Yangshuo Mountain Retreat
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I: Chinese tourists love to visit Guilin, the southwestern Chinese city famous for its karsts—the bizarre, mountain-like limestone formations that shoot up from the region’s towns and rice paddies. Favorites of traditional Chinese painters for centuries, the karsts make for breathtaking scenery. When China goes on holiday—as it will in early May, when the whole country shuts down for a weeklong celebration of May Day—Guilin is packed with visitors taking in the sites.
There is a way to get away from the crowds, in Yangshuo, China. At the Yangshuo Mountain Retreat, a charming little hotel in the countryside about 90 minutes from Guilin’s airport, it’s possible to escape the heat and noise of most Chinese tourist destinations, and enjoy something that is increasingly rare in the world’s new economic power—quiet.
The YMR was opened in 2001 by an American entrepreneur from Michigan, Chris Barclay. And what a view: The YMR sits on the banks of the Yulong River and is surrounded by towering, tree-covered karsts. “It has good feng shui,” says Barclay.
If that energy inspires you to get up and do things, there’s no shortage of activities nearby. The hotel can help arrange climbing expeditions or bike trips. If you want to take it easy and let others do the work, you can go river rafting, riding on vessels made from bamboo.
The YMR offers the best in Yangshuo accommodation. Each room has furniture made from wood sourced locally, and is quite comfortable.
How to get there: There are direct flights from Hong Kong to Guilin on Dragonair and China Southern. Check with the hotel to arrange a car to take you from Guilin airport to our Yangshuo hotel.
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