Zhangzhou Xiangyi Hotel

This place was lovely. The room: Clean, modern, no cheap furniture falling apart… well-designed. The shower is great. The tea set much appreciated and the water kettle lined with metal so you’re not leaching plastics into your water. The tea was super lovely too—tea sets without tea would be sad, so this felt complete. Wifi connection was good too. Service: the people were friendly, helpful, and quick to make suggestions. Even with the language barrier (my fault, I don’t speak Chinese… yet) we always managed. They also always said a friendly hello back. They also let me choose my room out of two options, which was super appreciated as I’m very sensitive to smell, and one of them was smoke-free. 😊 Environment: on one of the main roads of the old town, that isn’t closed off for scooters. It’s super easy to get to and explore both the old town and more local food options further down the road (highly recommend the fried duck and ginger, you’ll see the rotating fryers and smell it well before you see it). Lots of other food and cafes around—sharing some pictures of things you can get within 100m. The only thing is that due to the road and shops and cafes the noise can be quite loud till pretty late on one side of the hotel. I sleep pretty ok being used to cities, but if you want something quiet the rooms on the other side look into a school field—much quieter.

The hotel is located in the old street, and they provide a shuttle service to pick you up at the junction, which makes very convenient. The receptionist is very friendly and even messaged us after checkout when we accidentally left something in the room, helping to arrange delivery—really thoughtful service. The location is great for walking around and exploring the area. Plus, having a lift is definitely a big bonus, especially when you’re traveling with luggage!