Guest User
April 6, 2024
It took me a long time to decide before going to Pingyao, and I am very glad that I made the right choice.
The main reason for the difficulty in choosing the B&B before was the hygiene of the B&B, the distance from the core attractions, whether it was noisy, and the distance from the gate of the ancient city. Combined with the map of the ancient city and the previous reviews of Ctrip, I was entangled for a long time. In the end, I was attracted by the small courtyard of Deyizhai, especially the picture of the bathroom, which is a rare dry and wet separation in the ancient city. And there are only six rooms in the small courtyard, so I think it won’t be too noisy.
As expected, I was not disappointed. I took the initiative to call the day before check-in. Because we arrived by high-speed rail, a more reliable car was provided to pick us up at the station, and we could drive directly into the ancient city and directly to the door of the B&B. However, the driver also said that there might be restrictions on local vehicles entering the city during holidays such as May Day and National Day. Although the journey is paid, it is still good to arrive almost without walking.
The small courtyard has two doors, and the courtyard structure is similar to those of the courtyards in the ancient city. It is square, and the rooms are on three sides. There are two rooms on each side, and it is very close to many core attractions, especially South Street. The gate on Huayuan Street where you parked your car, go out and walk straight on the right for a few minutes to the South Street Escort Bureau Museum. If you go out the gate in the North Lane, you will also go out on the right side of the North Lane (Figure 3) and walk a few minutes to Yamen Street, Tingyu Tower and the County Yamen. We went there at 3 pm on the first day. There were too many people queuing to enter the County Yamen, so we just sat next to them and had a cup of coffee. We got up at 7:50 the next morning and went in at 8:00 as the first wave to experience the empty County Yamen. The feeling of having fewer people was great.
The environment in the courtyard is beautiful, especially when the red lanterns are lit up near dusk, which is super photogenic. The house is slightly small, which is expected, but because there are windows, the lighting is OK, and the most important thing is that the bathroom is separated into wet and dry areas.
So in conclusion, the location is very good, 5-8 minutes walk from the core attractions, but it is also very elegant. In addition to being able to experience the authentic Pingyao courtyard style, it is not as noisy as the market on South Street. The internal facilities of homestays are naturally not comparable to star hotels, but they are also comfortable. The boss lady is an artist, and the front hall decoration is beautiful, but we were in a hurry and didn't appreciate it properly. Maybe because there are too few guest rooms, the total number of reviews must be small, so it is easy to be drowned in many homestays and difficult to distinguish. If I didn't start to dislike all the other choices, I might not be able to find it. I will recommend it to friends to come next time.
ps: The paper-cutting of the kind auntie in the North Lane on the right hand side of the door is nicer than the one on Garden Street.
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