Baiyun Hotel Huangshan – Four-star Hotel with Best Location

Located in Tianhai Scenic Area of Yellow Mountain almost between Front Mountain and Back Mountain, Baiyun Hotel is regarded as the hotel with best location, because you are able to travel to Back Mountain on one day and Front Mountain on next day. There is no need to go back.

Most travelers choose to ascend Back Mountain from Yungu Temple where there are accessible cable cars to White Goose New Station, from which you can begin you amazing trekking on Huangshan Mountain. The shortest trekking route between White Goose New Station and Baiyun Hotel is about 3km long which takes about 100 minutes. But you are suggested to trek via Begin-to-believe Peak, Lion Peak and West Sea Grand Canyon to fully appreciate the beauty of Huangshan Mountain. The whole trip takes about 4.5 hour if you take a cable car after your get to the bottom of West Sea Grand Canyon.

Some travelers also start a Mount Huang journey from Front Mountain. It is available to take a cable car from Mercy Light Pavilion to Jade Screen Station. Then you could hike to Baiyun Hotel with a visit to Greeting-guests Pine, Narrow Cliff, Narrow Cliff or Turtle Cave and Turtle Peak. The whole trip takes about 2.5 hours.

Baiyun Hotel has one Three-star Main Building and one Four-star New Building, and offers various choices of rooms, including King Room, Standard Room, Family Room, Standard Triple Room, Japanese Style Wooden King Room, Japanese Wooden Standard Room, and 8-bed Dorm Room, etc. The dorm rooms are booked by beds and you need to share room with other people in same sex.

All guestrooms are equipped with high-speed broadband internet access, satellite TVs, mini-bars, electric kettle, heater, slippers and in-room safe. Each room has an independent bathroom with 24-hour hot water, shower and hair-dryer. Some rooms have down jackets to protect you in the chilly morning if you want to see the sunrise. Please note that there is no air-condition or toiletries provided.

Apart from the room amenities, Baiyun Hotel also has conference, business center, small markets and ATM. Morning call service can be provided as well.

Except for dorm rooms, other rooms all provide free breakfast – both Chinese and western breakfast. The dishes include porridge, noodles, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, cakes, bread, milk, etc. Breakfast time is from 06:30am to 08:30am.

It is also available to have lunch and dinner in Baiyun Hotel's restaurant. The buffet meal cost 128RMB per person usually. Ala carte meal is also available if you want, but the price is much higher than the price of the dishes out of Huangshan Scenic Area. After all, all food materials are carried to the hotel by the porter.

Bright Top (光明顶): Bright Top, also called Bright Summit, gets its name because of the long sunshine time HERE. It is the second highest peak of Yellow Mountain as well as one of the Three Main Peaks with Lotus Peak and Celestial Capital Peak. The high elevation and great geographic position also make it one of the best spot for sunrise and sunset. It takes about 10~20 minutes to hike to Bright Top.

Turtle Peak (鳌鱼峰): Turtle Peak is a wonder famous for its turtle-like shape. With a huge platform on the peak, Turtle Peak offers a huge viewing-deck where you can clearly see Bright Top, Lotus Peak, Hundred Ladders, etc. It is a wonderful site to watch sunrise and sunset as well. The distance between Turtle Peak and Baiyun Hotel is about 1 kilometer and it takes about 20 minutes to trek between them.

Xihai (West Sea) Grand Canyon (西海大峡谷): West Sea Grand Canyon featured with deep gorge, odd rocks, twist pines, moving sea of clouds and thrilling trekking route, is a highlighted attraction on Yellow Mountain. It is available to trek from Cloud Dispelling Pavilion to the bottom of the canyon or take a cable car from Tianhai Station to the bottom and then hike to Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. Tianhai Station is just about 10 minutes' walking from Baiyun Hotel.