Vantu·ANNICA Tourism Resort (Zhangjiajie National Forest Park)

Housekeeper Xiao QinHe was very helpful to us, he was very confident in communicating with us, although his English level needs to be improved, but he was very attentive, tried to communicate with us as much as possible, provided us with great help, the hotel was also very good, location, staff, thank you very much

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

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!