I have been to Tulou. I've stayed in the Tulou, and I've stayed in a B&B outside the building. Tell you how you feel:
At first I had your concerns: I wanted to experience Tulou, but I was afraid it would be unhygienic, smelly, and unsanitary. This contradiction made me a bit torn. Then I thought of Nanjing Tulou's four dishes and one soup is the core attraction, there is a party on the fifth floor there, and there is a night view at night, so I chose this place as a napping attraction.
At first, I looked at a lot of websites and promotions, saying that the Tulou room facilities are very poor, the room is not standardized, and dark and unprotected, girls are particularly inconvenient. Later on, in the side of a Tulou fumbled a "chopstick" building. After going to find this inn can solve your "doubt" mentality.
This inn is called the "Fate Station". Located in a four-course meal, it is a rectilinear earthenware building built in 1970. Now turned into an inn, downstairs upstairs two floors. It is an inn with the characteristics and flavors of a Tulou building and is themed on the Tulou building. Why is it said to be experiential? Because the rooms have wooden floors and wooden ceilings, which is the style of Tulou. In addition, it has a viewing balcony and a separate bathroom outside the room, which is both connected and separate, very hygienic. This is the first time I've seen such a layout. I suggest you to register.
There was also a travelogue written later, because of the posters' hospitality, and I would like to give back my feelings about the whole scenic spot. You can refer to it, I hope it will help you. You can book his inn on Ctrip or Taobao. It's easy to eat, live, and travel, and the whole family shows a sense of casualness so that you don't have any psychological burden. It's a real acceptance process.
Why is it real? Let me give you a little example. The day before we arrived at the store, a guest forgot his wallet in his hotel room. The northeastern guest had left and asked for help. The owner's wife found the wallet from the room, checked the amount and paid the guest with Alipay. The rest of the documents were couriered to Xiamen to facilitate the guest's boarding. From this small matter can be seen, the innkeeper is completely human.
Living in Tulou is to feel the life in the closed house, because the old houses have simple accommodations, that is, public **** toilets and public **** showers. If it is for photography purposes or if you choose to stay in the tulou, it is quiet in the morning and the light in the tulou is extremely nice. Especially good for portrait photography.
Most people choose this accommodation when they go anyway. For other attractions, it's okay. All in all the main environment is okay. Usually people who come to these two days will go away, staying one night is not too big a problem. If you want to feel the Tulou, you can also stay and experience it.