Yayınlanma tarihi24 Kas 2025
Elizabeth Frances Rose
This place makes me wish there was an option for six stars.
I study Asian art for a living, and I travelled to Jianyang to visit the home of Jian ware, classic tea bowls of the Song dynasty (960 to 1279 CE), distinguished by their black and brown glazes. Over the last few decades, firing Jian ware in the Song tradition has been revived in the area. I chose Nanping Colourful Village Homestay because it was in Jianyang, affordable, and accepted international guests. What I found was a luxury resort with all the warmth and personal attention of a homestay.
I asked the front desk about an excavated Song kiln site in a nearby village, and the receptionist brought me the manager, who arranged for someone to take me the next day. My driver was Ms. Huang, an employee of the resort whose job involves buying and selling contemporary pieces. She knew everything about Jian ware! The kiln site isn’t run as a tourist site, so I was only able to view it because Ms. Huang arranged for it to be opened for me.
I had told them I was vegetarian, so for lunch they took me to lunch at a vegetarian buffet. Then we visited the town’s Jian ware museum, where they have exhibits on the history of tea and Jian ware, historical pieces, and the work of contemporary Jianyang potters.
To my delight, Mr. Gao, the potter-in-residence at the resort, uses a Song-style wood-fired dragon kiln, built right on the grounds! His pieces that range from beautiful but quite affordable to exquisite and appropriately expensive. They include both iridescent silvery oil spot and orange-to-black hare’s fur pieces. I am still thrilled that I was able to purchase wood-fired pieces on my limited budget.
For dinner, the resort’s restaurant prepared vegetarian versions of Fujian cuisine for me. The food was all delicious, featuring classic Fujianese mountain ingredients like local bamboo and mushrooms.
Then we visited Mr. Gao’s dragon kiln, and later his studio, where he experiments with different local clays and glaze recipes. The rich colours and iridescence of Jian ware are the result of the iron-rich local material fired at high temperature, and the results are as unpredictable as they are beautiful.
The next day, they drove me to Mr. Chen’s family tea plantation in the mountains, where they grow famous northern Fujian teas. These fine teas were all wonderful, smooth and rich with a touch of smoke, and sometimes fruity in flavour. We strolled through mountainsides of tea bushes and visited groves of centuries-old tea trees.
This is a perfect place for an immersive experience in China that is also very comfortable and convenient. I often find tourist experiences in China claustrophobic due to the press of people, but the resort was spacious and airy, and they took me to places where there was no one else but us and the occasional local going about their business. Everyone was very patient with my limited Chinese language skills. They were also happy to work with translator apps on our phones, so if you don’t speak any Chinese, you will be fine.
This would be a great place to come as a family. There are gardens and rides for kids right next to the resort. You can learn how to whip Song-style tea and carve your name into the base of your own Jian ware cup. Not far away is a historical theme park with a collection of real architecture from the Ming (1368 to 1644 CE) and Qing (1636 to 1912 CE) dynasties. The employees wear period dress and there are performances and activities. Nearby there are hiking trails, historical sites, and lovely villages to visit.
It’s also very close to Wuyi Mountain National Park, so it would be a perfect place to stay if the mountains are your destination. If you ask, they could arrange for you to visit famous sites or take you to breathtaking places that only locals know, whatever you want. They can also arrange transport to and from the train station or airport.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:201 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi2 Oca 2026
Misafir Kullanıcı
Excellent location, very clean room , buffet breakfast has a wide variety of selection n taste great. Very good service staff at front desk, restaurant n concierge especially front desk staff Crystal n Daniel ( concierge) very knowledgeable by giving us lots of useful information on getting around. Thank you all for our wonderful 3 nights stay.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:243 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi13 Ara 2024
Misafir Kullanıcı
Booked an 5 day stay for an Business Trip.
Location of hotel is good. There are a small shopping mall directly downstairs with some restaurants. (including starbucks and Mcdonalds) Most popular tourists and large shopping malls in the area are accessible via an short taxi trip. between 5-15 mins depending where you go.
Overall hotel is very clean.
Now for all the downside, (for reference I'm here during December with weather around 18 degrees during the day and 12-14 degrees during the night), if you like to control your own room temperature for your own comfort, do NOT book this hotel. The problem here is that they have an climate control in the room, however, it does not actually control any room temperature as I had later found out. Each day the hotel was pumping in heating through the centralised air condition. I complained that it was getting far too ”warm” for me and it was getting uncomfortable as the room felt stuffy and was giving me headaches, As there was no windows that you can open, there was no way to get ”fresh air” feeling into the room. It was also affecting my sleep during the night, this was an VERY unpleasant feeling. I tried to speak to the staff about this problem and their simple reply was basically ”nothing we can do” not even an attempt to offer an solution and that the climate control inside the room does NOT in fact control the temperature for the rooms!
