How to Choose a B&B in Dali: The Honest Truth After Staying at These 11 Places

This year, I'm back in Dali to relax.
I escaped the rainy weather in Jiangnan.
Traveling during the off-season, the Flight + Hotel deals were unbelievably good.
Here's a guide to accommodation options for every budget: 👇

🌅 [Quick Relaxation Zone]
📍 East Huanhai Road (10 mins from the airport)
✔️ Relax immediately upon arrival/Cliffside sunset
❶ Hai Dong Fang (Erhai Blanca on the Cliff) P2

🌊 [Shuanglang Healing Sunset]
✔️ Waterfront terrace/Dining with seagulls/Designer aesthetics
▫️ Only after staying here will you understand what "waking up in a painting" means.
❷ Wendy Boutique Hotel (Poetic Erhai Sunset) P3
❸ Xi Shang Boutique Hotel (Xie Ke's work is always top-notch) P4
❹ Yun Qi Boutique Hotel (Healing Waterfront Terrace) P5

🌾 [Xizhou Pastoral Style]
✔️ Keywords: Rice paddy scenery/Secluded healing/Bai ethnic old houses
▫️ Enjoy the deserted corner towers in the early morning
▫️ Private list:
❺ The Traveler's Inn (French style transformed from a Republican-era courtyard) P6
❻ Yi Xi Boutique Hotel (Open the window to the wind blowing through the wheat fields) P7

🏮 [Ancient City Life]
📍 Around Dali Ancient City
✔️ Convenient for shopping/Longkan sunrise/Foodie paradise
▫️ Rush to Longkan Wharf at 7am without the crowds
▫️ Tested and recommended:
❼ An Yu Boutique Hotel (Prime location in the ancient city) P8
❽ Hainaer Hotel (Luxurious seclusion) P9
❾ Yi Shan Wu She Boutique Hotel (Tranquil Chinese-style courtyard) P10

🚗 [Advanced Traveler Route]
📍 Shaxi/Weishan
✔️ Ancient Tea Horse Road/Nanzhao legacy/Slow living
❿ Xilinyuan Hotel (Stay in a 600-year-old village) P11
⓫ Yun Xi Jinshi Di Boutique Hotel (Stay in a centuries-old Jinshi residence in Weishan) P12

The best strategy in Dali
is to leave some regrets for next time.
After all, every time you open a different window,
you'll encounter a new "wind, flowers, snow, and moon" experience.