Great view from our 6th floor (perhaps view blocked on most lower floors as lots of construction around). Small but beautiful and, at the time of writing, still relatively authentic area of rice terraces. Had time to see all in 2.5 hours in the evening, allowing us too transfer to another area the next morning. Great helpful service and delicious food - we tried the same dish the next day in a highly rated restaurant (4.7 A-Map) and the hinge cooked version was better!!

If you want to transfer in the morning,talk about this the night before as the relevant shuttle goes early and the taxis are expensive. Note that DiDi not an option in this area, it appears. The owner assumed we'd be happy with the latter shuttle and didn't tell us about the early one until 10 mins before...

We arrived at the train station in Guilin, planning to go to the Rice terraces by bus or taxi. However, because we don't know Chinese, we didn't know exactly all the details of the route (we did everything at last moment, don't repeat). So we booked this hotel at the last minute, largely because May speaks English. Almost immediately she helped us with a taxi at a good price. It turns out that if you call Didi to the village, you have to pay the taxi driver to enter the rice terraces, as most drivers don't have one. Pingyang is a very authentic village, there were minimal tourists in the village when we visited, for us it was an amazing experience. We decided to stay for two nights, to enjoy the mountain views and the fresh clean air. May is a true angel, we trusted her 100%, she helped us in so many situations. The hotel lobby with stunning wood furniture, unbelievably beautiful! Tourist tip: Come to Pingan, stay overnight and hike to Dazhai early in the morning. Enjoy the views and the silence. Have lunch in Dazhai and take a car back to Pingan.

We were met at the gate by our hostess, who helped us with one of our heavy backpacks and two small bags of snacks. She would have carried both our bags if her basket was big enough! It was an uphill climb of about 10 minutes. The hotel is situated about 2/3 up the hill of the village, which means that one is closer to the rice fields and hiking up to the two observation decks is shorter. The hotel itself is very charming, and for the best view, you will need to climb five floors up, no elevators, to the top floor. Our room was spacious and the decor very rustic and charming. The surrounding area is a delight to explore. Lots of trails to get to two view points. Very good signage too. Breakfast was included with our room. Dinner is also available upon request with good selection of local dishes. Our hostess, whom we dubbed Super Woman, also would personally walk guests down the village on departure day.

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Our host May spoke excellent English and was able to organize our trip from Guilin to Ping’an as well as assist us with planning our day. The accommodation has a very nice family-like atmosphere. We got to eat great local dishes and taste local wine. We had great views of the rice terraces from our balcony.

The furniture on the balcony is quite basic and would benefit from sth. more comfortable. (Since it is quite nice to spend time on the balcony.)

May is a friendly host and her cooking is great - we ordered chicken and bamboo rice for lunch - and they were freshly prepared and delicious. We stayed there for 1 night and ate lunch, dinner and the next morning breakfast. All were prepared on the spot and delicious. The room is spacious, comfortable and clean. There is a balcony and we can get the view of the rice terraces. May speaks English, so no worries for those who doesn't speak Mandarin. As I came with a senior (who can't do much climbing and was experiencing difficulty), she patiently helped to guide her up to the hotel (and the next morning down to the car park). Thanks May for the help! It was definitely a value for money stay!

This is a point to take note of - especially for those who have kneecap issue. The hotel is more than 100 steps from the car park, so it might not be suitable if you have weak knee / legs. Probably a hotel along the road (up to the Nine Dragon Five Tigers Viewing platform) might be more suitable in such cases. The lighting at the staircase in the hotel is a bit dim, so if you come with a senior, do be careful. There is no lift in this hotel and there are a total of 5 floors of rooms, starting from the 2nd floor. The above points should not be of concern if you don't have difficulty climbing stairs.

Wow thank you Mai for making our trip to Longshi so special and helping us out so much to plan our days! A fantastic location, right on the rice terraces walking/hiking route. The food at the hotel was delicious, and the hotel room was beautifully designed and homely. We are so glad we stayed here and couldn’t recommend it enough, if you are looking to explore the rice terraces.

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The location is great, easy to walk to amazing viewing of the rice terrace and the host came to meet us at the parking lot to take us to the hotel. The host also helped to carry my suitcase . Great breakfast, lunch and dinner at the hotel. We have a room with balcony view overlooking the rice fields. The hotel is beautifully decorated including the room and large dining area. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The host also arrange for transportation to and from Guilin Station and hotel.

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Thanks Mai. For making our stay so seamlessly easy and memorable. Our visit to Ping’an and Longji Holiday hotel were amongst our most favourite. Mai’s English language skills made it so easy. We ate rice, bamboo shoots, green veggies and drank tea all grown in her families terrace garden. Mai organised a taxi to collect us from Guilin airport and another taxi to take us to Yangshuo when we left.

The hosts were extremely welcoming and organised a driver for us that picked us up in Guilin and drove us back. Moreover, the location is perfect, nice breakfast, very cozy and beautiful room with a great view from the balcony. The hotel is in the rice fields which makes it very easy to explore from the hotel.

The hosts recommended a hike to us, however, a few more and detailed direction would have been nice as the paths were very hard to find and the hike was longer than expected. Anyways the host did help us through WeChat luckily.

From the hotel there is direct walking acces to the rice terraces, the scenic spots. Easy and very helpful communication with the owner Liao Yanmei who gave advice about activities, directions, drove us, guided us, cooked for us, so we could make the most of it during three days. We learnt a lot from her, thank you, Mei!

That we had to leave. We'll aim to come back in different seasons.