Tianwangwu Homestay (Taihu Xishan Branch)

Fantastic place to enjoy a few days with some friends or family. If you want to take a rest or organize a event, here you have a good option.

Members of staff are really nice and friendly. They were very patient to try to understand my poor Chinese. (I managed to communicate with them in my beginner-level Chinese, so I was very happy!) The purpose of my stay was to spend two quiet days by the outdoor swimming pool and to sun-bathe, and I achieved them. It was indeed very quiet, and there were plenty of chairs and deck-chairs by the swimming pool. If you miss a beach-holiday or a lazy pool-side type of quiet holiday, I really would like to recommend this B&B. I also enjoyed their Chinese breakfast. Even if you are a foreigner who does not speak Chinese or who does not know anything about local things, do not worry! This lovely B&B can be reached by public transport. From the Metro Station 太湖香山 which is the final train stop on Metro No.5, catch a local bus Express 11. Once you are in the town called 金庭 (Jinting), change to bus No. 697.

This is a relatively good guesthouse in Xishan. It is modern and peaceful, and the area is pretty. The breakfast was pretty basic. Bring your own coffee and 'nice' food for breakfast. In most Chinese guesthouses, there is usually something bizarre about the design of the bedrooms. In this case, the bathroom had no door, just a curtain, so there is not much privacy. There is nothing to do at nighttime in the area, but we visited the Japanese bar-restaurant about 5km away. That was fun. We enjoyed the swimming pool, but it had a lot of bugs and they bit me a lot. There is a reservoir 300m away, but swimming is not usually allowed.