An excellent value－－this guesthouse is cheery and clean and the family that runs it are very friendly and helpful. The location is pretty good－－a long walk to certain parts of the island but there are many electric shuttles going by that are happy to take you anywhere on the island (Y40 for up to 10 people one way). For those who just want to enjoy the beautiful beach, just to the east of the Colorful Beach 五彩滩 there is a wonderful, clean beach filled with hermit crabs with very few people and very few noisy four-runners. (Other beaches like the Shiluo/Riluo beach on the west side and the Beike (Shell) Beach on the north side have a lot of noisy four-runners that drive perilously close to small children, jet skis in the water and persistent vendors.) There are not really any waves to speak of and the entire island is listed as "swimming forbidden" due to "complicated currents" but off the southeast side, there seemed to be no problem with bathing. There are many restaurants in the Waizai village where this guesthouse is located－－the family＇s own restaurant cooks excellent, flavorful Sichuan food, though the choice of vegetables on the island is limited, of course. Most of the restaurants on the island are Sichuan or Chongqing flavor. Definitely avoid the one restaurant on Nanwan Jie that offers hamburgers and chicken burgers! 入乡随俗 (When in Rome...) For a lighter, cheaper lunch or breakfast, many restaurants have various kinds of mian (wheat noodles), fen or mixian (rice noodles) for Y12-20. For larger meals, expect to pay Y25-35 per vegetable dish and Y45-80 per meat / seafood dish. The weather in the winter was wonderful－－a light sweatshirt in the evenings, warm and sunny during the days with low humidity and no mosquitoes! The island and its activities, such as the volcano site, requires a lot of walking and steps. There are many clean, free, public restrooms at the tourist sites, though most are squatty toilets, of course, and as always, make sure to pack TP. Definitely worth a few days th
