Ratings based on 10 Verified Reviews
4.7 Room cleanliness
4.8 Service & staff
3.8 Room comfort
4.3 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 28 Dec 2019
The host were amazing! Very very helpful and caring who goes beyond her limit to ensure we have a comfortable and a great trip in Kunming, will definitely stay there again!
by A verified traveler
Posted 3 Nov 2019 on Hotels
Owner is an exceptional hostess
I dont normally write reviews but i would definitely recommend this place.
Very hospitable
Comment from Hotel Management
10 Nov 2019 by fangwan, Hotel Management
能为你服务我们非常高兴。
We are very happy to serve you.
by A verified traveler
Posted 31 Jul 2018 on Hotels
This inn is an ideal stopover for Shilin Stone Forest and Juixiang Caves. To access the inn, take high speed train from Kunming to Shilin. On arrival at Shilin Train Station, catch bus #99 outside the station and get off in front of Shilin Yizu Number 1 Gate. Ride costs RMB10 per person. The inn is only a short walk from the gate. The inn-keeper, Mrs Wan, is a lovely lady - very caring and shows lots of concern for her visitors. Every Fri evening, there is a gathering of people at the town square for a free for all traditional folk dances and music featuring different tribes in their costumes. There's even a bon fire at the middle of the square. From the inn, bus #99 goes onward to the entrance of Shilin Forest. We were very glad to have stayed at the Shilin Family Folk Inn for 2 nights, rather than visiting the forest and caves from Kunming.
Comment from Hotel Management
1 Aug 2018 by 万, Hotel Management
The world is so large. Thank you for choosing the home of stone forest. I hope we can add a warm memory to your journey. I look forward to meeting you again, and I hope you can give us valuable advice. We will strive to improve and achieve better results.
by A verified traveler
Go and stay therw
Posted 27 Jul 2018 on HotelsExcellent service, great family feel, the owner went above and beyond to exceed our expectations. Hopefully, will have the pleasure to go back there again one day.
Comment from Hotel Management
1 Aug 2018 by 万, Hotel Management
The world is so large. Thank you for choosing the home of stone forest. I hope we can add a warm memory to your journey. I look forward to meeting you again, and I hope you can give us valuable advice. We will strive to improve and achieve better results.
by A verified traveler
Posted 9 May 2018
Great place to stay! Staff can speak a little bit of English but was very helpful and friendly.
The room was clean and comfortable. However, do keep in mind that the hostal is located in an area where people are growing their own vegetables and raising their chickens outside of their houses, so it is normal to hear roosters crowing very early in the morning.
Every Tuesday and Friday from 9 pm to about 11 pm the locals dance in a plaza nearby the hostal, I highly recommend this! (Ask the lady, Ms. Wang, about this and also other things to do. She is very nice!)
Comment from Hotel Management
3 Jun 2018 by 方万, Hotel Management
The world is so big. thank you for choosing Shilin home. I hope we can add a warm memory to your journey. I look forward to meeting with you again. I also hope you can put forward valuable suggestions to us. we will try our best to improve and do better!
by A verified traveler from Newton, MA
Don’t Believe the Other Reviews
Posted 12 Apr 2018If you like sleeping on a board, dogs barking in the middle of the night, roosters crowing continuously starting at 3:00 AM, unfinished concrete bathroom, and staff that won’t give you much local info, you’ll be right at home. The owners were otherwise kind and helpful, and breakfast was good.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Apr 2018 by 方 万, Hotel Management
Thank you for your valuable comment. we will try to improve our shortcomings.
by A verified traveler
Don’t Be Fooled by Ratings....
Posted 9 Apr 2018The ratings had us really looking forward to this stay and we wanted to like it, but were disappointed, mostly by the facilities. The staff, a family, is very nice and the breakfasts offered were ample and tasty. It’s close to the Stone Forest and there are shops and restaurants nearby, though the hotel doesn’t direct you to the latter. In fact, the village is of recent vintage, so don’t expect anything quaint. The big issue, however, is comfort. Rooms are spartan at best, with bathrooms bare concrete and the beds might be just box springs so they’re like sleeping on a board. Our request for an extra comforter for padding, in Mandarin, yielded nothing; they probably didn’t have one. To make matters worse, both a neighboring dog and rooster go off starting around 3:00 AM. Enough said?
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Apr 2018 by 方万, Hotel Management
Thank you for your advice. we will try our best to improve the shortcomings.
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Pijnacker, the Netherlands
superb guesthouse close to stone forest
Posted 4 Jan 2018we stayed for 4 nights in this wonderful guesthouse and loved every single day. the room was clean and spacious. the staff was really friendly and provided a lot of assistance to us. they helped us out with the tours and how to go the stone forest. the guesthouse looked very new as did this Yi village. restaurants and shops all in walking distance. one word it was just perfect.
Comment from Hotel Management
7 Jan 2018 by 方, Hotel Management
The world is so big. Thank you for choosing the home of the stone forest. May we add a warm recollection to your journey. Look forward to meeting you again, and I hope you can give us valuable advice, we will strive to improve and do better!
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from London
Charming village inn near the Stone Forest
Posted 8 Oct 2017
Pros: Location near the Stone Forest, pick up from bus station, very friendly and accommodating, great breakfast dumplings, interesting village life.
Cons: Village life may include roosters which crow in the early morning. Not a problem if you want an early start for the Stone Forest!
Location: Charming Yi minority village which is probably a 20 minute walk from the Stone Forest main entrance.
Very friendly and accommodating guesthouse near the Stone Forest. The main entrance and bus station of the Stone Forest is about 1km away and can be reached by car in 5 minutes. The guesthouse is located in a charming minority village with interesting local life.
Fang Yi, the owner's sister, took excellent care of us during our stay. She picked us up from the Stone Forest Scenic Area bus station, prepared a filling dumpling breakfast the next morning, dropped us off at the Stone Forest for an early start and recommended a decent place for dinner. She even took us to a Yi minority village festival during Mid Autumn Festival, which was a fascinating and rare event.
The ensuite rooms are newly furnished and have king size beds, TV, wifi, kettle and bottled water.
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Oct 2017 by 方万, Hotel Management
The world is so big, thank you for choosing a stone forest home, we would like to add a warm memory for your journey. We look forward to meeting you again and hope that you will be able to make valuable suggestions to us and we will strive to improve and do better!
by A verified traveler
Posted 4 Jan 2019
Comment from Hotel Management
2 Mar 2019 by 方, Hotel Management
我们期待再次为您服务
