GGuest UserAbsolutely thrilled with our stay! When I booked, I mentioned it was for a lady's birthday and hoped for a good view, not really expecting much. But to my surprise, the hotel decorated the room, prepared a cake, and even gave us lots of little gifts! On top of that, we got a suite upgrade! My mom was over the moon, haha.
There was a New Year's Eve performance in the evening, and I was so surprised to see the famous Face-Changing show (it's real, I can attest to that!). They also had a shadow puppet show. Do the staff here really wear so many hats these days? The voice acting was amazing! There was also a dumpling-making activity, but we were too tired to join, though we did smell the delicious dumplings! The facilities were top-notch; the water pressure was excellent, making for a very comfortable shower, and it was wonderfully warm at night for sleeping.
Now, let's talk about our New Year's trip to Huangshan. On New Year's Eve, we took the Yungu cable car up the mountain, stopping to see a few sights along the way, and quickly checked into the hotel. The location was very convenient. There was light rain and heavy fog on the mountain. The next morning, we headed to Shixin Peak at 6 AM, hoping to catch the sunrise. The hotel-provided windproof cotton jackets kept us perfectly warm. Around 6:30 AM, the fog cleared a bit, and the most stunning sight was the ink-wash-like cloud sea around the 'Brush of a Dream' (Meng Bi Sheng Hua). People returning earlier had said the fog was too thick to see the sunrise, but we still went and it totally paid off! The layers of rime ice were fantastical and magical. Then we returned to the hotel for breakfast, with plenty of time! After checking out, we turned right from the hotel entrance, taking a different route to ascend Bright Summit, enjoying the scenery all the way, and then took the Yuping cable car down the mountain. Even though we didn't see the sunrise, we weren't disappointed at all. My mom was happy throughout the whole trip, and the rime ice was truly beautiful!
P.S.: The hotel's architecture and decor were totally to my aesthetic taste, and there was even a book about Huangshan on the bedside table.
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