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China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town

3.5 star property
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Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

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Wenxian Road,Dali, 300meters from south gate of old town, Dali, yunnan, 671003
  • Dali Wenxian Road
    7 min walk
  • South Gate
    7 min walk
  • Dali University
    2 min drive
  • Dali (DLU)
    36 min drive

Room options

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Basic Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

Basic Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Signature Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

Signature Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bunk Bed and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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Signature Double Room, 1 King Bed

Signature Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Carving Room

Carving Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 29.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Double Room, 1 King Bed

Basic Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Imperial Room

Imperial Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Holiday Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Dali

With a stay at China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town, you'll be centrally located in Dali, within a 10-minute drive of Erhai Lake and Dali Wenxian Road. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from South Gate and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Dali University.

What's nearby

  • Dali Wenxian Road - 7 min walk
  • South Gate - 7 min walk
  • Dali University - 2 min drive
  • Three Pagodas - 5 min drive
  • Erhai Lake - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Dali Railway Station - 27 min drive
  • Dali (DLU) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪红龙宾馆 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪大理兰花酒店 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪茜茜小屋 - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪大理阿鹏饭庄 - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪孝子桥酒楼 - ‬4 min walk

About this property

China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town

Central hotel with free parking connected to a shopping center in Dali
China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary newspapers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. LCD televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include slippers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and slippers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests may use a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.
China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour pick-up airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9 AM: CNY 19 for adults and CNY 15 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Bike rentals

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Massages

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: CNY 100.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CNY 19 for adults and CNY 15 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: CNY 120 per vehicle
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: CNY 120.00 (from 6 to 12 years old)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

China old story DaLi
China Old Story Inns Ancient Town
China Old Story Ancient Town
China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town Dali
China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town Hotel
China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town Hotel Dali

China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 40 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

M&H, San Diego California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Watch out for all the dropping off’s. You can easily fall if not paying attention.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice
The hotel is a little bit away from the old city of Dali. It's in the end of a deep alley. It has two individual buildings which are not very far from each other. We booked a family room with two bunk beds. Surprisingly, they are quite comfortable through. Our room is not spacious and the bathroom is the smallest one we have never seen. Your shower head is basically right above your toilet seat. The mirror in the bathroom is like kid size as well. All in all, if you are on a budget, this is the place to stay. BTW, the hotel does offer a free breakfast daily.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hanan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel, friendly stuff, good location

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful rectionist, comfortable rooms with excellent water pressure and ambience. Nice courtyard. Breakfast was very local and lacked variety

8/10 Good

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was good
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I cannot fault this hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. Good and clean facilities. Excellent location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would not recommend this place to my friends.
Very frustrated. (1) The Inn could not located my hotels.com reservation. It seems to be some disconnect in the systems. (2) The room type "Holiday" I booked thru Hotels.com does not exist. (3) After 20 min of waiting and negotiating, they finally gave me a very last room available which was similar to what I booked. But the room is nowhere close to "323-sq-foot (30-sq-meter) room with garden views". (4) The bathroom has no partition for the shower area and the toilet. The bathroom (including the toilet and the floor) is all wet after shower. (5) The lighting in the room is very dim, (6) The TV program does not work (due to internet connection failed), (7) The in-room phone set is broken, I could not communicate with the front desk. Overall, it is bad experience.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Cultural hotel
Wifi is non existent, wasn't able to log in. Front desk person was very annoyed and rude bc we spoke English and she had to translate on her phone app. She didn't return our 100 yuan deposit until I asked for it. The hotel had a lot of history and set in a traditional setting with nice courtyard and rooftop view. Location is good if you like to stay in old town. Price is reasonable.

8/10 Good

Ernie, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant Inn just outside ancient city
Very friendly staff but no english spoken. We lucked out as Matti, a hotel employee from Beijing, was working at the hotel for two of our days and was extremely helpful. Also a big thank you to Mr Jack, the transportation manager, who with the help of his phone with an English translation app, suggested and arranged and drove us to interesting places. A most enjoyable stay. A translation app would greatly enhance a trip to China.

