Yangshuo Moondance Hotel
An outdoor pool three minutes from Moon Hill
About this hotel
Three minutes by taxi from Moon Hill puts this property closer to that specific karst landmark than most of Guilin's other outdoor-pool hotels, useful for a stay built around climbing or photographing the formation rather than the downtown river piers. The pool itself sits alongside a spa, giving guests a way to unwind after the climb rather than just cool off from it, and the pet-friendly policy extends the stay to travelers who'd otherwise have to board an animal elsewhere. At an 8.4 rating from 18 reviews, the sample is modest but consistent with the general quality level of the Yangshuo-area outdoor-pool hotels in this guide. The tradeoff for that Moon Hill proximity is distance from downtown Guilin, closer to an hour by taxi each way.
- Outdoor pool
- Spa
- Pet-friendly
- Air conditioning
Our take
This suits travelers planning to spend real time at Moon Hill, since the three-minute taxi ride is hard to beat among this guide's outdoor-pool hotels. The spa is a genuine bonus after a climb. Anyone whose itinerary centers on downtown Guilin rather than the Yangshuo countryside should look toward the Sheraton or Guilin Bravo Hotel instead, both considerably closer to the city center.
- ✓Book a Moon Hill climb for the morning and use the spa that afternoon, the three-minute taxi ride makes both easy to fit into one day.
- ✓Bring pets along if traveling with one, the pet-friendly policy is a genuine advantage over several pricier outdoor-pool hotels nearby.
- ✓Plan for the near-hour taxi ride into downtown Guilin if sightseeing there is also on the agenda.
Why we love it
- Three minutes by taxi from Moon Hill
- A spa alongside the outdoor pool
- Pet-friendly policy
- A genuine Yangshuo-countryside base
Why guests love itTravelers planning to spend real time at Moon Hill consistently find Yangshuo Moondance Hotel's three-minute taxi ride hard to beat among Guilin's outdoor-pool options, and the spa on site gives the stay a second purpose beyond just the climb itself. The pool and spa combination suits a slower pace built around the Yangshuo countryside rather than downtown sightseeing, and the pet-friendly policy extends that welcome to travelers with an animal in tow, an option not every outdoor-pool hotel in this guide offers.