where we'll stay

Even though we're only going to be away 15 days, we are staying in 8 hotels -- which sounds like (and is!) a lot of moving around! I think this is the greatest number of hotels we've ever stayed in on one trip. But so many were just so great we had a hard time ruling out. From beginning to end:

The Ron-Inn in Guilin, 1 night (Guangxi Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

The Mountain Nest in Yangshuo, 3 nights (Guangxi Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

Kunmin Junlai Hotel, 1 night (Yunnan Province) [tripadvisor link]

Yingfeng Hotel in Dali, 1 night (Yunnan Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

Sky Valley Heritage Boutique Hotel in Xizhou, 3 nights (Yunnan Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

Old Theatre Inn in Shaxi, 1 night (Yunnan Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

The Bivou in Lijiang, 2 nights (Yunnan Province) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

Dorsett Mongkok in Hong Kong, 2 nights (Kowloon) [hotel link] [tripadvisor link]

We've never stayed in a place like the Dorsett Mongkok, but then we've also never been to a place like Hong Kong!