Vantu·ANNICA Tourism Resort (Zhangjiajie National Forest Park)

Our trip to Zhangjiajie couldn’t have been better! This hotel is a few minutes walking distance away from a secondary (non crowded!) entrance to the National Park. The view from the pool is facing the National Park too, which couldn’t be more beautiful. Same goes for the surroundings as the area is super calm, you can relax indeed. The restaurant serves good typical food (we highly recommend the sea bass fish - both versions). The breakfast is acceptable with a mix of asian western (although mostly Asian you can find such things as yogurt, croissants, butter and bread). The hotel could be improved in minor details, which we passed on to the team. But these won’t make your experience bad in anyway. What made our stay one of the best in this big China trip was our hostess named Fan! ＜3 She was always available for us, did the impossible to find anything we needed and surprised us all the time. She carefully planned all our itineraries for all the attractions, never forgot a single request and spoke English better than anyone else in the Team. She was 6 out of 5*. ;) Don’t miss Jojo, the beautiful and cute cat belonging to the hotel. :) Our room also included a transfer which we used to the airport by the end of the stay, driving us in time to our flight. We hope to be back one day. :)

Big thanks to Fan for all her help with planning etc! very nice hotel in an amazing environment

Conveniently located near the park gate, this hotel offers a clean environment and exceptionally friendly, helpful staff who assisted us with our itinerary. The hotel also has a lovely cat, though it tends to roam around and can be elusive

had a pleasant stay at annika resort. the staff went above and beyond to fulfil our needs and wants. an honourable mention would go to xiao qing the hotel manager. he planned our whole itinerary for us. location was strategically located beside the national park however resort was a distance from the town area. Views from my tatami room were beautiful, price was reasonable for what you get in return. Would definitely recommend this place!

Location: Location is near to zimu gang entrance gate of the national park. Walk 3 minutes to the gate. Our butler小覃is awesome! Before even arriving, we communicate through WeChat to obtain our Tianmenshan tickets. Base on his recommendation - We planned our trip such that day 1 we cover tianmenshan. You can deposit your luggage at the foot of tianmenshan gate if you are like us - arriving straight from airport. Day 2 and 3 were spent at the national park right beside the hotel. It’s more convenient that way. That saying, this hotel is far from downtown. Most of the town activities are 20minutes drive away. We didn’t have a car, so we managed through DiDi car sharing service. Transport wasn’t a great issue. We choose this hotel because it’s quiet. If you want to immerse yourself in activities, you will be better off staying at the East Gate area. Service and amenities: Service is great! Breakfast included. Sumptuous enough for our 8 hours daily hike in the national park. You can easily get your tickets from the butler anytime through WeChat. He helped us to return tickets when we couldn’t make it for certain attractions on time too. The washing machine is down during our time here. We were hoping to get our clothes washed, especially after hiking in the rain for multiple days. Unfortunately that cannot be done. We just hand wash and dry it in our balcony. That was a bummer. They have a gym, outdoor. It will be great if it’s indoor and we will definitely use it. View is awesome. We have a bathtub in the room which we used it to soak our tired bodies after long hike. Amenities are limited. But generally we were there for the location and ambience. You get random insects in the room at times, that’s the thing about staying near nature. If it’s an issue for you - try to get the upper floor rooms. Our room was at the ground floor. Lastly, we love their house cat!

We had a very nice stay in a family room. This hotel is really beautiful. Excellent views from the rooms. The location is very convenient close to one of the park entrances. You can just walk a few minutes and you are at the gate. The staff was nice and and helpful. Food was very good once we learned what to order and what not to order. The menu is in Chinese and English, but no pictures. Breakfast was good as long as you stay with the Chinese options. The staff helped buying tickets for the park and let us do a very late check out on the last day, which we were very grateful for. We had a very pleasant stay and really enjoyed the beautiful and calm surroundings.

My family had a great time staying in this beautiful guesthouse - the rooms had floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beautiful mountains of Zhangjiajie, and waking up to this scenery is in the mornings was a treat. The location is great as well- just a mere 3 minutes walk to the Zi Mu Gang entrance of the Zhangjiajie National Park. As the place is a bit further out from the Wulingyuan city, there were not many restaurants nearby for our dinner so we ended up dining within the premises for two nights, which I have to say was very delicious and hearty! Most importantly, the staff were really helpful and will always go out of the way to help us with any requests. A special shoutout to 小覃, who was in charge of our stay- thank you for helping us with the planning of our itinerary in the National Park, arranging transportation etc.

Staff: they all were very friendly and helpful. They seem to make long hours. They were always there at breakfast (at 07.30h) and were still there after dinner (at 21h). Our host spoke decent English but not good enough to fully help us. Luckily, we used a translator to communicate back and forth which worked great. 5 stars for the staff!! Facility: didn't live up to our expectations. We had the basic room which was weirdly structured and didn't look as good as on the photos. We then got an upgrade, thanks to the staff, to a much nicer room. But even here the upkeep and quality was nothing close to what you expect from a 5 star hotel (or for the money you pay for a room). Examples: parts of the wall were painted in a different color, the door to the balcony had a small hole where insects could creep into, the matrass lay on the ground. The walls are very thin, so you hear lots of noise from outside. Breakfast was fairly basic. Decent enough to fill your stomach but not much too it. Location: super close to one of the entrances (a 4 min walk). From there shuttles are going to another location in the park. This worked very well. The village itself was (obviously) small and calm. There was a good coffee spot on walking distance (might not look like much but had great coffee). The scenery in and around the village is great. Beautiful mountains, some 'farm land' and seeing locals go about there business was nice. Conclusion: a bit disappointed on the quality for value ratio. Hopefully the staff doesn't get 'punished' for this review as this was definitely not their fault. They did everything to make it a pleasant stay for us

Such an amazing stay! We stayed in 2 different rooms (the most affordable for the first night and the Holiday Family Panorama Suite for the rest of our stay) and both rooms have a modern aesthetic and clean. Our second room was stunning and really worth the price. It’s really close to the infamous mountains and the staff give you a map and helpfully explain how to go about the trek. For our fellow foreigners, the meal options are limited and mainly Chinese but the options they had were enjoyable. I have to give a special thanks to Kit, who picked me up from the airport and drove us to the grocery store to pick up some snacks we might need (since the town is a bit far from the homestay). It was my boyfriend’s birthday so I had asked the staff to help me with a set up which they gladly committed to. They blew up all the balloons and hung them up and I loved it! Kit also went out of his way to get a birthday cake which we shared with the guests at the restaurant. Everyone was super friendly too. So 10/10 would t recommend.