Crowne Plaza Huangshan Yucheng

beautiful surroundings the hotel needs a renovation compared to other grabdes hotels habitacioned spaciousness and extraordinary surroundings [14/4, 17:39] ANIL PARTAP HARJANI: @ breve: Hangzhou Day* *The good:* 1. *West Lake + boat*: Must-see classic. By boat we saw the 3 islands and Causeway Su/Bai without walking the 8 km. View of Leifeng and Baochu Pagodas is the postcard of Hangzhou. is reflected in one of your banknotes 1. *Longjing Plantation 龙井*: Top. October is post-harvest but they explain the imperial history + tasting of the "Dragon Well Tea". We understood why it is worth 2000€/kg and tried the 4 virtues: green color, orchid aroma, sweet taste, flat leaf shape. Real cultural experience, not tourism. 2. *Robot Museum*: Perfect modern counterpoint. Hangzhou = Alibaba tech hub. Robots, AI, interaction. He didn't bring us anything new. 3. *Hefang Street 河坊街*: Comomox there very good all with beers 70€ the 5 plus the guide 4. ⁠Historic pedestrian street, red lanterns, food stalls. . Local atmosphere + tourists, but authentic. * Tomorrow we go to Huangshan to see another nature show The Yellow Mountains We'll tell you. [15/4, 15:21] ANIL PARTAP HARJANI: @ ### *HUANGSHAN *Huangshan = "Yellow Mountain"*. UNESCO Heritage since 1990. They are *72 granite peaks* that come out like islands from a *Sea of Clouds 云海*. 800-year-old twisted pine trees growing on the bare rock, epic sunrises and 60,000 steps. The Chinese say, *"After Huangshan you don't need to see more mountains." And it's true. It is the landscape of all classical Chinese paintings. *2.5h by bullet train from Shanghai* and *1h from Hangzhou*. Perfect combination ### our HOTEL: today CROWN HUANGSHAN YUCHANG* at the foot of the mountain. *Beautiful environment 1. *Location*: It is in *Tangkou 口*, the base village of South Huangshan. 5 min from the entrance to the Yungu cable car. 2. *Views*: Rooms overlook the Huangshan Mountains. Waking up and watching the spikes from bed is priceless. 3. *Rio*: It borders the Xiangxi River. In the afternoon I walk with willows and no tourists. 4. *Relax*: After walking several kms reach a new hotel, spa, buffet... . It is the typical Crowne Plaza: huge beds, powerful Asian-Western breakfast buffet and large lobby we eat 15-20€ pp luxury ABSTRACT *Hangzhou → 1h train → Huangshan → Cable car + walk → Hotel 5* → Tomorrow Shanghai 2.5h train* Logistics of 10, : bullet train + hotel good base + cable car + walk just enough. No beatings, with photons and eating like kings for 20€ pp. Tomorrow in Shanghai, another planet awaits us after the mountain. From Imperial China to Blade Runner in 2.5h.

Very good stay overall. I would recommend this hotel if you are not wanting to stay right in mountain area Staff are very helpful. Good breakfast. Well maintained hotel generally. Elite member benefits are well recognized. The hotel is around 1 hour drive from mountain and old villages. Hotel can arrange very good transport.

It's well maintained thou it's not new. The room is quiet, very spacious and very clean. They have quite a wide spread of breakfast choices, but the seat 'reservation' system could be better. Your seat may be occupied by others when you go another round to get more food/ drink. It's not far to Tunxi Old Street, takes around 15 mins by car. They also have airport transfer service with reasonable price.