The hotel staffs were incredibly professional, friendly, and helpful. As a solo traveler with heavy luggage, their assistance was both meaningful and much appreciated. They even prepared a takeaway breakfast for my early morning flight. The service rivals international hotel chains and, in many cases, exceeds what I have experienced in Europe. The only area for improvement is the bathroom, which lacked heating/AC and felt quite chilly during the winter.
It was a bit of a blind choice — the building is slightly old. The location in the CBD is great for business travelers, but maybe not ideal for leisure. I would have preferred a washer in the room, but that was my oversight for not checking in advance. Otherwise, the location is very convenient.
PPops HaridassFirstly, as a foreigner, this type of accommodation is typically known as a micro hotel which has no visible signage indicating the venue. One has to rely on the goodness of passrbys to find the hotel.
Secondly, the dingy reception desk was unmanned with not a soul in sight to enquire further. After a long wait, what appears to be the manager and his assistant arrives but continue to engage in their laundry duties rather than attending to their guest.
Thirdly, the suite itself while very practical in Asian countries, is dusty and ranks with staleness and definitely not for foreigners by Western standards. The ablution area is squeezed into a less than 2sq meter area with a broken shower head virtually hanging over the toilet bowl. It's quite clear that the chrome work has not seen detergents applied to it in months.
While this type of accommodations may be acceptable by local standards, it should be advertised as such with clear pictures showing the ablution areas.
However, if ia guest's stay is measured by the satisfaction of their sleep, then I will admit that the bed itself scores a 8 out of 10. The mattress was indeed very good and firm.
Will I return again, NO!
Mmike guoqiangA nice place up in the mountains where there is no mobile signal but there is wifi provided. I personally loved the experience, the owners will prepare local dishes for you and would sit and have the meal, chit chat and have drinks with you. That's the exact reason why you choose such lodgings. The interaction and experience is at a whole different level.
Met up with a group of others staying there and decised to stay 1 more night as i was very comfortable with it. One of my best decisions made was to stay here.
Chao Yang is also an artist if it makes any difference.
Will be looking for a chance to stay again in future. However, you may need a car for transportation purposes, not sure if they provide such services though.
MMaria E FagerheimGreat homestay with friendly and serviceminded hosts
The Dengfeng Youlu Homestay was a very nice experience and can be highly recommended.
The rooms were very clean and modern. Spacious and with comfortable beds. The bathroom was also modern with nice amenities.
The location is a little outside the city, but closer to the main attractions to Mount Song. So easy to reach with taxi. We found the location very good and convenient since we wanted to go to the scenic areas.
We had breakfast included and found it very tasty and nice. It was plain and fresh and a nice selection of nutritious food before starting the day.
The service was very good. The hosts didn’t speak much English, but we used translator apps so absolutely no problem for foreigners.
The Dengfeng Youlu honestly has a nice compound with a Chinese garden. They also have a pool. It looks very comfy and cosy to sit and enjoy the garden, but we were there in beginning January so it was wintertime. The room we got had nice view of the garden and the mountains.
We can for sure recommend this homestay and we think the reviews written so fare are very correct.