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient hotel addres in Dali old Town
Well located hotel near South Gate in Dali. Staff is very friendly & service oriented. The bed comfort was amazing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hm...
Some rooms have better views, more modern and cleaner than others. Their hotel driver told me their breakfast buffet was very good. I tried it and it was not as good as he said.

10/10 Excellent

leong, Melbourne. Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is rather out of the way.
Overall is satisfied except every morning the bath hot water tap just flew out and hot water pour out non stop.

8/10 Good

Gunther, Vancouver BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant Chinese style hotel.
Very good Chinese hotel , staff very helpful, breakfast Chinese only, close to the South Gate.

8/10 Good

henny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service
the hotel offer us a pickup service eventhough we only stay for 1 night. the room is big and clean. location is 50/50 its only 10 mins away from old town entrance but its in a small alleyway. quiet neighbourhood. good stay overall

8/10 Good

Francisco, Mexico City

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Súper ubication
Just walk out of de hotel and you are in the ancient town

2/10 Terrible

Will

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Syd, Port Pirie South Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Inn closely located to the Old Dali area.
We had a nice visit at this Inn with the staff being welcoming on arrival and quickly having us in our rooms (even though we were early). The rooms were nice and the bed very comfortable. A suitcase stand would have been a nice addition and I wasn't fond of a cold shower on a cloudy day when the solar hot water didn't heat up, and the customer laundry needs updating, however they were minor inconveniences overall and we enjoyed our stay and interactions with staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value and service. Cleaner than expected
Rating is relative to similar types of hotels. Less than 10 minutes walk of the Dali Old Town South Gate. Free pickup from the train station. Service was great. Rooms were clean and facilities were new-ish. Don't expect a 5 star hotel amenities but for what it is it was a quaint and pleasant stay. Free breakfast was a choice of 2 local noodles. Stayed for 2 nights and wouldn't mind staying again. Not sure about their English since I speak choppy Chinese, but can't expect much next to an ancient Chinese town.

10/10 Excellent

gang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
强烈推荐老故事客栈
环境优雅，古色古香，店员服务态度特别热情友好，客栈提供的免费自助早餐丰富可口。
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Chen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
第一次进房间有一股味道，感觉像是马桶里冒出来的，然后前台给换了房间，晚上的热水不太热，第二天才知道那天晚上的热水有问题，洗了个冷水澡的感觉。到了第二天细想不对，我预订的房型跟实际房型好像不太一样，总共入住两晚，到了第二晚才发现，跟前台理论了蛮久最后终于又换房了，总体是有点折腾的，环境还可以，就是雨季天气潮湿，感觉房间哪里都是湿的。这个酒店提供了免费的火车站接站服务，最后一天准备走的时候还有书吧可以休息，环境非常不错，就这个可以点赞了，毕竟等时间去火车站有点难熬无处去。总体来讲还可以
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Tsuyoshi

ロケーションは抜群
バックパッカーが多いと聞いていたがそうでもなくよかった。２部屋予約で浴槽のある部屋があるので決めたが１部屋は浴槽がなかった。残念。冷蔵庫はないが真夏ではないので取り立てて不便はなかった。ロケーションは抜群によい。ただしわかりずらい。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Sadlie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
合適
合適
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
1) 衛浴設備虛有其表, 漂亮但無法順利排水, 有浴缸, 但不太能泡... 2) 就費用來說, 並沒有特別便宜, 結論: CP 值普普 3) 唯就地點而言: 非常接近古城南門及文獻門, 還算鬧中取靜的好地點

6/10 Okay

killdeer

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
施設はイマイチ。
建物の構造の関係で部屋の中に廊下の人の声が聞こえ、外からは春節時期だったこともあり、爆竹やバイクの通行音が深夜まで聞こえるなど、部屋の中にいても落ち着けなかった。 また、部屋のカードキーが夜間に、不定期に何度も音をだし、耳障りだった。 窓が小さく採光が悪い点や、シャワーを浴びるとトイレがびしょびしょになる配置は、アジアの一般的な宿泊施設ではよくあるが、春節だったことを勘案しても価格はかなり高額で、価格に見合う一定以上の施設レベルを期待していたため、コストパフォーマンスは期待値よりかなり低かった。