There are many hotels where Phoenix stays, and the price varies according to the location and the grade of the hotel. In order to give you a clear idea, I divide the hotels in Phoenix into four types: big hotels in the county, small inns in the county, Linjiang Inn on the Tuojiang River and non-Linjiang Inn on the Tuojiang River. Let me say it one by one:

Big hotels and inns in the county: According to my observation, most people who live in this kind are in groups, and young tourists are mainly over 30 years old. The price of big hotels is expensive, and the house price is basically hundreds. The inn is cheap, just a few tens of dollars. If you travel by yourself, it is not recommended to live in the county seat.

Linjiang Inn by Tuojiang River: Personally, I recommend staying at Linjiang Inn by Tuojiang River, especially for couples. Open the window, you can see the clear Tuojiang River, blowing the river wind and enjoying the beautiful night view of the ancient city. This feeling is absolutely great and romantic. However, the price of Linjiang house is not cheap, and the house prices are basically hundreds. And the closer to Hongqiao, the more expensive it is, ranging from 150-200, and it will be slightly cheaper in the off-season. Personally, I recommend living in the upper reaches (Hongqiao is downstream) and near Jinshui Bridge in the upper reaches. There are also many hotels here, and the prices are relatively cheaper, and there are also many rooms on the river, and the price is around 100 yuan. Therefore, if you want to experience the feeling of the house facing the river and save money, you can live next to Jinshui Bridge. Here, I usually talk to the boss about the price after grinding it.

Non-Linjiang Inn by Tuojiang River: There are too many of them. Just go in from any alley next to Tuojiang River. The price is not expensive, between 20 and 80 yuan.

There's another hotel to talk about alone, hehe, it's Phoenix International Youth Hostel, and travelers generally know this kind of youth hostel, which has a single room and gets on and off the bed. It's simple, but it's cheap. There is also one in Fenghuang, which is located near the east gate of Hongqiao, the ancient city of Fenghuang (Shawan 1 1). Turn right under Hongqiao and go down along the river to the tower for 50 meters. There are many foreign tourists staying in it. Perhaps this is the only hotel in Phoenix that can book rooms around the world through the Internet! Only 20 yuan is required for each bed.

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There are many restaurants and snacks in Fenghuang Street and Tuojiang River. But the service, taste and price can't afford it. Generally speaking, when eating in local restaurants, we should pay attention to several issues:

First: Don't go to very unpopular hotels, which are basically not very good.

Second: If the menu handed by the waiter is not marked with price, then be careful. This kind of restaurant usually has two vegetable prices, one for locals and one for foreigners. Here's a trick to bargain. If the food is expensive after checking out, tell the boss that he works in Phoenix and often comes to eat. This time, he brings a friend to eat. Let him give you a firm price, and the natural price will give you a discount.

After understanding these tips, I would like to recommend some good hotels for you.

(1) Junzi Restaurant, located diagonally across from Fenghuang County People's Hospital, is also a home-cooked dish frequented by locals. The food there is cheap and good. It is cheap and delicious, and the taste is authentic. A dozen people can order a table of dishes for about 100 yuan to eat until they die! There is a dish called tea tree mushroom fried meat, which is very delicious, about 15 yuan each, a big one. Then there is Nostoc commune, which is called Shaluo mushroom in our local dialect. Of course, the most important and necessary dish is Xiangxi bacon, which can be said to be a must-eat dish for Xiangxi people in the New Year.

(2) The Ambassador Hotel, the name of which was inscribed by the old man in Huang Yongyu, is quite distinctive in Fenghuang County.

There are also many snacks in Phoenix that taste good, such as: oil-fragrant Baba, Artemisia-vegetable Baba, bean curd, and barbecue. These are small things, and the prices are not much more expensive. I won't say much. Let's just say a rough price: four yuan for oil-scented Baba, one yuan for wormwood Baba and three yuan for a bowl of tofu pudding. Let's focus on barbecue:

Friends who like barbecue have come to the right place. Phoenix has two blocks of barbecues. One is from Hongqiao to Armed Forces Street, which is mainly eaten by tourists. It is close to the ancient city and has a large passenger flow. The other one is twice as big as Hongqiao. On Xinma Road, almost all the local people in Phoenix are eating. I suggest that friends who want to eat barbecue take a taxi to Xinma Road and try the local barbecue night market in Phoenix. The scale of this midnight snack stall market has never even been seen in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province! The best food there is the roast beef skewers. There are beef, beef tendon, butter, bezoar throat, beef tendon, etc., all of which are sold by the handfuls. Remember that they are five yuan each. And the price here is cheaper than the barbecue in Hongqiao!

