Best Hotels & Hostels in Wulingyuan (Zhangjiajie)
Zhangjiajie is one of China's top tourist destinations, offering a wide range of accommodation options, from 5-star luxury hotels to Budget-friendly 3-star options, ensuring a relaxing stay during your trip. However, with the Zhangjiajie City Center about 30 kilometers (roughly 50 minutes by car) from the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, many visitors face the question: should you stay in Zhangjiajie City or Wulingyuan Town? The answer depends on the length of your itinerary and the places you plan to visit.
1) Stay in Zhangjiajie City: If your visit includes Tianmen Mountain, staying in the city is convenient since the Tianmen Mountain cable car starts here. Also, if you arrive in Zhangjiajie late in the day, it’s a good idea to stay in the city for a restful night. Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport and the railway stations are nearby—10~30 minutes from the city center—though the main attractions are a bit farther out.
2) Stay in Wulingyuan Town: At the foot of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan is the ideal base for exploring the park. It’s also centrally located within the scenic area, offering easy access to famous attractions like Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Baofeng Lake, and Yellow Dragon Cave, all within a short drive.
3) Stay in Fenghuang Ancient Town: If you’re extending your trip to visit the renowned ancient town, it’s recommended to stay at least one night. This allows you to take in its charming nighttime views and enjoy its relaxed, slow-paced atmosphere.
Each of these areas offers excellent accommodation choices to ensure a comfortable and memorable stay. For more information on where to stay in Zhangjiajie, please check our detailed hotel recommendations below.
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Zhangjiajie Pullman Hotel
(Luxury)Breakfast: Western & Chinese
Add.: Huajuan Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie, China
Surrounding: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Baofeng Lake, Huanglong Cave
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 45 minutes by car
Located in the center of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Pullman Hotel (张家界京武铂尔曼酒店) is just a few minutes to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, easy reaching to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, etc. It is within 50-minutes’ driving distance to Zhangjiajie City, airport and railway station.
It offers spacious and luxurious rooms with completed amenities and high-class displays from the bed to the private bathroom. Plenty of dining options are available there. The Premiere Western Restaurant offers a variety of dishes from both East and West including French, Italian, Japanese and Korean cuisines, as well as the Tujia Minority flavor. Operated under Accor from France, Pullman Hotel provides elegant environment and high quality service for all visitors from anywhere in the world to have a nice stay.
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Crowne Plaza Zhangjiajie Wulingyuang
(Luxury)Breakfast: Western & Chinese
Add.: No.168 Gaoyun Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 45 minutes by car
Crowne Plaza at Wulingyuan (张家界纳百利皇冠假日酒店) is only about 5 minutes’ driving distance to the ticket station of the National Forest Park. This international hotel offers luxurious rooms and suites for different needs of visitors from the globe. Strictly managed under IHG, the top popular international hotel brand, Crowne Plaza performs excellently to offer great service, food, facilities and more care for their dear guests home and abroad. To have a high-class staying experience during your Zhangjiajie trip, Crowne Plaza is your nice option.
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Lee’s Boutique Resort
(Upscale)Breakfast: Asian
Add.: No. 044, Group 3, Wujiayu, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 50 minutes by car
Lee’s Boutique Resort (Mr. Lee’s Wonder Villa) (张家界木子堂客栈) is very close both to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and Baofeng Lake. Specially designed and decorated in traditional Chinese style, the rooms and the tilted house give strong tranquil and peaceful flavor to its guests for their relaxing lay back to nature. Every room is spacious and equipped with full appliances and facilities, including mini refrigerator, Wi-Fi, etc. Furthermore, there are sauna rooms, tea house, etc. for your relaxing of mind and body. Moreover, delicate Chinese dishes are prepared for you to taste more local flavors. Praised highly on TripAdvisor, this boutique hotel is also your great choice to stay in Wulingyuan.
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Zhangjiajie Zhuanjiacun Hotel
(Upscale)Breakfast: Western & Chinese
Add.: Northwestern Corner at the Junction of Wuling Road and Guihua Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Surrounding: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Baofeng Lake, Huanglong Cave
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 45 minutes by car
With total area of 48,000 sq, Zhangjiajie Zhuanjiacun Hotel (张家界专家村宾馆) is a 4-star hotel in the heart of Wulingyuan Suoxiyu Nature Reserve. It is well designed both according to the modern civilization, but also Tujia Minority culture.
It has 288 guestrooms with different types of rooms and suites. Looking outside from your room, you could appreciate the spectacular mountain scenery of the forest park. Dining options are plenty with 8 restaurants - Western and Chinese which can hold 800-1000 people dining at the same time. This Hotel has a shopping mall, goods storage, Ticket purchasing, clothes, laundry service, cosmetology, sauna massage and other services.
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No.5 Villa Inn
(Upscale)Breakfast: Chinese
Add.: Jipu Village, Zhonghu, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjaijie
Surrounding: angjiajie Ticket Station, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, etc.
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 1 hour & 10 minutes by car
Simple name, but much to expect. No.5 Villa Inn (张家界五号山谷乡村度假民居) is a upscale resort hotel located near Yangjiajie. Although not so convenient as other hotels at Wulingyuan Town, it offers quite outstanding guest houses and idyllic picturesque surrounding environment to be ranked high on TripAdvisor. Here, you can totally get relaxed with the open air swimming pool, lotus pond, and beautiful valley to go with some wine in the bar. It gives the best quiet moment for you to get close to nature and calm your mind down. To benefit your stay, delicious Chinese cuisines and desserts, BBQ, non-smoking floors, KTV, airport pick up and drop off services, etc. are provided. If you are seeking for a real relaxation, No.5 Villa Inn will be your favored one.
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Zhangjiajie Santo Domingo International Hotel
(Comfortable)Breakfast: Western & Chinese
Add: Add: No.8 Guihua Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie, China
Surrounding: Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Distance to Zhangjiajie Downtown: 50 minutes by car
Zhangjiajie Santo Dominggo International Hotel (张家界圣多明歌国际大酒店) is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Area. You can walk for only about 10 minutes to get to the main ticket station at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Also, Baofeng Lake and Yellow Dragon Cave are within 10 minutes’ driving distance away. Therefore, it is one of your best choice to save time during a trip to Zhangjiajie.
This comfortable hotel offers cozy guest rooms and suites with fine decorations with local the exotic elements and international standard facilities and bed settings. Great Chinese and Western food, Wi-Fi, non-smoking policy, children’s facilities will make your trip to Wulingyuan without any worry.
How to Plan a Zhangjiajie Tour
Zhangjiajie is an incredible place with absolutely beautiful landscape under heaven. Travelers usually spend 3 to 5 days in and around Zhangjiajie. There is no doubt that Wulingyuan National Forest Park is the highlight of all the stunning attractions which needs to spend 2 days inside. If you have one more day, you should add Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon with Glass Bridge Experience or Tianmen Mountain into the trip. Some travelers choose to visit Yellow Dragon Cave or Baofeng Lake for one day. If you prefer Zhangjiajie day tours, you can always find a tour.
If you want to enjoy the antique beauty of ancient town, Fenghuang Ancient Town is the best choice for one to two days' escape. And, you can also consider of Fanjingshan Mountain to see the mushroom stone and odd mountains.
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