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The Villafound Jade in Lijiang is located at Yuhu, which is a picturesque village beside a lake at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain. The formerly Mu Chieftain built the Summer Palace and the Yulong Academy there, and hedged land and raised deer in it. It is thenature's grand design, actually. Mr. Locke also deeply loved this place, living there as long as 27 years, and put all of his thoughts and
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This is a beautiful upscale lodge to relax at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It’s about 30 mins from old town Lijiang, and feels remote, but mountain and town are accessible by Didi. The amenities are really nice including delicious breakfast, tea, fruit and night time dessert all included. The restaurant is excellent and we had a lamb pot one day and a spicy vegetable juice hot pot another night - excellent flavors. Minibar snacks and drinks included with the room; plush bed with L’occitane bath products. We stayed in a room in an attic (lowest cost room here for approx $170 US per night) which has very cool skylights (with shades that can be drawn shut for sleeping), although the toilet and shower space are very small with see-through glass. The service is very sweet and friendly - from the front desk to the restaurant staff, everyone is super accommodating. However, little English is spoken at the front desk and we had to book our own excursions so it can be challenging if you don’t speak mandarin. This is a super unique and beautiful experience though so worth adventuring here!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 12 Oct 2020
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We stayed at Villafound Jade for 3 nights in large, spacious and very comfortable rooms. The location is picturesque to say the least with beautiful views from many vantage points. As foreigners travelling around China for two weeks this was by far the most comfortable accommodation we stayed at. The core character of the hotel is rooted in the Naxi culture, with very friendly service from local people and the opportunity to eat delicious Naxi cuisine amongst the wide variety of food choices. Generous afternoon tea and an evening barbecue were just a few of the many highlights. Facilities such as the billiard table were well appreciated. We had a fantastic time and will definitely try and return soon!
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from 墅家玉庐雪嵩院, General Manager at Villafound Jade
Responded 5 Aug 2017
Dear Kaler W, It was a great pleasure to having you here at Villafound Jade, Lijiang. Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your experience stay at Villafound. We appreciate your positive review on our accommodation, services as well as our food and beverages and others facilities. We are looking forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Best regards, Nyoman Redana.
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Located at the base of the grandiose Yulong Snow Mountain, Villafound Jade offers an exclusive, high class retreat for anyone who would enjoy a peaceful, indulgent atmosphere surrounded stunning scenery. The hotel integrates itself fully into the local culture of the Naxi people, employed to support the village, who also provide an insight into the authentic culture of these ancient rural people. The hotel offers a range of activities and excursions from wood carving classes to expeditions on horseback up the Yulong Snow Mountain. I greatly enjoyed my time here, an absolute highlight of my trip to China. I would recommend this hotel to absolutely anyone, with incredibly friendly English speaking staff to help Westerners like myself. In one word, fantastic.
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:All rooms were great.
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Response from 墅家玉庐雪嵩院, General Manager at Villafound Jade
Responded 9 Aug 2017
Dear James, Warmest greetings from Villafound Jade, Lijiang. It was great pleasure to have you staying with us at Villafound Jade. We Appreciate your comments regarding your stay. It is always a great pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. Thank you for sharing your experience to future traveler and we look forward to welcoming you back. Best regards, Nyoman Redana.
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Villafound Jade hotel provides a serene escape which is comfortable, beautiful and topped with marvellous architecture. The wide variety of food the hotel provides is beyond excellent and covers a mixture of cuisines from a western breakfast to authentic local Naxi dishes to please all appetites and taste buds (the Snow Mountain Fish dish is definitely worth a try). Other services the hotel provides are of the same standard: afternoon tea - a delicious array of fresh fruit and nuts and the laundry service which was quick and no-hassle (all we had to do was place the clothes in a laundry basket in our room for them to be washed and returned later). The staff even hanged all our clothes neatly for us! The hotel also organises an array of activities including a tour of the local Naxi area and its culture, a tour of the Old Town of Lijiang and a guided horse ride up the mountain which is an experience like no other. All trips were facilitated by English-speaking staff. Hotel staff were always friendly and harboured a community atmosphere making the stay very enjoyable.
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from 墅家玉庐雪嵩院, General Manager at Villafound Jade
Responded 9 Aug 2017
Dear Saneth, Greetings from Villafound Jade, Lijiang. Thank you for choosing Villafound during your holiday in Lijiang and for your great comment. We are looking forward to having you again as a guest in the near future. Regards, Nyoman Redana.
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We booked for two nights as part of a winter vacation to Dali and Lijiang. After 30 minutes at this beautiful hotel, we extended our stay and cancelled the final two days in Dali. The hotel is beautiful and immaculate. The staff is friendly and unfailingly helpful. The scenery, obviously, is beautiful, and the hotel is matched beautifully to the mountain above and the village below. (The village is a real treat: a museum to a prominent American who lived in Yuhu village for decades is worth a trip, but it is also admirable as a working ancient village: you won’t find tourist shops there, but you will see people living and working in a centuries-old village).
Villfound Jade has many good attributes; the concierge (Joe) is extremely helpful and was indispensable to us, who know almost no Chinese. He helped us see some great things in the area. The food is first-rate. Each of the staff was generous with us and our rambunctious 5-year old. We recommend this to anyone, but especially those who want a Lijiang experience a bit off the beaten path, but still accessible to non-native speakers.
