This is a hard review to do. We had only one night there arriving around 5pm and leaving the next morning at 7.30 for the Li River boat cruise.. Hence we were not really able to enjoy the sculpture park more than an hour before darkness.
The hotel itself has received a Relais and Chateaux designation which seemed somewhat bizarre given that our room was tiny and the shower and toilet even tinier; our dinner was not exceptional; the service was uninspired, indeed they forgot to give us our requested wake-up call.
Maybe our experience can be attributed to it end of the tourist season. We have told our tour operator that the 1 1/2 hours of driving to and again from a rather average quality hotel is simply not worth it for one night.

HOMA is a great looking hotel, very modern and tastefully done. Rooms are very comfortable and fancy with a great view. The reds would be the distance as it is very far from Guilin and the staff needs to be little more smart. They are not bad people but little slow in understanding your requirement. Its more of a resort to relax and admire the nature but not good for a tourist.

We had a great four days at Yuzi Paradise, which is so hard to describe. It is a modern, boutique hotel between Guilin and Yangshou situated in a park full of modern art scultpures. It is a rather remote spot, better for R&R or a weekned trip than as a jumping off point.

We liked the rooms and enjoyed strolling the grounds, eating at their restaurant, and doing art projects at their "Atelier." However, the front desk had VERY limited English. It was difficult to explain preferences and ask for advice on daily activities. There was one very competent and fluent woman who worked behing the scenes, so we ended up talking to her to book anything. Yangshou is an hour away and you have to pay steep prices to get anywhere, as you are isolated in the hotel, an hour from anything.

We observed many families with children that had a great time, lounging by the pool and having fun.

We had two great massages at Yuzi and would recommend the Chinese masseuses.

This is a great hotel, that with more training and English practice, could turn into a first rate hotel.

Really a terrible experience even though the hotel concept, environmental location are outstanding. management is really poor and not able to manage such a facility as far as hotelery is concerned.
I initially booked in May 07their Relais & Chateaux hotel, supposed to be opened in June, they confirmed it. One week before my arrival I receive a mail (got by change since I was travelling in Tibet) informing me that the R&S was not ready yet, proposing a JS in the HOMA. At that point I had no chance to change my plans, so accepted. Once arrived the room the proposed was different from the actual one. They told me it's the best room of the hotel, but actually an average 3 starts one, or less. After 2 days I have been onformed that the hotel would have have been closed, yeas, closed, the day after for unplanned maintenance opartions of aircon, so they proposed to move to the branch normally used by the general manager/owner to host friends/family members. Everything is embedded n a wonderful park, full of modern art masterpieces, the Homa, the R&S, the friends/family building, restaurants, etc....Actually the new suit was acceptable, 3+ stars room. Once I tried to ask why they didn't propose the new room when arived, why the air con maintenance was not planned ahead, etc...no answer. Actualy staff tried to make their best, but poorely trained, their english is really basic and it's been really a pain to communicate.
Then, even though the location is wonderful, the position is not!. The hotel is 40km far from Gulin, non possibility to catch a taxi. The only alternatives are to take the hotel car (unbelievaby expensive) or the public bus (5 yaun), if one accepts to spend more than 1 hour travelling with ducks, chickens, and sometimes bigs!.......More, is one decides to use their cars with driver for sightseeing, i.e. long distance ones, well be prepared to make one of your worst experience on the road, they are not actually able to drive a car and the experience is really dangerous and not recommended.

Actually I do not understand how R&S has provided the licence to that poor management and property!

Bottom line, I strongly recommend to make another choice in Guilin, Sheraton is a valid and up to standard alternative.