Guilin Park Hotel

This hotel ,while ,as others have said," may be a little older" , was very nice. The rooms and the beds were comfortable by Chinese standards ( they seem tp prefer their beds on the firm side). It was situated on a river with parklike walks along the shores. At night the shoreline is lit with colored lights and the hotel was lit as well with lights along the rooflines, making the sight quite a remarkable at night. The breakfast was pretty standard for the tourist hotels with both western and chinese fare. Directly across the river there are several $ and $$ restaurants. These were recommended to us by our guide. If you go around the hotel, along the road on the right side (facing the hotel) , you come to a walkway. Go right, and you come to what looks like a concession stand with stairs next to it. Those stairs take you to the path to the top of the karst you see from inside the hotel. The last 50 meters are pretty taxing and there are some narrow parts of the path, but unless you are phobic, you can do it if you try. The view is worth it. The view from just below the summit is also worth the trip up. There's just something about reaching the top! We booked through China Discovery in Chengdu. We found all the hotel booked by them to be very good. Sometimes the location was a little walk away from the center of activity. We had a guide and driver, so we really didn't notice being away from the middle of things.