I emailed BT Lijiang asking if they could offer a discount on a suite or villa that can accommodate 4 people (the spa suite has the same rack rate as pool villa). I got a completely ridiculous reply:
I regret to advise that our “The Best of Banyan Tree” promotion just for our Deluxe Pool Villa thus we can not offer the same discount to other categories. Since there are 4persons in your family, I would recommend our Two-bedroom Spa Suite to you as there are two king bedrooms and it is 2floors, we can offer our Best Available Rate at RMB 3,400++ (or RMB 3,910nett) per suite per night inclusive of daily breakfast for 2perons, if you can stay 3nights with us, we can free offer one time 90-mins session massage for 1person for you, this is the best we can offer to you.
For the quoted price I can simply book 2 pool villas (incl 8 breakfasts, 2 dinners and 2 massages) at RMB1700 apiece why would I take one 2 bedroom but much smaller spa suite with barely any extras?
Good luck to them filling up the rooms - I'll stay elsewhere.