The Cosy Garden Reviews

This hostel is located outside Guilin in a little village right in the beautiful landscape. It is very quiet there and you can perfectly relax on the loungers in the garden. I had a 4 bed dorm with bathroom which was very clean. For getting to Yangshuo you should rent a bike, then it takes about 10min.

Away from the crowdy center of Yangshuo, you will find this hostel after a 20-30 minutes walk from the Bus station. It is located in a peaceful area and you better rent a bike or scooter (service from the hostel) for visiting the tourist attractions in the south of Yangshuo. English-speaking staff and a fantastic cuisine will make your stay pleasant! The shower in the bathroom didn't worked well, but sufficient... At least definitely recommendable!

Wonderful "boutique-hotel" styled hostel with the friendliest staff we have come across by far! Located away from the craziness of Yangshou, this is a great spot to chill from busy Chinese travel. And the food is very good too! Highly recommended!

It's a little hard to find because there's no signs along the road telling you you're heading in the right direction and it's way away from the main city which is nice if you want to relax and get a good nights sleep but if you want to be in the city enjoying the night live it's a bit of a downer when you have to head back.

Very good place if you want to get away from the city and move into a rural area! It's about 25 minutes walk from Yangshuo to the North (if you're walking just keep on following the Li river through a corridor-like area into the nature, eventually you'll see a sign with an arrow). Lots of frogs so it's not entirely silent, but the very helpful and good staff can make up for everything :)

The staff is very kind and available. The location is a bit far from the city center, but after knowing the way back,you can actually walk from the city center. The atmosphere is ok,but I have a suggestion: may be some nice music outside? Thanks a lot for your service !

a bit out of town but therefore very quiet. friendly and helpful staff.

I really enjoyed my stay at the cosy garden, it is a very quiet and pleasant place for Who wants to be a little appart from the extactic west street of yangshuo. Paul the owner is english and can provide excellent recommandation on what to do around. Him, his wife Who is chinese but also speaks english and all thé staff were extremely kind and helpful !They can book tours, train tickets,etc for you. You only hear the frogs at night, the garden is very pleasant for relax time..I highly recommend!

The cosy garden is located about 20-minute walk away from yangshuo but thanks to that you avoid all the hassle of the town. Rooms were big enough, the bathroom clean, , there was warm water all day long. Good wifi. Staff was extremely helpful, esp.with planning the bike trips in the area. We would definitely recommend this place! Julia and Monika

Good English, charming staff, bend over backwards to help you, we had a wonderful time, even though a bus load of noisy russians arrived

good hostel, very nice rooms, 20 minutes walk from town. good place to relax and explore the country side.

Amazing! The staff are so friendly and helpful, make sure to ask them for recommendations on what to do in Yangshuo and the countryside. It is definitely a nice quiet change from the busines of Yangshuo Town, however if you want to go out at night it is difficult here. All around, an amazing place to enjoy the peaceful beautiful countryside by the Li River :) Also amazing food - I have never eaten at a hostel so much in my life but it was just too good. Thanks for a great experience!

Staff is very helpful and friendly.

Even though the hostel lies a bit outside the city it is very easy to get there by bike. It just takes 5min and it is downhill. Furthermore the bikes are for free after 6pm.

We had a realy great time there, really freindly staff, nice, clean, good food, everything you need and a little bit outside of the city to enjoy the nature but close enought to go to the city when ever you want (bikes and scooters for rent) I can highly recomend cosy garden!

Cosy Garden is a brilliant place with nice staff. Not only the couple that is managing, but also the night guard are open minded and really communicative. You will probably get the most patient brewed coffee in China. You have to keep in mind that Cosy Garden is a 15 minutes walk from central, however you avoid western street by that, more over they land bikes and you directly out in nature. Definitely a place to enjoy.

We loved The Cosy Garden and the Village Retreat across the street. We stayed in both for a total of five days. The staff were very friendly, the food in the restaurant is very, very good, and the village is peaceful and quiet. I'm almost tempted to write a bad review just to keep other people from going there, so I can have it all to myself. Wonderful.

a very good place to stay.

We had a very relaxing stay at the Cozy Garden. The Staff was helpful and friendly, the Room was clean, the WiFi was fast and the Food was really excellent. Travelling China for 5 weeks now, this was the best Stay so far. Would definitely stay there again!

With it's lovely garden, it's surely a fantastic place in summertime. It's not really suitable for a winter visit though, as all common areas are unheated, open to the outside and simply freezing. After 2 nights we moved to a different place, as we couldnt sit in the common rooms for long. Staff are super helpful, friendly and full of good advice. It's not an idea starting point for bike tours as you have to cross the traffic hells of Yangshuo for any of the sights you might want to explore.