"This is the first time I've genuinely felt compelled to write a review for a hotel.
My family and I were extremely satisfied with everything, from the infrastructure and room layouts to the overall cleanliness of the hotel's public areas, as well as the quality of the breakfast and afternoon tea. What's more, the service was always responsive and incredibly prompt.
0. The location is superb. This might be important but also the least worth mentioning, as there are so many other优点. It's located just 50 meters walk from Qiaotou Station. If you've spent any time in the Hemu Scenic Area, you'll know how convenient Qiaotou Station is for getting around. It's essentially the only point where all three bus routes intersect, and it's also on the way to climb Harden Observation Deck and Hemu Bridge.
Such a convenient location allowed me to fulfill my wish of being able to return to the room multiple times a day with my family for rest, leading to a much better accommodation and vacation experience.
1. The hardware infrastructure is impressive, even when compared to first-tier cities like Beijing or Hangzhou. To have such high-quality amenities within a scenic area clearly shows that the owner genuinely cares about the guest experience. From the bathroom facilities to the flooring, countertops, and even the arrangement of sofas and wall finishes, it absolutely surpasses the renovation quality of all guesthouses in Hemu and Kanas scenic areas. The underfloor heating provides ample warmth and can be self-adjusted. Perhaps because we chose a detached unit, there were no issues with sound insulation that wooden cabins often have. But I believe with this level of renovation quality, even non-detached units wouldn't be disturbed, and even the courtyard is meticulously kept clean.
2. The food quality is excellent. As guests staying within the scenic area, every breakfast spread was incredibly rich and offered a wide variety of choices. The juices were freshly squeezed, and the Western-style breakfast items like ciabatta also felt very comfortable and refined. Additionally, the afternoon tea here is of guaranteed quality, with tiramisu and cream cakes reaching the standards of first-tier cities. Milk and yogurt are even available in unlimited supply. The hotel prepared two bowls of sweet soup: one ginger tea and one white fungus soup, both very soothing and refreshing, and both sugar-free and high-quality options.
Furthermore, the hotel's welcome dried fruits were genuinely high-quality Xinjiang dried fruits.
3. The room design is tasteful, and the organized activities are high-quality.
Both nights of our stay, the hotel organized bonfire movie nights. The chosen films, ”Heidi” and ”My Grandma's Handyman,” perfectly considered the local environment and theme. Showing ”My Grandma's Handyman” during the Mid-Autumn Festival was also very fitting.
Moreover, because we stayed on Mid-Autumn night, the staff even brought us mooncakes, and they were the premium Maxim's black truffle lava custard mooncakes, completely exceeding expectations. It shows that the guesthouse truly treats us like family, choosing items we would only buy for ourselves at home.
The last point, and I think the most important, is the service attitude and responsiveness of all the staff. They genuinely treat guests with sincerity. Messages sent in the WeChat group were almost always replied to instantly and responded to as quickly as possible.
They helped us with any request we had. For example, before I went to Kanas, I was worried about my long nails and wanted to borrow a nail clipper set. To my surprise, when I arrived at the front desk before leaving, they said I could simply keep it. Furthermore, during our trip, they helped us coordinate various supplies within the scenic area for any needs we had.
In this regard, having also stayed two nights in the Kanas scenic area at a similar price point (around 4000 RMB), I feel that the Kanas experience might be more like 'affordable housing' with its service, whereas Yijing is completely 'high-end, meticulously decorated' with a service standard equivalent to property management fees of over 10 RMB/sqm.
The only slight drawback might be the size of the room, especially the first floor area, which was a bit smaller than expected. However, this is understandable, as house design requirements are strictly regulated within the scenic area. Nevertheless, the overall reasonable layout still allowed guests to stay very comfortably. Overall, I think it was a value-for-money vacation experience and contributed greatly to my pleasant memories in Hemu. Thank you, Yijing!"