After staying in 5 star chain hotels in Beijing and Shanghai, which are all very nice, it was great to land in a small, quiet western oriented inn located in a Chinese village. The staff was very eager to make us comfortable and to help us navigate Yangzhou, which they did. Our room was spotless and the cozy lobby was warmed by a fire pit in the wall that the staff kept burning all day. Most of the staff is bilingual and fun to talk to. The inexpensive menu is good but their sister inn, the "Mountain retreat", has a bigger menu that we enjoyed even more. Our Chinese hosts, Tina, Anna, Jessica and Gloria are bilingual and fun to talk to and they made sure we had everything we needed. When we first arrived in Yangzhou late at night on the bus, Tina sent a taxi to pick us up and when we left, Anna made sure we made it to the airport in Guilin in time for our flight. Thanks to everyone at the village inn we had a great stay.