冒险娘之旅 Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort

9 freaking hours. That was how long it took for my bus ride from Chengdu  新南门汽车站 to Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟. My advice if you happen to take a long distance bus in China, please do not take seat number 1 to 4 as they are the front most seats and do not have enough leg space. The scenery along the trip was beautiful actually but I slept most of the time. I have heard that the toilets would be dirty along the trip but it turned out that the paid toilets were mostly clean and only costed 1rmb. I have no problem with squat toilets along the long drain since my legs are strong. Just don't look down or around since there are no doors. Haha.  After a long ride, we arrived at the bus station in Jiuzhaigou. The station was a 10 minutes walk from the scenic area entrance. I took a taxi from the station to my hotel which was really unnecessary since it only took an easy 10 minutes walk down the slope.

For this trip, I chose to stay in Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort 九寨沟喜来登国际大酒店 for 3 nights. It was a good decision since after a series of hostel stays, I was in need of some pampering and luxury. The hotel was pretty well-kept and grand looking from the entrance. The room was spacious and decorated just like a Sheraton would be. I am so glad for the familiar space and aroma where I can totally relaxed. After 9 hours of fasting on the bus ride, I gave myself a treat to the dinner buffet in the hotel. The buffet was well spread and delicious but food was not of finest quality as expected of a five-star hotel and the price. But since Jiuzhaigou is far from city, fine food would scarce and expensive. After dinner, I retired to my room for a good sleep. Finally got a soft bed to sleep in tonight. Yah! I realised that the beds in most of the china hotels and hostels were too hard for me.

The next day, I got a map of the Jiuzhaigou scenic area from the receptionist and took a relaxing 20 minutes walk from the hotel to the scenic entrance.

Saw a white yak along the bus trip.


Sheraton entrance with a view of a misty mountain in the morning



Followed the stream from the hotel to the scenic entrance


Blue spring water flowing down from the mountains mixing with the canal stream flowing down the town creating this 2 toned river.