This was the best hotel we stayed at in China. Really enjoyed it. Staff were very helpful in organising activities. Room was spacious with great facilities. We also really enjoyed the range of chinese food at the restaurant. Would highly recommend.

Stayed in April 2025

The staff at the Giggling Tree are great. They make the place so good. Always proactive, accommodating and willing to help. Great facilities nearby for biking, climbing, kayaking etc. and the team will book and arrange these at decent prices. Food is good/OK. Perhaps better for kids than adults. The hotel was recommended to me by 2 sets of friends and I will do the same for any families visiting

Stayed in April 2025

Didn’t realise from website they had “older” style room and “newer” style one - staff was very quick in accommodating though as soon as we told our preference

The mix of old and new and the staff who were really nice and helpful

Stayed in April 2025

The hosts were so lovely and helpful. Nothing was too hard. They made excellent activity recommendations and took care of all our bookings. The hotel were great with our children - highlights for them were the pool and bikes!

Stayed in April 2025

The staff is really friendly and helped us to organize all the activities. The location is great!

Stayed in April 2025

Very helpful people, nice ambient

Stayed in March 2025

Location is very convenient and close to many hot spots. Room is very clean with a nice view of the mountains, staff is extremely helpful and went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable. Every activity including transportation, tickets etc was planned carefully from the staff. The hotel is constantly being renovated whilst maintaining its traditional charm. We felt right at home.

Stayed in January 2025

Nothing

The Giggling Tree was just perfect! It is an amazing hotel - friendly and welcoming, lovely room with amazing views, wonderful staff and restaurant. Laura was simply brilliant and made some great food recommendations. Eating in the quaint courtyard restaurant area was perfect, especially the Beer fish from the Lijiang River! Great dumplings too! And the pool was a nice bonus with fantastic views. Good bicycles to rent and trips/taxis can be organised. We'd love to return again one day - the scenery is simply unforgettable! Thank you Laura! Tim and Ann

Stayed in October 2024

The shared bathroom in the two bedroom room has 2 windows into one of the bedrooms but the windows don't have proper coverings so you can see in (and out). This means it is not really private when using the bathroom or for the people in that bedroom. The other bedroom only has a paper and thin wood door so isn't soundproof at all. Note that the 2 bedroom option has only the 2 bedrooms, no shared indoor living space, although a balcony is available accessible via one of the bedrooms. There isn't anywhere to hang wet towels to reuse, they changed them daily though.

The staff were incredible, super helpful with organising activities and transport and really lovely people. We stayed in the 2 bedroom on the 4th floor, it has really good views and each bedroom was large with a huge bed. There's also a rooftop hangout area available for guests, with gorgeous views and outdoor seating. The restaurant was great, they let us BYO wine, even kept it in the fridge for us and provided glasses. There are bikes to hire (cheap), a pool and the riverside area for biking or walking is close by.

Stayed in October 2024

Perhaps the breakfast options could be improved, but it was already good enough

Everything was perfect, the integration of modern building with old village houses, the team, their friendliness, their advise when doing some activities in the area, the location, the surroundings. Wished i had stayed longer

Stayed in October 2024

Most friendly staff! We stayed in the suite in the new building with a gorgeous view. Very comfortable and modern. The old courtyard was perfect for breakfast (good options!) and the dinner on the terrace very ‘gezellig’. We even used the pool. The staff arranged all drivers and activities for us. Very special place!

Stayed in October 2024

My door couldn't close fully and there are so many mosquitoes. I changed to the new building, the rooms here are amazing!

The old part of the Hotel is beautiful, with a very romantic yard. The menu is amazing, with a lot of options. The location is great and the staff helps book a lot of activities.

Stayed in September 2024

They help with everything, tours, scooters, bike rentals etc.

Stayed in September 2024

Overall it was an amazing stay and I rate it with 10 points. The only negative thing is that the modern guesthouse faces the neighbour building pool. It can get quite noisy until 10/11pm with children playing in the pool.

Excellent location. Nice ancient building including with new guest house with modern interior.

Stayed in August 2024

Everything was simply perfect.

Alice knows very well to choose the better family activities to enjoy and discover the Yulong lanscape and the people. Excepcional point to acess the villages. Nice and very warmy hotel. Good restaurant. Very clean. A complete experience, absolutely recommended.

Stayed in August 2024

Great location and amazing staff

Stayed in August 2024

The matrasses were a bit hard, but nothing to complain about

We loved the hotel from the second we stepped onto the proprety. The front yard was cosy and was a lovely place to have breakfast or dinner. Our daughter could roam around without any danger. The food was amazing and the whole staff was super friendly. English was spoken as well. During our whole trip in China this was our favorite place and we felt sad leaving it. The rooms have a vintage feel and look, the bathroom was modern. The location, the view from the pool, the staff, the food was extraordinary.

Stayed in July 2024

Nice hotel near the river. It's the perfect place to enjoy the countryside and avoid the confusion of the city center of Yangshuo. The staff is very nice and they speak a good English. They are also always happy to help you for any issue or to organize your trip around Yangshuo. You can choose small room in ciuntryside style or new modern and larger rooms in a new buiding close to the original one. Hughly recommended also for the foreign tourists

Stayed in June 2024

the team is very welcoming and helpfull. Kids loved playing with the rabbits Also they have a great team in the kitchen providing a wide selection of yummy food! The hotel is located in perfectly quiet and beautiful area as you want to avoid downtown yangshuo

Stayed in May 2024

If you order the breakfast set, you could get different items each time. That was a bit confusing but not a big deal at all

The staff was so nice, patient and helpful. Food was nice and the atmosphere is very charming

Stayed in April 2024

All their staff were so amazing and went out of their way to take care of my family and I. They’re super helpful and their service was absolutely top notch. I love how they have their on site restaurant and served great western and Chinese food which meant we could pretty much choose to stay in the hotel all day long if we wanted to. It made meals for kids a lot easier and stress free! The small touches pushed the experience over the top - when I brought an apple to the courtyard for breakfast they immediately asked if I wanted it peeled and cut!

Stayed in April 2024

The site is beautiful, the staff super nice. This hotel is perfect for a family with kids. There is space to run around, the swimming pool is easy to access with a nice view on the mountains. Our children enjoyed playing with the 2 rabbits owned by the hotel, they can feed them etc.. The staff does everything to simplify your stay, from the daily service, to the organization of some activities. You can rent bikes to discover the area. The restaurant offers a large choice of meals, Chinese and western. The Chinese food on the menu is amazing (beer fish and cucumber salad as an example). I really recommend this hotel!

Stayed in April 2024

The food is a bit on the expensive side when compared to what you can get locally, but it was delicious and the location and convenience was obviously a massive advantage so can't complain too much

The building and courtyard were beautiful, it felt very special. We went in the winter and there were fires in the common areas which felt like a really nice cosy touch. The staff were really friendly and accommodating. The room and bathroom were clean and spacious and the furnishings were lovely. The food at the restaurant was good.

Stayed in January 2024

Nothing.

Very safe and quiet. Many European guests. Restaurant menu includes both Chinese and Western.

Stayed in December 2023