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April 7, 2025
This is a very fascinating hotel, full of contradictions.
(I) Rooms
Lakeside Courtyard Shanshuiju is on the first floor of the complex building. The room is not big, with a bathtub and a courtyard, but you have to share a courtyard with your neighbor next door. Yes, all Shanshuiju have two rooms sharing a courtyard, and the French window leading to the courtyard has only one padlock.
The first floor of the courtyard faces the lake, but it is separated by a railing and you cannot walk directly to the lake. There may be safety issues. You have to go around a big circle to get to the lakeside trail.
The courtyard has a good view, facing the Five-Arch Bridge, but when you eat lunch in the courtyard, the second floor will peek in.
Hardware conditions: The door has very poor sound insulation, and people often pass by on the first floor and will be woken up in the morning. The wall sound insulation is okay; the window is a full French window with a curtain box, but there is a gap between the curtain and the wall on both sides, and I am woken up by the sun every morning; if you are not used to sleeping on a soft pillow, you can ask for a hard buckwheat pillow, which is good; the master control of the light cannot control the bathroom, and you need to get up and turn it off yourself.
(II) Indoors
1. A pack of Dahongpao tea leaves from the hotel was given as a gift, which tasted good. The small couch in the room was equipped with tea sets for three people, which was suitable for resting and drinking tea. During the entire stay of 4 days and 5k, only one pack of tea leaves was given, of course, if you ask the hotel, they would give it to you. A little flaw was that the lid bowl was not cleaned during cleaning, or maybe they were afraid that I would drink it again.
2. Fruits were given as a gift, with one apple, one banana and one pear each every day. I left a banana uneaten on the first day, and no new banana was given to me on the second day. After eating it, I was given one more banana on the third day. On the fourth day, for some reason, no fruit was given, but it was supplemented after I told them. Note: Apples, bananas and pears are not available in the restaurant.
3. There is a tube of body lotion in the washbasin box with a sealing strip. I asked and they said they would add it if needed, but it could not be taken away.
4. There is no self-service laundry, but it can be sent for laundry.
5. There is only one trash can in the bathroom in the whole room. I don’t know how to mark the trash, so I had to pile the trash on the ground, but for some reason, the empty water bottle was left in place.
6. The drinks in the refrigerator are free, but I didn't drink them so I don't know if they will be refilled.
7. The takeaways are placed at the door on the first floor because it's too busy during holidays. They can be delivered to the room but "you have to wait a long time".
8. Disposable slippers, I'm a big fan. I was given new ones on the second day, but I didn't change them because I was lazy. On the third day, the new unopened slippers disappeared. I was not given new ones on the fourth day, but the slippers on the first day were already smelly, so I had to ask for new ones.
(III) Outdoors
1. There are activities such as Song Dynasty tea-making, Ba Duan Jin, and nightfall ceremony. The specific time depends on the hotel arrangement and reservations must be made in advance. The tea-making teacher is a tea artist from Huaxiangyuan, who is patient in guidance.
2. The swimming pool is in a single-family villa (next to Guiyuan). It takes three minutes to get there by car in the park. The swimming pool is 30*25m and has a constant temperature of 27℃. There are many children after 8 pm, and almost no one during the day. Towels, swimming rings and floating boards are provided. Swimsuits are sold, but swimming caps were sold out at that time.
The gym is in the complex building, with yoga mats, foam rollers, yoga balls, treadmills and other regular fitness equipment.
3. The garden is large, suitable for children to play (swings and sand pits). Bicycles can be rented, 38/h, 128/4h, and cannot be ridden out of the park.
4. The ancient wharf is close to Chongyang Creek, with a small stone shoal to play (dry season), very beautiful.
5. Fishing gear is charged, some buddies brought their own fishing gear but were empty-handed.
6. There is a children's playroom in the complex building, and a child will be refreshed every time you pass by.
(IV) Breakfast
Four kinds of black tea (the health pot was boiled for too long and it was too strong), fruits (longan, grape, cherry tomato, watermelon and honeydew slices), bread (toast, baguette, small rolls, green coffee sliced small toast, etc.), juice (orange juice, watermelon juice, hawthorn juice, cold milk), salad, cereal and ingredients, hot milk, yogurt, black tea dumplings, various tea eggs, noodle area (self-service selection of noodles, leafy vegetables, blood, fish, etc., self-service seasoning), tofu pudding, 4 kinds of porridge, stir-fried dishes (different every day), steamed food (peanuts, corn, sweet potato flower rolls, small buns), desserts (small rice dumplings, chestnut cakes).
(V) Comprehensive comments
Shanshuiju is a very cost-effective choice, which feels neither high nor low. Consider what your living needs are. Vacation? Maybe the rooms in Zhuyuan Lanyuan will be more private; travel? Or just choose the cheapest one; hiking? It is more important to consider the hardware facilities for rest. By the way, the transportation is really remote. In addition to Maichang Farm (strongly recommended) and takeaways, you have to take a taxi if you are a little far away...
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