Review of Lijiang Zen Garden Hotel (Lion House) by Joan

We spent 4 nights at the Zen Garden in Lijiang and loved the hotel. Our rooms were on the second floor with space heaters and electric blankets. Although the temperature was warm during the day, after the sun set it became chilly. Our rooms were on the second floor and provided a beautiful view of the old town especially at night. One disadvantage was the loud music coming from some distant bar/restaurant in the evening that we could hear only from the second floor. However, the music stopped promptly at 11 p.m. (required by law/regulation). The hotel has a wonderful garden and breakfast room, where a fire was always burning in the morning and evening. The staff was very attentive and friendly, our rooms clean, and the bathrooms modern with plenty of hot water all day/evening. On the day we departed, a local woman dressed in traditional costume played a “Gu Zheng” (string-type) instrument in the garden while we had breakfast. It was a very charming and thoughtful touch provided by the Zen Garden hotel.