Casa Nguluko

Amazing. That’s the word that stayed with me after our time at Nguluko/Yuhu. What makes this guesthouse so unique isn’t just the elegant blend of Naxi tradition and modern design—it’s how that blend is alive and creates a very special experience! The owners still live in the original old house, with its untouched courtyard, while the guest rooms are in a beautifully designed, upscale brand new building. That mix of living heritage and quiet, five-star luxury is rare—and deeply touching. And then there’s the view. Looking out across the rooftops of Yuhu village to the majesty of Yulong Xueshan… it’s something I’ll never forget. I can highly recommend this place for anyone who looks for a very special rural experience with top comfort in a most beautiful surroundings.

Once in a while, we have the rare privilege of staying somewhere that exemplifies all that is good about travel. Nguluko is one such place. As the photos suggest, the hotel is beautifully designed. It’s a zen-like, modern annex, connected to Liusan’s generational home. What a curious privilege it is, to be able to join her family around the home’s traditional Naxi courtyard for a bonfire dance, before retreating upstairs to a room of luxurious comforts, including an actual Dyson hairdryer and electronic toilet. But more important is what the photos cannot capture. In an age of faceless travel, dominated by flavourless hotel chains and mass-produced group tours, it’s rare to be able to feel a connection with folks eager to share a little slice of their life with you. Whether it be a morning stroll around the old village, a sharing session on Naxi culture and Dongba script, or even the aforementioned bonfire dance (replete with lived-in details like the family’s aging hams dangling off the awnings), it harkens back to a more serendipitous style of travel that made me smile. Even meals (all-inclusive!) are a chance to experience local culture. Locally foraged bracken and morels make an appearance, as do different varieties of liangfen, and Lijiang-style baba. There’s also the most moreish chicken hotpot — which I was going to drive out of the way to Luguzhen to try — but which she ended up serving for dinner on the second night. I’m quite obsessive when it comes to food, and yet everything I wanted to try here, except perhaps the rainbow trout and yak, were cooked up and served. Some small things could be improved: many stairways lack railings for the mobility impaired, and the ‘October’ room has an odd bathroom design where the toilet cubicle barely has space to close when one is seated. But such issues pale in comparison to the overall experience. Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give it is that in a world filled with a million wonderful destinations, this is one place I would choose to return to.

住在這家有二十多年歷史的民宿厚苑NGULUKO，雪山腳下的小院，聽民宿主理人六三姐姐講納西族東巴文化，吃到超好吃的土雞火鍋和納西烤粑粑，在地體驗感拉滿～ 特別誇下厚苑的餐食，很用心，自己曬的蘋果乾很好吃，服務也很走心，很有歸屬感的民宿。

朋友極力推薦，插-天到玉湖村厚苑住，體驗感非常享受，顛覆了我對精品民宿的認知。 到酒店門口，感覺入囗狹窄神祕，有點東京安曼的感覺，進入酒店，豁然開朗，別有洞天，裡頭的石牆，水池，竹林，木頭佈置，非常有設計感，不愧是大師作品，酒店裡非常安靜，外面的喧鬧完全感覺不到。 房間寬敞明亮，衞生細節非常好，服務更是周到體貼，但更值得-提的是他的在地文化體驗活動做的很用心，想體驗地域風情的可以來住幾天。 很值得-住的精品民宿，下次再來住幾天，已經推薦給朋友。

接待跟進非常細緻，一開始訂還猶豫了下，結果來到感覺進了私家花園，大堂空間下層沙發，感覺小朋友來到真的完全可以放手自己玩耍，家長衹負責發呆看看書，她們家原來是玉湖村90年代末第一家客棧叫雪篙客棧，這裡是有故事的地方，來自奧地利、英國、意大利、德國、瑞士、瑞典等歐洲考察學者都住在她們家，老闆原來是某國際組織翻譯員、當地東巴文化使者，她還是自然教學與環境科學專業人士，對小朋友親和力十足，她們的店員對小朋友都具備親和力，從設計玉湖個人認為天花板了，極度極簡！我們體驗了洗衣服務，衞生乾淨，而且還幫我們摺疊裝好袋子，送到房間。他們的洗護用品是澳洲很小眾，味道特別好聞。對於我們前一天是住物與嵐過來，這個體驗感！房間用的榻榻米床墊床品真的很住在家的感覺一樣，還有她的早餐真的很好吃😋食材新鮮，一定要吃她們的自己家的蘋果製成的蘋果醬塗抹的粑粑，我們這次剛好遇上他們一週一次的晚餐是有本地品種的三文魚🍣刺身，廚師刀工特別好超薄！太新鮮了！她們的地道排骨雜鍋，食材都是當天新鮮送過來的。我們是廣州來的，對食材要求，毋庸置疑！建築也是她弟弟一手跟進，8年時間打磨出來。浴缸超級大，絕對不比物與嵐差！她們的浴具都是進口的。戴森吹風機用的是德國進口版。住民宿衞生是真的對於我們出遊來説最重要❗️可以用滿分形容。她們的户外活動采菌子都是配講解很細心小朋友大人都很高興！當天晚上篝火舞都是免費配有民族服裝，女士可以盡情拍照📷 都是當地人帶着你一起跳！晚上還有一個認識東巴文字的互動。小孩子可以一起畫畫與學習唐朝至今還延續的文字，原來這是麗江三大世界文化遺產之一！還有她的咖啡與預防高反的水果茶真的足料。如果是廣東、港澳來的，可以相信我的眼光，不會失望，肯定超預期！😋

在酒店眺望玉龍雪山太美啦！酒店的一草一木都能體現主理人的匠心，能感受到當地的文化和風情，不是那種千篇一律的民宿！！很喜歡組織的采蘑菇活動！房間非常乾淨，公區很漂亮，住的很舒服，給人滿滿的度假感， 工作人員都很nice 咖啡超級好喝！早餐和晚餐都很好吃很豐盛！有機會會再來，也會推薦給身邊的朋友！酒店旁邊的63餐廳也非常美味！