Overall decent stay.
Be prepared to climb many steps. I stayed on the 5th floor and there was no elevator.
Also, there was no one at the reception when I arrived. They ask you to call a number, however, I don't speel chinese and the owner does not speel English, which made it quite difficult. We managed, but it was an obstacle. Otherwise the owner was quite helpful. We exchanged wechat and were able to communicate through the app.
The room itself was spacious and had everything one would need.
It was also just a ten minute walk to the old north bus station (laobeizhan) where there are busses to huangling and other surrounding destinations (see the picture).
+ Newly renovated, close to scenic spot
- Beds are not very soft, there were a couple of dead mosquitos (but except for that the room was fairly clean)
I had an okay stay, but I suggest paying the extra money for the room with river view