Vantu·ANNICA Tourism Resort (Zhangjiajie National Forest Park) Reviews

Attentive service & great scenery around the hotel. Housekeeper (小覃) was helpful & contacted us via wechat & assist to plan out itinerary / book tickets if needed. Only thing to note is that the resort is located near Zhangjiajie National Park, but quite far from the central area (where most of the restaurants & shopping are at). About 40-60mins car ride.

Very nice hotel, very close to Avatar park, thanks to Xiao Qin for the support and helping us with tickets

Very beautiful hotel situated next to the gates of the national park, it’s 30 minutes drive from the city, therefore it’s very calm and rooms have great scenic views. Special great note to the interior design of the hotel. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Hotel restaurant prices however we thought are quite expensive. Overall we liked your stay there!

Housekeeper Xiao QinHe was very helpful to us, he was very confident in communicating with us, although his English level needs to be improved, but he was very attentive, tried to communicate with us as much as possible, provided us with great help, the hotel was also very good, location, staff, thank you very much

My husband and I had a great stay at Annica. Our personal butler 小覃was responsive and totally reliable to handle all tour arrangements. His attention to details were much appreciated. We had a seamless experience and 小覃 is so friendly and helpful. His local insights and recommendations are invaluable. Thank you for making our stay memorable and truly special!

Our trip to Zhangjiajie couldn’t have been better! This hotel is a few minutes walking distance away from a secondary (non crowded!) entrance to the National Park. The view from the pool is facing the National Park too, which couldn’t be more beautiful. Same goes for the surroundings as the area is super calm, you can relax indeed. The restaurant serves good typical food (we highly recommend the sea bass fish - both versions). The breakfast is acceptable with a mix of asian western (although mostly Asian you can find such things as yogurt, croissants, butter and bread). The hotel could be improved in minor details, which we passed on to the team. But these won’t make your experience bad in anyway. What made our stay one of the best in this big China trip was our hostess named Fan! ＜3 She was always available for us, did the impossible to find anything we needed and surprised us all the time. She carefully planned all our itineraries for all the attractions, never forgot a single request and spoke English better than anyone else in the Team. She was 6 out of 5*. ;) Don’t miss Jojo, the beautiful and cute cat belonging to the hotel. :) Our room also included a transfer which we used to the airport by the end of the stay, driving us in time to our flight. We hope to be back one day. :)

Big thanks to Fan for all her help with planning etc! very nice hotel in an amazing environment

Conveniently located near the park gate, this hotel offers a clean environment and exceptionally friendly, helpful staff who assisted us with our itinerary. The hotel also has a lovely cat, though it tends to roam around and can be elusive

Well located next to the park’s side entrance (less crowded). However, the food options around the area is quite limited and as we stayed for five nights got bored of eating all our meals in the hotel, we found ourselves constantly commuting to and fro from Wulingyuan for dinner. If you’re only staying for one or two nights, the hotel’s restaurant does serve decent food and you wouldn’t have the same issue as us. Though the place looks aesthetic in photos, we felt that the place is in need of better maintenance. e.g. peeling paint near the sink, floor skirting that looks like it’s about to fall out, patchy paint job. Because of this, we felt that the place is a little overpriced for the quality of the room we got. I think the rooms were probably much more impressive when the hotel first launched but the lack of maintenance got in the way. Despite all these, we did have a good time and the staff at the hotel were all very very helpful and sweet. A special shoutout to Xiao Tan for helping us arrange transportation, meals, and park entrance tickets.

had a pleasant stay at annika resort. the staff went above and beyond to fulfil our needs and wants. an honourable mention would go to xiao qing the hotel manager. he planned our whole itinerary for us. location was strategically located beside the national park however resort was a distance from the town area. Views from my tatami room were beautiful, price was reasonable for what you get in return. Would definitely recommend this place!

The resort location is good and just a few minutes walk to one of the entrances to the national forest park. It is well designed with chilled vibe. I stayed in the Family Panorama Suite. The environment was just as the website photos. The staff helped us to plan our intinery to the national forest park everyday that suited our need and time schedule. And you can ask the staff to order all the park and tour tickets for you (which may take some time to do it by yourselves). We had most of our meals in the resort as they had Cantonese dishes which were non-spicy and the kitchen could adjust a bit according to your request. If you like alcohol, the resort had a wide range of choices for you. Overall I had a very pleasant stay in Annica.

Location: Location is near to zimu gang entrance gate of the national park. Walk 3 minutes to the gate. Our butler小覃is awesome! Before even arriving, we communicate through WeChat to obtain our Tianmenshan tickets. Base on his recommendation - We planned our trip such that day 1 we cover tianmenshan. You can deposit your luggage at the foot of tianmenshan gate if you are like us - arriving straight from airport. Day 2 and 3 were spent at the national park right beside the hotel. It’s more convenient that way. That saying, this hotel is far from downtown. Most of the town activities are 20minutes drive away. We didn’t have a car, so we managed through DiDi car sharing service. Transport wasn’t a great issue. We choose this hotel because it’s quiet. If you want to immerse yourself in activities, you will be better off staying at the East Gate area. Service and amenities: Service is great! Breakfast included. Sumptuous enough for our 8 hours daily hike in the national park. You can easily get your tickets from the butler anytime through WeChat. He helped us to return tickets when we couldn’t make it for certain attractions on time too. The washing machine is down during our time here. We were hoping to get our clothes washed, especially after hiking in the rain for multiple days. Unfortunately that cannot be done. We just hand wash and dry it in our balcony. That was a bummer. They have a gym, outdoor. It will be great if it’s indoor and we will definitely use it. View is awesome. We have a bathtub in the room which we used it to soak our tired bodies after long hike. Amenities are limited. But generally we were there for the location and ambience. You get random insects in the room at times, that’s the thing about staying near nature. If it’s an issue for you - try to get the upper floor rooms. Our room was at the ground floor. Lastly, we love their house cat!

staffs are very friendly… great location if you seek peaceful, serene and quite place to relax after your busy day times exploring Zhangjiajie…

Our stay at Annica was very pleasant. The hotel is located right next to the national park (5 minutes by foot to an entrance) and the view from our room was stunning. The hotel has all the amenities one could wish for. Unfortunately we weren’t able to use the pool, as we visited in winter. Especially Xiao Liu (English name: Maverick) was incredible help. He helped us plan two whole trips through the park, and was always reachable through WeChat. He was always very patient and friendly. The hotel also has a very cute and handsome cat, with which we had the pleasure of getting to know her too. We whole-heartedly recommend this hotel.