South - North Inn (Zhangjiajie TianmenMountain )

Location: Close to various attractions like Tianmen Mountain cable car, bus stations (Zhangjiajie Central Station, Zhangjiajie West Railway Station) and convenient for reaching national parks by bus; many restaurants and shops nearby(based on 25 reviews)

We stayed there three nights. The hotel has everything you need: AC, Hot Water, Air Dryer, Towels, Soap, Kettle, Toilet Paper and a good set of furniture. Just miss some more blanket. The owner was very responsive and helpful throughout our stay. We chat through WeChat. Very close to the Zhangjiajie Central Station making it easy to reach the National Park or the Grand Canyon by bus. There are different restaurants and shops nearby for everything that you may need.

The location is perfectly situated at only a 10 minute walk away from the Tianmen Mount cable car station, making it a perfect choice if you are only in Zhangjiajie for the mount. It's in a quiet neighbourhood with a traditional feel, yet within walking distance to a supermarket and a multitude of eateries. The cable car passes overhead, but it's not loud or bothersome. It's rather quaint, to be honest. The owners are a lovely couple, who helped us get cheaper tickets as well as offering us some grapefruit on the night we got back from our long day at Tianamen. If you don't like hard beds, though, you may find it uncomfortable! I am very accustomed to Asian beds and I quite like a firm bed, but this was super hard. So hard that I had to put the doona on one of the two double beds (we luckily had two double beds in our room) underneath us on the other double bed, which somewhat saved us. We still found it very hard though. The linen and towels were comfortable and clean. I found that in some areas it could have been cleaner: the toilet brush, mirror, glass, toothbrush cups and shower shoes were not that clean. The bathroom sink plug was full of hair and built up dirt inside, which I had to clean before I used. The bathroom in general had mould in some areas, and along with the glass shower screen could do with a good scrub. A few improvements would make a great difference. OK for a couple of nights. The photos in the listing make the rooms look larger, brighter and newer than they actually are. And finally ... the bane of my existence with Chinese accommodation ... even if the room is smoke free, especially in the budget range, it's not always 100% void of the smell of smoke. As a non smoker I even find an ashtray in my room disgusting.