We spent 3 nights in Banyan Tree Lijiang in late March 2007. The villas were very "banyan tree" (e.g. they place electric blankets underneath mattresses for extra comfort if needed) and we enjoyed the outdoor whirlpool very much (although the water temperature could have been hotter given the outside temperature). Although the food in the Chinese restaurant was mediocre at... more

A quite sublime architectural world awaits inside the Banyan Tree doors. This is a hotel like none other, with wonderful spacious rooms, each with a view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The hotel has tremendous attention to room details including heated shower area floors and toilet floors in the winter where the temperature even in March when we went... more

We stayed in a Deluxe Pool Villa. It was set up as follows: you go through a locking gate into your individual yard area. From there, you enter your villa through large sliding glass doors leading into the bedroom. The king size bed was extremely comfortable, and there was a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows behind it. You could draw wooden... more

This Banyan Tree, upon arrival, is simply one of the most inviting properties in the world. The individual villas are exquisite. They are efficient and extremely clean. The views are simply beyond belief, and the joy of having your own private garden with a hot tub nearby is in a few words very enjoyable. The glorious mountains in the distance... more

We spent xmas 2007 at the Banyan Tree Lijiang. My mother, sister and my fiancee and I stayed in two deluxe garden villas. The weather was very cold, around 8-12 degrees celcius. Pros: great villas, great service, great comfortable cool weather. Cons: not much to do in Lijiang, recommend no more than 3 days. Hotel: fantastic service all around, they... more

We live in Shanghai and travel pretty extensively in China. Not only was the property beautiful, with an amazing view of the snow mountain, the service was impeccable. Ask for a villa at the front row with full view of the snow mountain. It is such a joy to wake up each morning staring at the snow mountain. The rooms... more

As a gift to my parents, we decided to give them two nights over Christmas at the Banyan Tree Lijiang. We were all staying somewhere else, and when I went to the hotel directly (which is 20 mins from the city), they miraculously had one villa available. It was superb. I had informed them it was my mother's birthday, so... more

Booked a Winter Spa promotion package with Banyan which includes 2 nights at Lijiang and 2 nights at Ringha (Zhongdian), for our honeymoon. Prior to checking in to Banyan Lijiang, we did a hike up Tiger Leaping Gorge (stayed in old town and 1 night in Tea Horse Guesthouse on top of the gorge), and was so looking forward to... more

This is probably the most beautiful hotel we've stayed in. The pool villa was stunning, with a breathtaking view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Staff were invariably polite and accommodating. We were however, disappointed by several instances where hotel staff did not inform us of extra charges for various things. Repeat visitors to Lijiang would not need to be... more