Minnan Yuqing Courtyard Homestay (Kaiyuan Temple Branch, West Street, Quanzhou Ancient City)

I rarely say this on my reviews, but I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at this Minsu. When I come back to Quanzhou for another family holiday, I will book this place again. Firstly, the location: It is unbeatable. It is near enough to be in the midst of the action in Quanzhou (near the walking street, eateries, restaurants, shopping etc etc), yet very quiet for us to enjoy a good night’s rest, or a good conversation at night over tea. Second, the nice balance between an authentic cultural home and modernism. We had the entire Minsu to ourselves, 6 rooms in total. Renovated about 3-4 years ago, the Minsu gave us the experience of living in an authentic Chinese inn, yet the amenities were modern….comfortable beds, modern toilets, refrigerators available etc….The courtyards were also beautiful. The entire Minsu was tastefully done…..plus it was spotlessly clean. Thirdly, the owners. They were so friendly and helpful. They met us at the drop off point, and brought us to the Minsu when we checked in, helping to move some of our luggages (and they did the same thing when we checked out). They went out of their way to help purchase traditional puppet show (木偶) tickets (at a small discount somemore). After we checked out, my son left his hoodie in the room. The owners assisted to courier the jacket to the next city we were heading to (we were already in the train at that time). And lastly, every morning and every night, either Mr Du, his son or his daughter in law would invite us to join them for tea. They would then proceed to serve tea the traditional way, while having a conversation with us. They also taught us certain traditions, protocols and rules when serving tea. They have a cat called TangYuan (汤圆), in which the kids in the family enjoyed playing with. The only thing to note is that public transport (via taxis and buses) only can drop you off at a spot about 5min walk away. Also, they provide disposable towels, not the regular towels given at hotels. If it is an issue, just bring your own towels. Otherwise, this place deserves 5 out of 5 stars.

I recently stayed at this homestay and had a wonderful experience. The home was very well preserved, and the service was excellent throughout our stay. We were also pleasantly surprised with a free upgrade, which made the experience even more special. One of the highlights was having tea with the owner’s parents and learning how the house had been carefully conserved and transformed into a homestay. It gave the stay a very personal and meaningful touch. I would definitely recommend this place and would be happy to come back again.

Love the warmth given by the innkeepers. Being invited to join the local culture of tea drinking (or tea sipping) from morning until night is such a fun time for us. We got to chit chat, exchange knowledge and cultures. Love it. Will revisit.

Lovely traditional house with a lot of characters. Staff are very friendly. Location is perfect.

We had a nice stay for 2 nights in this little, historic place in the heart of old Quanzhou. The courtyards are very beautiful. The rooms are renovated and clean. The owner is helpful. No English but this is expected in a small place like this, and this is more authentic! One thing we did not like was that they only provide one-time use shower towels that are not comfortable to use. Parking in Quanzhou is not very convenient as this is an old city. We managed to find spots about 10 minutes walk from the hotel. It was no problem for us but be aware of it.

是一座200年的古厝中的一部分改建的，修復得很好，古香古色，小朋友穿行在門廳之間非常快樂。第一天碰到下雨，在天井旁聽着雨聲喝茶很舒服。老闆很熱情，一直招呼喝茶，還有可愛的貓咪湯圓。位置也很方便，在西街和中山中路之間，去哪裡都挺快的。又很安靜。

民宿離西街很近，出行前 老闆會貼心地電話詢問，加好微信，還附了美食的帖子， 有獨立院子，房間用的投影儀，進門處還有可以提供喝茶的桌子，老闆和老闆娘做事很周道，非常接地氣 讓人感覺踏實。 那衹貓 叫湯圓。

民宿在愛字打卡點對面的小巷內，離鐘樓、西街、開元寺很近，有冰箱、洗衣機可使用，因淡季老闆還給我們升等房型，真的是太棒了，下次來泉州還訂閩南余慶庭院民宿(西街開元寺店)

朋友一起出行的，每個人都覺得非常好。聽澗和忘歸是在一個單獨的院子裏，仿古風格，極具禪意。老闆服務也特別好，有求必應。店裡養的小貓咪 湯圓也很可愛，就是在古厝，可以隨時過去摸，還很貼心給凍幹喂，小貓咪看見吃的就走不動道啦。下次來還要住這家，推薦！交通也很便利噢，泉州玩的逛的基本都在附近，去哪裡都很方便。老闆推薦的飲食也很好吃，一頂一的棒👍