Songpan Ma A Ye Inn

Lovely place to stay! The house is so beautiful and the garden is very inviting to relax and enjoy the sun.

Beautiful family courtyard -- a bit of a walk away from the town center down some dusty roads and on the side of a hill, but peaceful inside. The guesthouse rooms are located in an old-looking stone building surrounded by a vegetable and flower garden, trees, and a lawn with chairs for resting outside. I stayed in one of the hostel-style shared rooms. The room was cozy, quite clean, and well-furnished, though the bathroom facilities were relatively basic (e.g. squat toilet doubling as shower and sink drain). The owners were lovely -- they gifted me some fresh fruit, were happy to make conversation, and even arranged a taxi for me when I needed to leave. I would love to stay again just for the atmosphere!

I can really recommend the Hostel if you want to travel through Aba and take the train from Chengdu to Songpan. When you arrive at the railway station, you can take a Didi for a bit more than 10 yuan and will get dropped off at the main road. From there walk about 100 m up the small street, take a right turn and pass the gate to arrive on the property of the Hotel. There is a beautiful garden and they serve local breakfast for 10 yuan per person. The hosts speak some english and are really kind. I can recommend to take a walk to the ancient city and head up the stairs to the Weiyuan gate, which has an amazing view and is worth the climb. For the way back you can either go back the same way or go a bit further to the road, which is longer distance but effortless walking.

Good host, she suggested me to the night street, that is excellent. Lots of foods, especially the beef barbecue 10 pcs 10 yuan. Unluckily rained, too much cold, need to return eariler.

Very nice, family-run home stay in a traditional wooden house. Good location as in a small alley away from the main road, but within working distance to Southern Gate of the old town. Very helpful, English-speaking hosts!

Great welcome, clean room and tasty breakfast!