If you want to eat western food, there are also some, at the head of Jinshui Bridge in Jinjiayuan. An Englishman owns an Italian pizza restaurant! The pizzas in this restaurant are all made on the spot, which feels much better than those in Pizza Hut. It is said that the cheese in the restaurant is imported from Australia, so it is different from other junk pizzas, and the price ranges from 38 to 48. The environment there is very exotic, and the design and decoration are all done by the boss himself.

Romantic couples and friends strongly recommend going there to eat pizza, listen to music, have a cup of authentic Italian coffee and watch the Tuojiang River through the curtains at night. It feels really great! Students and friends who want to practice oral English can also go there, order a cup of coffee, sit down and chat with the boss about the history of Phoenix and local stories. Italian coffee in this shop is 15 yuan, hot chocolate 15 yuan, and juice cola 6 yuan. Spaghetti seems to range from 30 to 40!

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I don't think there is much to pay attention to in terms of business. Phoenix local drivers basically won't rip off passengers, so everyone just takes a taxi to hit the meter. The starting price of local taxis is very cheap, starting at three yuan. There are three bus stops in Phoenix * * *: North Bus Station, which mainly runs buses to Jishou, Changsha, Zhangjiajie and Changde. A Tuqiaolong station, this station has buses to all Miao villages. Friends who want to go to Miao villages don't have to buy tickets in the ancient city, just take the bus here. The last stop is in the Folk Garden, which is a bus dedicated to Huaihua.

Just one thing, if you want to visit Qiliangdong Scenic Area, you don't have to go to the bus station to take a bus, because that place is less than five kilometers away from the ancient city, and no bus is willing to pick you up and take a taxi directly, usually 20 yuan. There are also private cars soliciting customers, as long as they are in 20 yuan, just get on the bus.

Fourth, the secret of saving money-buying ginger candy

Ginger candy shops in Fenghuang ancient city can be seen everywhere, with five steps for a small shop and ten steps for a big shop. From the number of ginger candy shops, it is not difficult to see how high the profit of this small phoenix specialty is. There are a large number of stores, and there are several famous ones, and the prices are also uneven. The ginger candy in many ginger candy stores is very cheap, but the first taste is not good, and the taste of ginger is not strong. Second, in order to reduce costs, merchants add pigments and spicy ingredients, so it is best not to buy this kind. Phoenix's ginger candy, personally recommend Liu's ginger candy in the ancient city, which is a century-old shop and has been on TV many times. It tastes very authentic.

There is also a need to pay attention to the price of ginger candy. Let me give you a little hint here! Under normal circumstances, you can buy it at 50-60% off the boss's offer.

Five, the secret of saving money-buy Xiangxi bacon

Another famous must-buy specialty is Phoenix's bacon. The production of Xiangxi bacon has its own unique technology, and the authentic bacon can only be shaped after a long time of smoking and baking. Nowadays, many businesses rely on tourists who don't understand bacon, simply blackening the meat and selling it hastily. It tastes like bacon at all. This kind of discrimination is easy. Cut the bacon and look at the cross section of the bacon. If it is dark outside, but the meat inside is red and tender, it is generally processed quickly and not delicious. I once bought bacon from a shop next to Shen Congwen's former residence, and it was ok. The name of the shop was Songguifang. According to the boss, they also cooperated with the Food Research Institute of Jishou University, and more products will be launched later. Go around again next time when you are free.

As for buying raw bacon, many shops bid 35-45 yuan a catty. Generally, you can return to 30 yuan, but how much you can return depends on your personal level.

Six, the secret of saving money-buy Miao Yin.

There is another unique thing in the ancient city, namely Miaojia silverware store. There are roughly two kinds of places selling silverware in Phoenix. One is a specialized silverware shop, which is relatively expensive. In addition, there are Miao aunts who set up stalls in all corners of the ancient city. The silverware they sell is basically fake. If they buy it, they will cut it directly from 2 to 3 fold.

