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.

房間很大，風景很美！莊園三萬多畝，廣闊無垠的感覺！特別是工作人員小鐘小哥哥，必須給他點滿五顆星，超五星！！！感覺是一直在陪同我們玩，帶我們看雲海，摘野果，擼羊，抓螢火蟲，講解咖啡知識……第一晚遇上電閃雷鳴，他冒雨開着電瓶車來到我們住的山頂星空木屋外一直守着，然後接我們去莊園大堂，陪着我們打牌，一直到雨停再送回房間！！我女兒都一直想粘着他，小鐘哥哥超有愛心也有耐心！前台小姐姐們也非常友好有愛，服務滿分！下次還會帶孩子來的！

我們訂的是泳池房，陽台就能下水游泳，小孩子玩的很開心。吃的方面早飯和晚飯都是自助的形式，米線好吃，牛肉中規中矩。玩的方面下午工作人員會帶我們去溯溪，小孩子抓昆蟲。早上七點半一起去看雲海，十點半去看咖啡樹，這裡有瑰夏的樹可以認養，參觀到114隻咖啡品種的實驗室。愛伲莊園，是一個被低估了的咖啡莊園（相對其他咖啡莊園，沒有那麼商業）。祝愛伲莊園種植精品咖啡，加工初處理日益更加進步和完善。

盛讚愛伲的所有小夥伴們，讓你感受到賓至如歸…小棕哥哥非常棒，感謝這3天對我家小孩子的耐心教導，就好像一本行走的百科全書…漲知識了 廚房阿姨和師傅，前台的小姐姐都很完美… 風景美如畫…可惜天氣就一般

酒店前台在半山上，我們特意訂了山上的星空房間，房間景色非常棒，風景太讚了，像歐洲小鎮，還包午餐晚餐，都不用出去的，小朋友在泳池玩得很開心，有電瓶車接送來回房間，前台和管家的服務非常滿意，介紹得很仔細，還帶我們參觀咖啡莊園，晚上還有很多螢火蟲，生態非常好，日出有雲海，值得來普洱住的，難忘！

這個莊園位置比較偏，視頻推送引導去的。莊園周圍景色非常美，酒店安排了好幾種活動也可以自費騎馬，晚上有篝火晚會烤肉。酒店小鐘特別熱情健談，給我們介紹了很多咖啡知識。

莊園風景極佳，生態和諧，咖啡暢飲，咖啡知識講解專業，工作人員情緒價值給到位，很棒。餐飲再豐富些就更好了。

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🥵