Aini Garden

When I started planning our itinerary for our 15 day Yunnan holiday, I plotted out our path to go all the way up to Shangri-la, back down to Kunming and then to Jiaozi Snow Mountain and Dongchuan Red Land. Then I chanced upon a video of Aini Garden and fell in love! The only reason we came to Pu'er was to get to Aini. This was the first place I booked, and I really took a chance because it has a no cancellation policy and I really had to stick to the date once it was made. The initial pre-arrival experience was less than pleasant. I didn't know how we were going to get to the manor and my WeChat messages went unanswered. The hotel we stayed at in Pu'er finally got in touch with someone and got them to message me. I asked how we could get there and the answer was a curt "take a taxi or charter a car". No pleasantries of "we look forward to seeing you" or offering to arrange a car. When we arrived, no one was at reception and no one came out. Our driver was so perplexed he wondered if we were in the right place and if the place was open. Finally a young girl came out and registered us in. There was an air of aloofness from everyone else. However, once we were checked in, things warmed up quickly. We were offered coffee and freshly cut papaya and had a nice introduction chat with the lady staff. The bedroom and bathroom is well appointed, spacious and comfortable. We would have enjoyed sitting on the balcony if the chairs were more comfortable. I love the floor to ceiling glass windows but the panel above the door should also be glass (it is just netting) so traffic sounds from the road actually comes through at night. I actually wanted to book the cottage in the hills but opted for the standard room in the main house because I was worried it would be cold. Big regret as it is actually magnificently located with stunning views. However take note that you will need to call for a buggy ride or make a 1km hike every time you want to eat or get to the main house. If you are self driving, no issues as you can park right next to the cottage. Anyway it's a small price to pay for an unlimited view of the milky way and seclusion. This is as close to a Ryokan experience as you can get in China, minus the hot springs. 3 days 2 nights of blissful, carefree living is not quite enough. They make sure they feed you well, with the freshest produce available for hotpot dinner and home-cooked Yunnanese dishes for lunch. There are so many activities organised, from taking you up the mountain for a glimpse of sunrise (with mountain goats for company ❤️) to coffee plantation education tour to horseback riding along the mountain ridges (the view is spectacular!) to scavenging for wild vegetables and fruits to drinking, dancing and singing around the campfire! So much to do, so little time! One area of improvement I personally would like to see is the coffee serving. They tend to be quite snobbish about how their coffee is taken. Neat, with nothing else. Asking for sugar or milk feels nearly scorned upon. Coffee is a versatile drink and can be savoured in a huge variety of ways. How else is Starbucks so successful? I felt kind of stifled and deprived because I love a good latte and had looked forward to enjoying an unlimited indulgence of coffee throughout our stay. Anyhow, I love the ecotourism efforts here. It feels natural and unpretentious. I love the people and the camaraderie they cultivate. I especially enjoyed talking to their consultant 敬梅, a beautiful lady with extensive knowledge in Yunnan culture and ecological progress. Also thank you to 徐芳 for arranging transport back to town and giving helpful recommendations. We hope to return again.

第二次來住愛伲啦，依舊是咖啡愛好者的天堂。在吧枱可以隨意喝手沖，現在天氣熱了泳池也可以游泳了，小朋友住的泳池房，很熱鬧。 但是最近可能枯水期，沒怎麼下雨，小朋友想去的溯溪水量減少了，沒有冬季的時候水流大，並且莊園的牛都在那邊乘涼，遍地牛屎，有點點噁心。 最要讚的就是工作人員啦。吧枱小哥一直在做手沖，給大家講解咖啡知識。前台小妹妹也是有求必應，還有帶我們去溯溪的帥哥，唱歌也超級好聽。晚上還有篝火晚會，唱歌喝酒吃烤肉。 等暑假了再來采蘑菇！

風景沒的説，屋內就很出片。晚上星空非常漂亮，如果不怕黑的話還可以出去找螢火蟲。距離主樓有點路，可隨時叫電瓶車來接，衹是我更愛在山間走走的悠閑時光。唯一不足是木質房屋隔熱一般，下午呆在裏面感覺要被蒸熟了🥵