The silverware in the silverware store in the ancient city is expensive, but it is beautifully made, mostly 99 silver, and the asking price is mostly between 10- 15 yuan 1 gram. You can make a counter-offer and let the boss make a discount of 8-9. If you want to buy better silver ornaments, it is recommended to go to the big shops in the ancient city to buy them. The quality and craftsmanship are very good.

Seven, the secret of saving money-guide to buying tickets for bonfire parties

Please pay special attention. The secret that can help you save money most is the bonfire party. Haha, everyone will understand this thing after reading it. Don't tell it around. This is also a hidden rule. As soon as you get off the bus, someone will take you to the bonfire party. Phoenix has two places for bonfire parties, one in Jinshui Village and the other in Tianxia Phoenix Hotel! To tell you the truth, I've seen it. It's really possible and worth seeing. But the price is not flattering. The price tag is 120 and 200, hehe! It's more expensive than watching a movie premiere. In fact, I tell you that most of them will be taken away by tour guides, and the reserve price of all bonfire parties is about 30 yuan. Go to the ticket window to buy tickets yourself, just tell the ticket seller that it is a local friend who told you that this is the price. It doesn't matter if you can't cut it down, just find a local aunt who soliciting and let them buy it for you. You can give the aunt who bought the ticket for you 20 yuan for hard work! Hehe, it saved you a lot of money at once. You can buy a silver necklace if you keep it.

Eight, the secret of saving money-go to Miao village

Another is Miao Village. If you go to buy tickets to Miao Village, you will get dozens or hundreds of tickets. I suggest you go to the station outside Tianxia Phoenix Hotel or Tuqiaolong Station by yourself, spend ten yuan by car to any Miao village you want to go to, go directly to see the old buildings of the Miao people and spend money to eat their specialty at Miao people's home. It doesn't cost much at all. Buying a ticket is different from having a shuttle bus. Dance for you with some lame actors. This is definitely useful!

Nine, the secret of saving money-bonfire party and boating in Tuojiang River.

The beautiful ancient city of Fenghuang has a jade belt passing through the city. Boating on the Tuojiang River can fully feel the beauty of the ancient city of Fenghuang. It's a great pity not to go boating on the Tuojiang River! However, taking the cruise ship of Gucheng Company is really expensive and scary. How can we see the scenery cheaply and have fun? Hehe, let's take a farm boat! You can take bus No.3 and get off at Baoziwan Station. There are many farm boats waiting for you by the river. The price is 20 yuan each, but you can bargain, 15 or 10, depending on your ability. You can have a water fight with other friends on the boat while watching the scenery by boat. It's absolutely fun and exciting! Don't let you regret taking a boat once, but be careful to get wet!

Ten, save money tips-save trouble tips

In fact, this trick is not to save money, but to save you trouble. In the ancient city, there are big sisters and aunts soliciting customers all over the floor. When they meet people, they ask, are you going to Miao Village? Watch the bonfire party? By boat or not? Have you eaten? It will be a bit confusing, and here I once again offer my housekeeping tips. Reject them in a word. "We just went. I won't go again. "Ha ha, this sentence seems simple. Actually, it's very useful, and it's a valuable experience I've summed up in my years of travel. Think about it, if you answer that I won't go, or don't want to go, people will definitely feel that there is room for discussion and will chase after you. Once you say "I've been there", they will often stop pestering you! Hmm. How interesting

In short, although there are some small tricks when traveling in Phoenix, there is nothing to worry about in general, which will definitely not affect your mood of traveling. The province saves money and should spend the money!

That Linjiang inn can be cheaper and can be pressed to about 70.

It is recommended to have lived in the river (isn't there a tower there? Go down along the tower.)

One of them has French windows ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Miao village and the suggestion of bonfire are still not to go. . . It's fun to go to some places with water. ...

After staying in the inn, the bosses will ask you about your itinerary ... If you say to have a casual look, someone will ask you whether you want to play with the group the next day ... (This can usually be a lot of pressure ...) You can bargain whatever you buy and do there. . . It's recommended to go in summer ~ ~ ~ It's cool there and you can have a water fight ... I hope my article can be a reference for your travel plan!