Domestic homestays, formerly known as inns, are mainly concentrated in popular tourist areas such as Lijiang and Dali, and have gradually emerged in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces with profound cultural heritage in recent years. The advantage of B&B is that it can provide accommodation experience different from traditional hotels, and give tourists a warm and cordial feeling of home. Due to the popularity of Hunan Satellite TV's "Dear Inn" program, homestay, a new thing, is more and more accepted by people.
The earliest homestay originated from farmhouse music. Residents use their idle houses for family business, and at the same time provide meals, mostly their own vegetables and free-range chickens, which attracts many city people to stop and linger. Nowadays, the transformed and upgraded B&Bs have sprung up everywhere, especially the top high-end B&Bs, which has occupied a certain market share with its unique design and style.
Why choose a homestay?
Choosing a homestay is nothing more than people getting tired of the same hotel. Compared with hotels, B&B has the following advantages:
1.B&B has more humanistic feelings.
The owner of a hotel is the soul of a hotel. From interior decoration, service, and food for dinner, the lifestyle and attitude of the host are reflected. Usually, there are few rooms in the homestay, which are generally below room 15, so the host has time to communicate with the guests. If you share the same interests with the host, your accommodation experience will be great. Besides, compared with hotels, B&Bs have more living facilities, such as kitchens and bicycles. Usually, the lobby of the hotel is also decorated very warmly, so you can have tea with other guests to exchange feelings.
2.B&B is more regional.
Most people living in B&B are tourists. The purpose of traveling is to experience a different life. In B&B, you can directly feel the local cultural characteristics and lifestyle. B&B's design does not pursue scale and luxury. Small and beautiful is the basic idea of B&B management, and exquisite and distinctive is the only way for B&B to survive. Many B&Bs have different themes and decoration styles in each room. If you are tired of the same hotel, B&Bs can make you feel fresh again.
Having said so many homestays, let's analyze the three homestays I have lived in. (Note: Depending on the room type and check-in time, the price will change. The price in the article is the price I booked at that time, for reference only. ) Comments only represent personal opinions.
Anji qingyinge
Booking channel: Ctrip
Price: 799 (including breakfast)
Room Type: White Grass
Check-in time: Saturday
The room I booked is called "White Grass", which is on the first floor and is the cheapest room in this shop. But when I arrived, I found that this room was behind the front desk and the sound insulation was very poor. The voice at the front desk is very clear. The sound and footsteps of people coming and going outside ... forget it. Just for this sound insulation, I don't think the money is worth spending and the privacy is not good.
In addition, the shower in this room is very bad, the water flow is scattered and uneven, and it hurts when it hits the body, so it can't be rotated and adjusted.
Of course, the overall environment is ok, the design is very fresh, and sitting on the terrace at night drinking and chatting is also very emotional. It's just that the pool water at the door is dirty.
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Old Town of Lijiang Guiyuan Tianju Inn
Reservation channel: reservation
Price: 780 (three nights, excluding breakfast)
Room type: boutique big bed room
Check-in time: New Year's Day 4-7.
Because the appointment time is earlier, the price is very affordable. The room is a little small and the sound insulation is poor. There are common problems in the evaluation of houses with this material structure. This also requires guests to be considerate of each other and try to keep their voices down so as not to affect others. During my stay, one morning at seven o'clock, the TV in the next room was turned on. The volume is so loud that I can hear it clearly in the room. I can't bear to knock on the door to remind me to improve.
The staff are very friendly. When they arrive at the inn, they will transport their luggage to the gate of the ancient city by trolley. The bathroom is very spacious, all of which are Kohler bathroom products. Bathing is comfortable and the water is big. The location of the inn is quiet.
Book photos of online homestays
Three small courtyards of Lusheng in the ancient city of Dali
Reservation channel: reservation
Price: 1568 (three nights, including 10% city tax, including breakfast)
Room Type: 1 Courtyard Garden Holiday Big Bed Room
Check-in time: Lunar New Year's Eve-10.
There is no dry-wet separation in the bathroom, and the water volume is very small. When the movable flower sprinkles a drop of water, the head falls off and becomes a flush on the wall, which no one can flush. Replace it with a large fixed shower, and the water flow is thin and scattered. Later, I had to take a hanger to repair it myself, and it barely worked. Bathing is not fun at all! (Later, the host replied that the shower equipment had been changed. )
After living for three days, the towel on the bathroom floor has not been changed. Toilet paper replenishment is also not timely.
Breakfast is rare. Poor sound insulation. The room is located on the second floor, and voices can be heard in the yard downstairs.
Strong sense of overall design.
Book photos of online homestays
Real photos
After these three accommodation experiences, the good aspects have been mentioned in the article before, so I won't repeat them here. My negative comments on B&B mainly include the following points:
Poor sound insulation
Do not eat breakfast, or breakfast is too simple.
Relative shortage of service personnel
The location is not easy to find.
After the hotel, let's briefly talk about the hotel. B&B is generally self-help, and many things need to be done by yourself, which is more suitable for travel and leisure. And if it is a business trip, I believe most people will still choose a hotel. After all, the hotel is more private and safer, with 24-hour service staff. The standardization of hotels enables customers to enjoy the same service in different places. Streamlined and standardized services make customers feel more at ease.
In addition, most hotels provide breakfast, and there are many choices for breakfast. High-end hotels are equipped with gymnasiums, swimming pools, executive lounges and restaurants. , high comfort.
Whether it is a hotel or a hotel, the comfort of customers is the most basic element. There are also problems with homestays, and many hotels can provide customers with homestays that are not bad now.
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