Hongri Mountain Residence Hotel
Nestled in the core area of Jinci Tourism Scenic Area in Shanxi, Hongri Mountain Residence Hotel is a high-end boutique homestay integrating ecological vacation, leisure and health preservation, and cultural experience. Only a 50-meter walk from the hotel leads directly to Jinci Park. Adhering to the design concept of "returning to simplicity and luxurious seclusion in nature", it provides tourists with an ideal residence away from the hustle and bustle and close to nature.
The hotel is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with scenic views visible from every window. Its architecture integrates Jinci's culture and history with modern aesthetic concepts, using natural materials such as logs and stone to create a quiet atmosphere. It offers a variety of guest rooms, including street-view rooms, mountain-view rooms and parent-child suites, catering to the needs of family trips, couples' vacations and business trips. Each room is equipped with smart home devices, high-end toiletries and a full-house intelligent voice control system, combining comfort with a sense of technology. The restaurant focuses on Shanxi characteristic cuisines integrated with creative dishes, using organic ingredients to present a fresh "from farm to table" experience. In addition, it provides personalized catering services such as outdoor barbecues.
As a high-quality residence hidden in the mountains, Hongri Mountain Residence takes "bringing nature into daily life and making services full of warmth" as its core, integrating mountain scenery and local culture into the accommodation experience—from breakfast with freshly picked wild vegetables in the morning, to starry sky tea parties on the terrace, and customized surrounding tour guide services, every detail embodies a love for life.
Founded in 2025 by post-95s founders with in-depth insights into the homestay industry, the brand abandons the standardized routines of traditional hotels and reconstructs the mountain residence experience from a young people's perspective: it not only retains the log texture and courtyard texture of the renovated old house, but also adds thoughtful configurations such as instant hot water dispensers and intelligent room control, turning the founders' "ideal list" for staying in homestays into reality. Currently, the team is small but comprehensive. From butler services to new media operations, every member is a "life aesthetics partner".
If you love the breeze in the mountains and the warmth of services, welcome to Hongri Mountain Residence. Let us jointly turn the pages of Jinci's ancient history and write a unique selected travel story belonging to you and me.
Push open the door of Yilan Hotel, and the red walls and gray tiles of Jinci Temple come into view at once.
When you come in search of the millennium-long grace and beauty of Jinci Scenic Area, hailed as the "Southern Water Town of the North", Yilan Hotel is the perfect haven for you to unwind and rejuvenate both body and mind.
Nestled right at the entrance of Jinci Scenic Area, our hotel is just a stone’s throw away via the pedestrian street—no more early-morning rushes to catch a bus, no more dragging luggage around to find your way.
Spend your day exploring Jinci Temple to your heart’s content: admire the gentle smiles of the maid statues in the Hall of the Holy Mother, trace the thousand-year-old lines on the trunk of the Zhou Dynasty cypress, and listen to tour guides recount the legendary tales of the Never-Aging Spring. Whenever you feel tired, you can return to the hotel for a rest in no time. The small tea tables and plush sofas in the guest rooms serve as your "temporary relaxation corners"; brew a pot of tea, and savor the memories of your day’s discoveries at a leisurely pace.
Here, "accommodation" is never just a place to lay your head.
Open your guest room window early in the morning, and you will see the upturned eaves of Jinci Temple veiled in morning mist, while the distant toll of the morning bell drifts across the courtyard. In the afternoon, steep a pot of tea, watch the sunlight filter through the window lattice and dapple the "Yilan" plaque, as the profound historical legacy of Jinci blends seamlessly with the elegant grace of orchids. In the evening, after returning from the scenic area, you can sit at a table in the first-floor courtyard, leaf through a book of Jinci historical records, and watch the sunset cast dappled light through the gaps in the orchid leaves.
Before bedtime, make yourself a cup of local chrysanthemum tea, and let the tranquil night view of Jinci outside the window embrace the peace and quiet of the room.
Yilan understands your longing for the charm of ancient times, and even more, your need for serenity to settle your travel-worn mind. Living adjacent to Jinci Temple and sleeping amid the fragrance of orchids, let all the dust and fatigue of your journey dissipate with the evening breeze, leaving only a heart full of peace and contentment.
At Yilan Hotel, you are not just staying in a room—you are savoring a wonderful moment of communion with history, elegance, and your inner self.
For this journey to Jinci Temple, choosing the right place to stay is the key to truly appreciating its millennium-old heritage and this rare, serene escape.
JJoyfully RetiredThis was the best hotel of my entire trip. It was spotless, andvery well laid out around small courtyards. If I were traveling with a large family , I would request rooms on the first floor that open out into the same courtyard . There were multiple common spaces that were comfortable and interesting. The laundry room was properly equipped and the staff showed me how to use the appliances. Breakfast was delicious, with a variety of hot dishes, noodles made to order, a coffee machine with excellent coffee, and fresh fruit.
The hotel was well located. It fronts onto a quiet tidy alley, one block from the chaotic (and fun) pedestrian food street and shopping street. It was an easy walk to the Shanxi Province group of museums.
I do have a few suggestions.
1. My taxi from the train station could not find the hotel. He left me nearby but I wandered around dragging my suitcase for a good half hour until the six people who joined in to help, were successful! It would help to improve the location identifiers in Amap, and any other map a guest or taxi driver might need.
2. When I asked the front desk for help arranging a taxi to the train station the afternoon before my departure, I was given to understand that I should just go out and hail a taxi the following morning. At 7:00am, there were no taxis anywhere nearby. I ended up walking a kilometer with my bags to take the subway. So…even though the service is great, don’t count on hotel help with transfers. Leave yourself plenty of time and have a “plan B” when you depart. The location is not easy for a taxi to find - cars cannot enter that alley!
Mmel520Amazing location! The restaurant was surrounded by lots of restaurants and a bustling night market. Walking distance to many of the popular streets downtown. The room was clean and very comfortable and I really appreciated that there is a free washing machine/dryer to use. I booked the room with breakfast however due to an early flight I couldn’t eat so the front desk gave me extra snacks instead!