We plan to return with family!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Villafound Jade, 总经理 at Villafound Jade
Responded 29 July 2020
Dear guest, It was a delight to have you staying with us recently. I couldn't thank you enough for taking your time to share such a wonderful review. I am very happy you had a great time from the moment you arrived until farewell and have already recommended our resort to your family. Your positive notes on all elements of your experiences at Villafound Jade are sincerely appreciated. We are particularly grateful and proud that our team and cuisine was the highlight of your stay at Villafound. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Regards, Loarcy li.
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VillaFound Jade in Lijiang, Yunnan nestled at the base of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is in such a gorgeous location. The onsite gallery was spectacular and is dedicated to all the Naxi that leased their land to help build the Jade VillaFound. The Naxi have been photographed and published in National Geographic. This was our favorite find on our travels across China. Many thanks to the excellent staff and especially Linda (manager) for making sure we had the time of our lives!
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Date of stay: August 2018
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Responded 24 Nov 2019
Dear AnthonySpringer, Warmest greetings from Villafound Jade, Lijiang. It was a great pleasure to having you at Villafound Jade and thank you for taking your valuable time to write a great review. I am glad that you had a wonderful time, our signature Room indeed very stunning, offer so much comfort and space to our guest with balcony and a great view to Yulong Snow Mountain. We sincerely appreciate your recognition toward the level of service of our team. We are looking forward to welcoming you back home at Villafound Jade in the near future. Regards, loracy Li
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I would recommend Yu Lu snow Song House as not only a great resort but as an experience. From the first time, you arrive in the property to the very last you will be part of an unmatched experience, thanks to the staff who is always there to make your life in a very professional and lovely way. Concerning the resort the location is perfect the view and environment are just incredible. Rooms are comfortable, luxurious and the hotel offer a large range of facilities, we had incredible rest!! The team provides plenty of opportunities for activities that suit everybody needs with always nice insights on the region and culture.
We spend an amazing time and I highly recommend this resort.
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Date of stay: August 2017
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Responded 24 Nov 2019
Dear Alex P, Warmest greetings from Villafound Jade, Lijiang. It was a great pleasure to having you at Villafound Jade and thank you for taking your valuable time to write a great review. I am glad that you had a wonderful time. We sincerely appreciate your recognition toward the level of service of our team. We are looking forward to welcoming you back home at Villafound Jade in the near future. Regards, loracy Li.
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After an enervating early morning flight from Xi'an, I stepped out of Lijiang airport, expecting to pay through the nose for a taxi to the cramped confines of an inner city hotel. Having not stayed at Villafound Jade before, I did not realise how flawed my expectations were! A hotel vehicle met me within in the airport car park, and the driver was quick to relieve me of my luggage and provide me with some much needed water. Half an hour later we arrived at Villafound Jade. The hotel is far from the bustle of Lijiang, and carries and ambiance of undisturbed seclusion, but within easy reach of the attractions of the old town and surrounding mountains.
Having arrived in China a week beforehand, it was much to my surprise and pleasure to find many hotel staff fluent in English, all ready and willing to organise excursions for the rest of my stay. Equally pleasing to the discerning Western traveller is the climate in which the hotel is situated. Though Beijing and Xi'an perennially exceed 30 degrees during the Summer months, Lijiang was a balmy 20 degrees, with levels of humidity akin to those of the English countryside.
Much like the staff and surrounding weather conditions, the hotel room did not fail to please. Mine provided an exceedingly plush double bed, flat screen television, a large bath and shower, a self-catering facility, and a mini-bar, stocked daily with complimentary soft drinks and snacks.
Though the rooms, restaurant, and amenities (pipe making workshop located on site!) make Villafound Jade a five-star mountain retreat, it was the staff who made this hotel my most pleasant stay in China so far. I was accompanied to the peak of the nearby 5,000m mountain (a trek far more demanding than a normal concierge's duties), educated and about the local Naxi people, given an guided tour of Lijiang's old town (done in perfect English), served traditional Yunnan tea, and fed local Naxi delicacies straight from the grill by members of the warm, welcoming, and wonderful staff at the Villafound Jade hotel.
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Response from 墅家玉庐雪嵩院, General Manager at Villafound Jade
Responded 15 Aug 2017
Dear Alex P, Warmest greetings from Villafound Jade, Lijiang. It was a great pleasure to having you at Villafound Jade and thank you for taking your valuable time to write a great review. I am glad that you had a wonderful time, our Garden Twin Room indeed very stunning, offer so much comfort and space to our guest with balcony and a great view to Yulong Snow Mountain. We sincerely appreciate your recognition toward the level of service of our team. We are looking forward to welcoming you back home at Villafound Jade in the near future. Regards, Nyoman Redana.
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Dear Jen:
I'm so sorry to late replay your massage ,I suggestion you two room type， one is terrace room ，another one is snow mountain view suit.both have the wonderful scenery.
From 10-13 Oct 2017,4 days 3 nights .we could supply pick up and drop to airport ,please let us know your flight NO. in advance .
thanks
Muzi
Dear Frances,
Warmest greetings from Villafound Jade and hope this mail finds you well, please be inform that our resort is villa concept and in several villas we have two or three floors which with stairs on it but not so many stairs on it maximum is 20 stairs, concerning your condition we would like to suggest you to stay on the first floor, our room on the first floor is Garden Suite, Deluxe Executive, Garden Twin Room, and Deluxe Double Room.
Once again thank you for your note and should there any further assistance needed please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Nyoman.
Deputy General Manager.
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PRICE RANGE
AU$239 - AU$395 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
ChinaYunnanLijiang
NUMBER OF ROOMS
26
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