This is an incredible place. The rooms are perfect (soft beds at last!), the food is great and cheap, the staff is helpfull, good location just outside of old town... For once this is a "western owned" business where the boss is actually there, always up for a pool or a game of darts. Superb collection of dvd. more

The Jade Emu had the best bed on our entire China trip, the room was spacious, clean and very well furnished. The food was excellent and so was the service. Dave and Song and the other staff made us feel at home, we really enjoyed our 5 days there. We recommend the hotpot!! more

A well located & awesome place to stay in an attractive & well presented building. Clean & comfortable with good facilities & not too expensive. It is just outside the Old City wall & very easy to walk into the city. Great place to meet people & they are very good at organising trips & buses etc for you at... more

Very very close to the city centre but great to be slightly removed from it as well. Really cute place, clean and very helpful w/ getting us around. more

The Jade Emu deserves all its positive reviews; I spent a month backpacking round China, and it was the best hostel I stayed at. The staff are friendly, the rooms are clean and there's nice touches such as plug points inside the lockers so you can charge cameras/phones safely. Beds are huge, and the bathrooms have soap in them (yes,... more

Awesome place - not least because of the guys who run it, and the hardworking staff. Would stay here again. In fact, would return to Dali just to stay here again! more

I've been staying in hostels and guesthouses for 25 years and I must say that the Jade Emu has what it takes. Friendly, clean, adaptable, excellent food, atmosphere and just an overall fantastic place. We happened across Jade Emu when another hostel didn't respond back immediately and are we ever happy that we ended up here. From the moment you... more

Rooms - stayed in a dorm, was really comfy and quiet and slept like a baby Staff - Fantastic, English speaking staff, always ready to help you out. They only a room for me for one night, but they helped me book another hostel and even lent me a wireless router so I could still use their internet from the... more

We stayed at the Jade Emu Guesthouse for 4 nights in September and can say nothing bad whatsoever about it. The staff were so lovely, friendly and helpful. The building and rooms are modern and clean, and the facilities just amazing. They offered everything you could think of - cheap meals, travel booking services with pickup, free internet (and plenty... more