Another issue was I switched on the DND (do not disturb button) as I did not needed any room cleaning during the first night of stay, I came back to find room was cleaned and items was moved around. Now admittedly it's nice to come back to an tidied room, however I did not expect anyone to come in even though I switched the DND switch on. On the third day the same thing happen however this time I was inside the room working. Even though the DND button was switched on, staff was still knocking on doors and coming in to check if I needed room cleaning. After I rejected I was receiving calls to confirm I didn't need room cleaning, now all this is probably an good service for other people but for me it was very irritating as it kept interrupting me during an important work conference call.
The final thing that I found to be quite lacking considering this is ”Hilton” was when I checked out, the staff asked if I needed an receipt/invoice for my stay, in which I requested yes, as I needed to put it to office accounts department for reimbursement purposes. They actually told me they could not print out any invoices for my stay. I needed to go and do that myself on Trip, which was fine, I thought I can do that myself, however because I have used room service etc I cannot get this on ”Trip”'s website. It just felt the whole experience was so poor coming from the ”Hilton” group. 100% the worst stay I have had.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:304 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi19 Kas 2025
Yingggg90
Bu otelde harika bir konaklama geçirdim! Konumu son derece elverişli, bir yemek sokağının hemen yanında, bu yüzden dışarı adım attığınız anda birçok yemek seçeneği mevcut. Ayrıca Batı Caddesi'ne sadece 1 km'den biraz daha uzakta ve ulaşım çok kolay. Otelin tam karşısında Chabaidao da dahil olmak üzere, yolun hemen karşısında üç bubble tea dükkanı var, bu da benim için mükemmeldi.
Otel personeli güler yüzlü ve yardımseverdi. Hatta kargolarımı teslim almamda bile bana yardımcı oldular, bunu gerçekten takdir ettim. Oda temiz, düzenli ve konforluydu.
Küçük bir önerim, kahvaltıda daha fazla ana yemek seçeneği sunarak iyileştirme yapmaları olurdu. Bunun dışında her şey harikaydı. Genel olarak, paranın karşılığını fazlasıyla veriyor ve Quanzhou'ya bir sonraki seyahatimde kesinlikle burada tekrar kalmayı düşüneceğim.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:95 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi4 Oca 2026
Tutkun Recep
Breakfast poor and not delicious, pool dirty sauna dirty and some times not working, pool and gym staff not interesting around poor condition,front desk room cleaning door men staff's are good and helping enough, first floor coffee shop no staff care guests 😕, thank you for all good staff, next time I want to lunge entry from hotel side with my family
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:289 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi25 Oca 2026
Angela’s family
性價比超高的一家酒店!環境沒得説,安靜又整潔,綠植覆蓋率高,空氣特別清新。泳池維護得很好,水質乾淨,水温適宜,不管是晨泳還是傍晚放鬆都很舒服。房間隔音效果不錯,床品柔軟,睡得很踏實。大大的落地窗海景盡收眼底,冬日太陽曬進來非常的舒適,服務高效,辦理入住退房都很快。值得打卡!
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:127 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi25 Kas 2025
Sugaryblue
Had a comfortable stay at this hotel! It is well situated at a convenient location with a 15mins stroll to the nearby mall. Facilities were well equipped, room was clean and breakfast was ample. It was sweet that they served fruit plate and dessert to my room during the evening. They have their own huge spa centre around the corner, though I only discovered it at the end of my sta. At the same time, the individually operated massage place at the hotel lobby was just as convenient. Highly recommended if you are staying in Shishi!
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:210 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi5 May 2025
Misafir Kullanıcı
As a foreigner it's hard to find places in China that would accommodate me. This hotel had anything a foreigner needs and the service was amazing even when they couldn't speak English they tried or found someone to help. Also the online chat function with the hotel works amazingly. Would recommend it for anyone just wanting to go and relax.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:202 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi1 Tem 2023
Discovering new places
Overall the room is nice but guess I had high expectations as it was written it's an international hotel. The breakfast was all Chinese nothing catered for the other customers, so much improvement is needed there. Also non of the front desk or anyone I came across in the hotel speaks English........... One good thing is the hotel is not far from the airport and the nearest subway station and bus stop is justt by the hotel. One does not need to walk far.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:184 PLN
Yayınlanma tarihi3 Oca 2026
Misafir Kullanıcı
Stayed at the hotel for 3 nights, overall experience was positive room and staff is what you would expect for a hotel like this.
Location wise is the only downside, it’s quite inconvenient if you are used to taking public transit in China, you’ll definitely need to take a Taxi or DiDi.
The hotel breakfast I found was pretty underwhelming compared to other hotels I’ve been to in China. Yes there’s a lot of options but the taste was underwhelming. They have à la carte options which I found to be more enjoyable compared to the buffet style breakfast.
The pool and gym was nice, there’s a lifeguard on duty, not much to add, you do need a bathing cap like all other pools in China, the gym is pretty limited but decent for a hotel.
If you’re in Xiamen, you could consider booking this hotel for the views and nice hotel amenities. But if you prioritize location, I would consider other options on Xiamen island.
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Gecelik başlangıç fiyatı:250 PLN