Yunqi V Onsen Garden Resort stands 100 metres from the entrance to Zhangjiajie National Park, in the transport hub of the Wulingyuan district — cafés, shops and hospitals are nearby, with convenient connections to Hehua airport and the railway stations.
The rooms are spacious and clean, with modern fittings and a smart voice control system. Breakfast is varied and includes a cooling mung bean soup and unlimited fresh fruit. There is a coffee machine (guests admit to using it throughout the day), a small swimming pool for recovering after walking around the park, and a spa area with a foot bath.
Who it suits: travellers who want to stay right by the eastern gate of the reserve with slightly above-average facilities — a pool, a foot spa and good coffee — for a short stay of one or two nights.
Reviews for this hotel vary widely: alongside enthusiastic ratings there are very harsh complaints about dirt in the room, a broken air conditioning unit and plumbing that did not work. According to some reviews the laundry and the gym leave a lot to be desired — your things may be taken out of the dryer before the cycle has finished. The entrance to the hotel is not always obvious from the street, so it is worth checking the directions when you book.