The invention discloses an air conditioner indoor unit and a control method thereof. The air conditioner indoor unit comprises a shell and a sliding door. The shell is provided with an air inlet, thesliding door is arranged in the shell in a sliding manner to open or close the air inlet, according to the air conditioner indoor unit, the sliding door can close the air inlet, structures such as a wind wheel, a heat exchanger, and a filter net can achieve protection and dust prevention, ash accumulation and filth blockage are avoided, the step that in the process of using the air conditioner indoor unit by a customer, the parts of the filter net, the wind wheel and the heat exchanger are cleaned is omitted, use by the user is facilitated, the user use experience is improved, in addition, thesliding door is arranged in the shell, sliding of the sliding door is facilitated, the sliding smoothness of the sliding door is ensured, and the phenomenon that the sliding door is arranged on the outer side face of the shell, and sliding of the sliding door is limited by other objects is avoided.