Jacky's Guesthouse

Highly recommend Jackie's guesthouse. It's a really beautiful location right by the rice paddies, nestled into his village. It was a big plus for us that he is fluent in English, so we could ask him lots of questions and he helped us alot. Thank you Jackie! The area is a bit tricky to explore because they don't seem to do scooter rentals for foreigners. So you have to take these minivan taxi/bus things, which we experienced a lot of unpleasant haggling with. More of a taxi than a bus, at least for tourists. But it sure is beautiful and an interesting culture to get to know.

Jacky is extremely helpful! He gave me excellent tips on a wonderful hike, was attentive, and the restaurant cooked excellent food.  Being able to view the stars in bed and watch sunrise over the rice terraces from the patio is an amazing experience. DouDou the dog and the cat also provide excellent customer service!

Jacky is a great host. He took us on a wonderful hike trough the ricefields and gave good instructions for a hike to do on our own. I bought some of his postcards which are of his own photo’s, he is a great photographer too. We loved the meals which were prepared by him and his sister. She was very sweet, as was Jacky’s dog.

Fantastic honestay run by englishing speaking owner, Jackie. We had good food from Jackie who cooks well. The homestay is right next to the rice terraces and Jackie gave directions to roam around and immerse into the glorious yellow ripening colours

Jacky's is the place for me as someone who has very limited understanding of Chinese. Moreover, many of the older villagers can't speak Chinese anyway. Jacky is a native of this place. I chose a very basic room which was sufficient for my needs. He was most helpful with information on photography, himself being a photographer and Hani culture. He arranged arrival and departure for me and helped with luggage. Please be aware that you will be in a very rural and once remote part of the country, so don't expect luxurious surroundings. If you are squirmish about mud, dirt and animal droppings, well, get used to it and enjoy one of the wonders of human effort and creation. If you are a photographer, do yourself a favour and also get a drone. Incomparable and endless views of rice terraces. And yes, Duoduo their dog can take you for a walk down to the terraces.

Jacky was very helpful and helped me to come to the rice terraces from the train station. You can get an amazing view for sunrise from the hotel. Jacky speaks english and helped me for my hiking route.