愛伲莊園，很適合親子或者朋友度假，極美的自然環境，有山有水有牛羊有咖啡，還有愛伲莊園的人都很nice，有愛心有耐心。大小朋友體驗了看日出、騎馬、划船、咖啡採摘、草地上奔跑🏃🏿，每天咖啡不限量供應，對於愛喝咖啡的人士簡直不要太開心，非常棒的體驗。

性價比很高，一日三餐包含各種活動。 食堂的大姐們太有愛了，我們晚上九點多到，留火鍋給我們，一直等我們吃完。 山莊環境很好，遂溪，參觀咖啡種植基地，看日出都有專人帶領。 很適合帶孩子一起來。

山莊的好的壞的不多説了 整體評價給個三星 以後應該不會再去了😐小溪很臟捉不到魚 騎馬上山看不到落日 對餐廳的食物打80分但是對餐廳的服務我必須打100分 有個廚師大姐人特別的好 可以讓大姐給炒菜 味道好極了👍👍 給開車的朋友提個醒 有可能被劃車 而且沒處申冤。具體説説我的經歷 從普洱站租車 自駕至愛伲莊園 一路盤山 路面好走 但是彎太多新司機還是要慢些。愛伲莊園前台門口就是一排停車區 我因為是租的車 格外愛惜 入住當晚晚飯後約8點 我對全車檢查一番無恙後回房睡覺 第二天10點退房離開時 赫然發現車右側從頭到尾（前輪擋板至後輪擋板）一條劃痕 不像是誤碰 感覺是有意為之。遂找到山莊經歷姓趙 安排查看監控（衹有正對大堂門口的車位看的比較清楚 因為室外沒有監控 衹能通過室內的監控向外看）我的車因為沒停在正前方 所以監控並看不出細節。我報警了但因為還有後麪的行程 無法等待兩小時後才能過來的警察蜀黍👮 無奈 為了不在還車時候被罰大額修車費 衹能犧牲了好幾小時 百度周圍修車店 自行進行了拋光打磨 花費100元。後和趙經理協商 因為是在山莊內部發生的意外事故 山莊對車輛也應負有一定的看護責任 應該承擔我的修車費用100元。但是！趙經理對我的微信沒有迴應 反正你已經離開了 就完全不搭理的態度 真的很令人心寒。再去玩的朋友們都保護好自己的愛車 別發生這麼不愉快的事情！！！租車的朋友一定要上全險 包括剮蹭劃痕的 就不用操心受累的了😭

山路很難走，費了好大勁到達酒店，環境挺好的，親近大自然，騎馬、溯溪、採摘咖啡豆的活動需要預約，基本都能約上。入住出了點烏龍，開的房間已經有人在住了，很尷尬～房間整體還好，但是衞生的確很不好，漱口杯竟然殘留着已經幹了的牙膏和指紋～見微知著，已經對衞生不太放心了。酒店提供三餐，很實在也美味，工作人員態度很好，如果能改善一下衞生會讓遊客住的更安心。

訂的早，還可以送一次騎馬體驗。費用包含一日三餐，可以游泳，溯溪抓魚，看日出雲海，品咖啡摘咖啡豆，是個寶藏莊園沒錯了。正趕上年三十，準備了自助炒菜，味道不錯，自助牛肉火鍋也很棒，品種多多，牛肉美味，飲料自助，還要什麼自行車🚲

環境沒得説，服務也可以，尤其對於咖啡愛好者，每天手沖自由試各種豆不要太爽。房間也很大，風景也不錯，但洗手間和廁所是全透明玻璃實在太尷尬…而且衞生也一般，不少地方有灰塵，馬桶還有頑固污跡…實在是普通民宿也不應該有的缺點，希望能改進不辜負那麼好的環境… 帶孩子的話建議住泳池房或者山景房，就在主樓各種服務比較方便，去車裡拿東西也方便。 自助餐品種比較少，但考慮價格不貴還是可以的。摘咖啡豆，抓魚和騎馬的活動雖然簡單但也很有趣。 最後的提醒是，進出都有1小時左右的盤山路，帶小孩長者的話記得提前半小時服用暈車葯，否則可能吃不消…