The hotel is nestled within the Sanfang Qixiang historical and cultural district, a listed immovable cultural heritage site. The 400-year-old Zeng Family Mansion is the former residence of Zeng Gong, a literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty, and his descendants. This family produced generations of talent, with four consecutive generations of direct descendants achieving the prestigious imperial examination rank of jinshi (metropolitan graduate) during the Qing Dynasty, making it a distinctive jinshi lineage mansion in Sanfang Qixiang.The entire courtyard retains the original layout of alleys and courtyards, with public atriums and private guest courtyards created in distinct zones. Every flower, every tree, and every step presents unique cultural landscapes.The hotel restores a century-old courtyard with sustainable native aesthetics, weaving the elegance of guqin music throughout its layout. It integrates the textures of Minyu ethnic dwellings, traditional intangible heritage lacquer art, and Eastern flower arrangement aesthetics into every spatial detail. With a full suite of light luxury amenities, it combines a cultural boutique, guqin exhibition hall, art gallery, intangible heritage tea ceremony, Hanfu photography experiences, and literary gatherings. Guests enjoy Gongfu tea, three traditional intangible heritage makeup sessions, handmade floating lacquer fans, and the appreciation of lacquerware and lacquer paintings, creating an exclusive immersive high-end ancient city micro-retreat aesthetic sanctuary in Sanfang Qixiang.
"Overall a really good stay in an old historical building, a great experience you won't get anywhere else! A butler service is included when you check in and out, where they help you pull your luggages to and fro your taxi location. The place itself is clean and cozy, and very close by to multiple food and souvenir shops! Secondly, the breakfast is beautiful and splendid! The service is really good as well, as we have to check out early on the last day, the staff also packed breakfast for us to eat on the way to the airport. And also always accomodating to our requests (like getting more bottled water, etc haha). The hotel package also includes free tea tasting and dressing up in traditional wear (which my family did not do but I wish we did!) Lastly, there is laundry service (wash and dry), but it does take a bit of time (eg: clothes are mostly done only after 8pm even if we place the clothes out around 8-9am). Maybe one thing is to let us know the estimated time it will be done ^^. But overall, I love the stay, breakfast, the kind staff, the beautiful accommodation and the hotel cat, xiaoxi!!"