Xishuangbanna Family Trip—Hotel Edition, this one article is all you need

Before setting out, once the flights and hotels are arranged, you've basically completed 99.99% of the planning. Today, I'm going to share with you an ultra-comprehensive selection of hotels in Xishuangbanna👇 Banna's conventional accommodation choices 1⃣️ Gaozhuang/Xingguang Night Market 🌟 Gaozhuang is actually not the center of Banna, but a scenic area, located across the river from the city center, known for the Xingguang Night Market. ✔️ Pros: Overall not expensive; transportation from Gaozhuang to other places is not good, but staying in the scenic area makes it convenient to go to Xingguang Night Market and ride Snoopy electric cars, allowing you to experience local life in Banna, which is quite down-to-earth; convenient for checking in at popular stores ❌ Cons: Mostly homestays with varying levels of accommodation; some homestays can be noisy at night; prices tend to be higher in the scenic area 2⃣️ Water-Splashing Square 🌟 The area around Water-Splashing Square is actually Banna's urban area, not far from the riverside night market, where you can get a better feel for local life ✔️ Pros: Can order takeout; relatively quieter compared to Gaozhuang; moderate hotel prices; cheaper prices in general ❌ Cons: No very good hotels, just average; prone to traffic jams 3⃣️ Family Hotels 🌟 For the latter part of the trip with kids, I recommend going to Banna's family hotels to experience the holiday vibe, rest well while engaging in family activities. Generally, they offer travel photography sessions, making it easier to take pictures in the hotel Some with good reputations include: Crowne Plaza/Pullman/Wanda Vista (Sunac Hotel Group) Anantara (near the Botanical Garden) InterContinental (quite far) ✔️ Pros: Assured service, hotels come with beautiful Banna tropical rainforest scenery, lots of family activities ❌ Cons: Compared to similar five-star hotels, the price is high and the cost-performance ratio is low; the hotels are relatively old 📝 Homework copy: This time I stayed for five days, the first three days in Gaozhuang homestays (pictures 1-7), and the last two days in a family hotel from the Sunac Hotel Group (pictures 8-14). I changed hotels on the day of hiking in Jino Mountain, which overall was a reasonable arrangement for a family trip.