Will do :) Small group at Mei's was my pref until ~ 10 mins ago, but I just noticed the last review attached to their listing here was from someone who claimed they botched his visa. So I'll just try a quick post to see if anyone's more recent experiences...

Yep, unless there happens to be another school. Thanks folks :)

The buses tended to be very slow & crowded during rush hour when I was there, so I'd like avoid them as much as possible.

A finally updated list:
1) Tenwest: www.tenwest.cn/home/class-fees/
14000/semester
2) Huayang: learnchineseinyunnan.com/[...]
12800/sem (4800 was for 1-2m only, no study visa)
3) Mei's Mandarin
www.robertschinese.com/price.php?lang=en&classid=69
Doesn't seem to be doing 1-2-1 classes ('they're difficult').

@ishmael - they seem to be a long way from a metro station?

Thanks again. But
"Students who needs visa have to register at least 120 hours in one time."*
At $19/h that's about RMB15k/term

*www.learnchineseinkunming.com/[...]