The Lily Pad

'A peaceful place to rest and refresh'

The Lily Pad is conveniently located and just a short 5 minute walk from the center of town.

The inn is in a large private home with a nice garden. The rooms are clean and comfortably furnished and available for rent by the month, week or day.

Enjoy great scenery from our rooftop: Erhai Lake, Dali's No.1 Pagoda, and Cang Mountain.

Stay connected with unlimited access to our complimentary high speed Internet connection. Enjoy Wi-Fi in the rooms .

Lovely staffs will help make your stay in Dali pleasant and memorable.

Directions to The Lily Pad Guesthouse (Dali):
See picture of our photo gallery for a detailed map!
We are located about 600 meters on the MAIN ROAD south of the OUT SIDE West Gate.

please Let the taxi driver give us a call on before you get on the car. (with the number provided by Hostelworld after booking).

Please note:
Dali train station and the main bus stations (where many buses from Kunming drop you off) are located in Dali City (Xiaguan).
We are located in Dali Old town which is 15KM north of Dali City(Xiaguan).

From the Dali(Xiaguan) Train Station there are 2 options:
1/ By Taxi: The cost around 45 RMB from the station to Dali Old Town. Ask the taxi driver to phone us for directions. It's a free call (with the number provided by Hostelworld after booking). Please take me to: (See picture of our photo gallery for a detailed map!)

2/ By No.8 Bus: The cost is 1.5 RMB. From the train station. take the No.8 bus to the West Gate, which is the last stop.
Cross the street and walk south (face to mountain, go left ) for about 600 meters. Turn right at The Lily Pad sign.
If you tell us your train arrival time we will meet you at the West gate.

From the Xiaguan Bus Station:
1/ From Corner Of JianShe Lu and TaiAn Lu
By Mini bus . 2RMB. Arrive Ren Min Road and BoAi Road.
Walk west up Ren Min Road ( uphill ) about 3 minutes, cross the Yunnan Tibet
Highway, turn left 2 minutes, Turn right at The Lily Pad sign.

2/From bus station at JianShe Lu. And XingSheng Lu
Go South end of XingSheng Lu to find No.8 Bus The No. 8 bus last stop is Dali Old Town West Gate. Cross the street and walk south for about 600 metres. Turn right at The Lily Pad sign.

3/ By Taxi: For about 45 RMB you could take a taxi to the Dali Old Town.
If you can not find us, please just make call by public phone or ask the taxi driver give us a call on before you get on the car.

From the Xiaguan Airport
By Taxi: For about 80-100 RMB you could take a taxi direct to the The Lily Pad Inn in Dali Old Town.

From Lijiang
Most buses from Lijiang drop passengers off at the Dali Road/Yu Er Road Junction, near the East Gate of Dali Old Town.A taxi to the Lily Pad will cost 15 RMB or you could walk 5 minutes up the hill and get a No.8(1.5 RMB) bus which terminates at the West Gate.
Alternatively you could walk for about 30 minutes. See map for details.