Best Long-Stay Apartments in Zhangjiajie?
6 Stays With a Kitchen, Weekly / Monthly Rates, By the Avatar-Mountain Parks

We open the long-stay list with the apartment we reckon suits big families / groups best in the park zone — A&G Apartment scores 9.8/10 from around 184 real guest reviews. It's an apartment property that opened in 2018, in Wulingyuan near the National Forest Park East Gate, and the thing that really lands for long-stayers is that these are 2–4 bedroom suites (50–140m²) with a full kitchen you can cook in — a big family or a group of friends can stay together comfortably, split the cost, and save a lot on food over several days by cooking. Real guests mention "a kitchen with everything we needed", plus it's a walk to Xibu Old Street for groceries, and you're right by the park gate so you can walk into the Avatar pillars every day without the 33km round trip to the city. What you should know straight up: it's a small apartment property (10 suites), so it fills up fast in high season and you'll want to book ahead; the service is local-apartment style, not a hotel with a lobby and room service; and it suits people who'll genuinely cook — if you want to eat out every meal, the city is more convenient.

The best long-stay fit on the city side, because every room is a family suite with a kitchen, a washing machine and a fridge — Zhangjiajie Xunshanye Homestay scores 9.7/10 from around 396 real guest reviews (the most-reviewed on our kitchen list). It's in the city / Tianmen zone, near the Tianmen cable car base and the rail station, and the draw for long-stayers is that the kitchen and washing machine are right there in your suite, so you can cook and do laundry every day, plus you're in the city with markets, supermarkets and restaurants on the doorstep, so grocery runs are easy, and it's ~500m to the rail station, which is brilliant when you're hauling heavy bags in for a long stay. Real guests praise the standards, the clean rooms, and a host who helps book tickets and suggests routes. What you should know straight up: it's a small homestay / apartment, not a big hotel with full facilities, and it's on the city side — for the Avatar pillars (Wulingyuan) you'll have a ~33km drive, so use it as a base for Tianmen plus day trips out to Wulingyuan.

If you want to settle into the park slow-travel style, in new rooms, with a kitchen and laundry to use but without paying a lot, this is the one — Enjoy Nature Homestay scores 9.6/10 from around 238 real guest reviews. It's a homestay that opened in 2025, in central Wulingyuan, a ~10-minute walk to the park gate, and the draw for long-stayers is that there's a free shared kitchen plus a free laundry room / dryer / laundry service, so you can stay for days and keep your food and laundry costs down. The rooms are new (just opened in 2025), and there's a restaurant, bar, tea room and rooftop view deck for a relaxed feel. Real guests praise the clean, modern rooms, comfy beds, and a host who helps with tickets and routes, and you're right by the park gate so you can walk into the Avatar pillars every day. What you should know straight up: the kitchen is a shared kitchen, not a private one in your room (unlike A&G / Xunshanye, which have a kitchen in the room), it's only just opened so reviews are still building, and it's a small homestay (15 rooms) without the full facilities of a big hotel.

If you want a longer stay but with more service than a plain apartment, this is the middle ground — Zhangjiajie Yujie Hotel is an aparthotel in the park zone, scoring 9.6/10 from around 32 real guest reviews on Booking. The draw for long-stayers is that it's part hotel, part apartment — you get hotel convenience (free breakfast, free parking, a seasonal outdoor pool, a fitness room, a garden, free pick-up / drop-off) but with apartment-style suites for a more comfortable long stay. It suits people who want to stay several days in the park zone but don't want to cook every meal — breakfast is on, so you can eat before heading into the park, and it's near the National Forest Park gate as a base for the Avatar pillars. What you should know straight up: there are still relatively few reviews (~32 on Booking) compared with others on this list; a kitchen / apartment suite is only on some room types (check at booking whether the room you pick has a kitchen); and the pool is seasonal — the draw is hotel-style service in a park-zone location.

If there's a family / group of you and you want the privacy of an entire home in the city, this is a standout — JoJo Sweet Home is an entire-home apartment, 2 bedrooms, 90m², sleeping up to 7, in the city / Tianmen zone, compiled from real cross-platform reviews (Booking / Agoda). The draw for long-stayers is that you rent the whole place, with a full kitchen, a balcony, parking and Wi-Fi — a family or group gets private space like being at home, can cook, and splits the cost well, and you're a ~2-minute walk to the Tianmen cable car ticket office, so early-morning ascents to skip the queues are easy, plus you're in the city near markets / supermarkets for easy grocery runs. What you should know straight up: it's an entire-home rental, so there's no front desk / room service like a hotel (you contact the host by chat), check-in may mean arranging a key handover, and it's on the city side — for the Avatar pillars (Wulingyuan) you'll have a ~33km drive.

We close the list with the option for the biggest groups — SmileNest Downtown is an entire-home apartment, 3 bedrooms, an en-suite in every room, sleeping 6–10, scoring 9.8/10 on Booking, in the city of Zhangjiajie. The draw for big groups / large families on a long stay is that it has a full kitchen, a washing machine, a fridge, and an en-suite bathroom in every room — even a large group stays together comfortably without fighting over the bathroom, cooks their own meals, does their own washing, and splits the cost brilliantly over several days. Real guests praise the clean, spacious rooms with everything provided (toiletries, washing machine, fridge), a location near restaurants / supermarkets, and a friendly, helpful host who helps book activities and recommends places to eat. What you should know straight up: it's an entire-home rental, so there's no front desk / room service like a hotel (you contact the host by chat), it's a ~17-minute walk from the Tianmen cable car ticket office (further than JoJo's 2 minutes), and it's on the city side — for the Avatar pillars (Wulingyuan) you'll have a ~33km drive.