I attended a course chinese mandarin in Yangshuo.and then I lived in Village Retreat for 31 days. This advice may be interesting for people staying for a long period. Most of customers stay one to three, four days. The aprreciation must be quite different when you stay a longer period.You see more of what really happens in a place The... More

It's quite easy to review this hotel - it was great stay and I was very, very satisfied. Hotel is located in a small village Shi Ban Qiao 20 minutes walk from Yangshuo Positive - Great location, amazing scenery - Spacious, comfortable and clean rooms with balcony (deluxe room) - Friendly, helpful english speaking staff - Good food for a... More

My 2 adult sons and I stayed in the Village Retreat in thier Chalet a week ago! We were very pleased with our accommodations. The main bedroom was very large and spacious. It had a king size bed along with a refrigerator, sofa & 2 chairs, coffee table and TV set- it was perfect for our gatherings. The bathroom had... More

We are a family of 5 (3 adult children) who stayed in the Penthouse for 4 nights. This hotel has 3 very wonderful things going for it. 1) Location. It is the perfect distance from the noise and congestion of the village of Yangshuo. And It is an enjoyable 10-15 walk or a breeze of a bike ride into town.... More

We arrived in the Yangshuo Village Retreat after two weeks of travelling around China, with two kids, plane and automobile! Firstly, the atmosphere is just great..it has the social side of a hostel, but the services of a hotel. There's a lovely, relaxed vibe - after two weeks of cities and overnight trains, we needed to chill out and that's... More

We like staying in hostels because you get the social atmosphere that most hotels lack. We were going to stay in Tripper's Carpe Diem (same owners) but decided to splurge on the Village Retreat. It was a good choice. Stayed in the Blue Room with balcony. Shower has a glass wall so you can watch the bamboo trees dance on... More

Love it. I stayed for one month with my wife joining me for the 2nd two weeks. The staff are very friendly and helpful and everyone speaks English if needed. The staff can organise any activity you are interested in. I had a daily Mandarin language lesson with a tutor (Lucy: jingjing1939@hotmail.com - great tutor) - the staff can help... More

As there were three of us we choice the chalet option and found it great value. Main bedroom with sitting area, large bathroom and twin room with balcony off. Worked perfect for us, great facilities and nice & quiet. Although at the time of year we went the terrace area was not used because of the weather so not sure... More

We're two couples and booked a family suite since they do not have any other room left. The room is spacious. Not spotless clean but good enough if you're not looking for 5 star hotel standard. The most amazing thing is the location. The hotel is located in north of Yangshuo town surrounded by mountains and trees. There is nearly... More