal tip, check out their close by tea house!

This is the first time I write a review about a wonderful home stay like this. In addition to the fact that the homestay is very beautiful, clean, luxury… but the service , enthusiasm and kindness of the owners touched me. They helped me advise on beautiful places to visit, delicious restaurants, directions, and airport pick-up. It's all great. Don't fret, choose this hotel and you will have great experiences like me. I will definitely come back soon.

The place is awesome and my families and friends love it so much including myself. Will come back again and again

We visited in mid-December 2023 with our son. I liked everything very much. Beautiful, comfortable room. Air conditioning for heating. Very friendly staff. They organized a tour for us to Snow Dragon Mountain, Lidzian Expression Show, Blue Moon Lake Valley. Everything was very clear, no problems. We will be happy to recommend you to friends and will come again.

This stay was filled with many great service and super friendly staff / friends who would go out of their way to accommodate you, in addition to attending to your needs as well as provide an interesting tea tasting event. I would highly recommend this place to anyone traveling to this magical part of China, as it takes you back to ancient times.