HH A A NLovely hosts, beautiful rooms, and amazing home-cooked food!
The hosts are extremely hospitable and spared no efforts to ensure that we were comfortable and well-prepared for our hike. They are great cooks and dinner often consists of locally sourced produce (bamboo shoots from the nearby mountain, home-cured meats, home-grown yams etc.) The local palate is on the spicy side, but they were more than willing to accomodate our weak tongues.
In terms of location, the homestay is located right next to a stream, so close that you can hear it if you open your windows, and is conveniently located about 1km away from the trailhead. The outdoor patio is the perfect place to relax and unwind with tea, snacks, and the sounds of the babbling brook. We arrived in Pingxiang and took a 1 hour car ride to the homestay - easily found on the map and not hard to navigate to at all.
Overall, definitely recommend this homestay if you intend to conquer Wugong shan! P.S. they also have 2 lovely dogs.
ゲゲストHemu Guesthouse was a delightful surprise, from the spacious and engaging common area to the rooms. There are lots of lounging areas, tables, seats, books, coffee bar, activities, BBQ pit, and even a guitar for playing. The dorm room for the four girls is bigger than the typical youth hostel forms, with space to move around in front of the bunk beds. There is a set of disposable towel, face towel and toiletries provided on the bed, along with a bottled water. The blanket is thick and soft, which came as a pleasant surprise. Shower gel and shampoo are provided in the toilet, along with rubber slippers. There is hot water for showering. Unfortunately as is the case for most accommodations in china, there are no wet-dry separation areas in the toilet so the floor does get wet at the sink area after someone showers. The toilet lighting is also pretty dim. There is an area to hang clothes to dry on the second floor too.
Lady boss is friendly, she offered to help me order food if I need to because as a foreigner with no local number, I cannot order online takeaways on their Grabfood-equivalent apps. Hemu Guesthouse is a ~25 min walk from the entrance of Wugongshan, or you can take the shuttle bus and request to be dropped off in front of Hemu Guesthouse. I will recommend this budget-friendly place to travellers who are visiting Wugongshan.